Mac mini

the m4 mac mini was $399 for a few months at microcenter, you had to buy it in-store but probably the best deal in computing ever

500 with education discount is wild. 8 GB RAM is not ideal but K-12, college students, and pretty much everyone else with non specialized work should at least consider this as their first device. The fact that I can get this and the M4 Mac Mini for around the price of the new Air is amazing. Can’t r

No they won't. The price floor will increase but the demand for cheap or good enough specs isn't going to wane, especially with modern cloud and internet heavy usage patterns. The vast majority of people spend significantly less than $1000 on laptops and few buy mid range to high end at full price.

People act like Apple never had budget devices until now, but it’s not really the case. The Mac mini was released in 2005 and has regularly gotten refreshed ever since(it’s current M4, 16GB memory base version is $599), various generations of iPhone models had budget versions (6c, etc.), they made t

Best Buy is selling this brand new for $499. I just got one a few days ago. Amazing value for the money. https://www.bestbuy.com/product/apple-mac-mini-desktop-latest-model-m4-chip-built-for-apple-intelligence-16gb-memory-256gb-ssd-silver/JJGCQXH2S4

If you already own a monitor & keyboard, get a Mac Mini with a M4 chip. New it’s about the same price If you want a laptop, get a refirbed Air M4 from Apple for about $300 more. To me the Neo under the hood seems more like an iPad than a Mac YMMV.

Yup. For anyone looking for a laptop at this price point, Windows should never be a consideration. The Neo will be perfect for students and casual users who just want to browse webpages and take video calls while having something compact, sturdy and colorful to use. Also, no fans, right? Meaning it

I was holding on to my gaming pc for so long but Windows has become utter trash now and because I only really play Cyberpunk2077, Minecraft, Nier, etc I’ll be just as happy with an M4 Mac Mini. Microsoft forcing AI into everything has just ruined the experience along side Windows being spyware now.

Take it to a very reputable repair store that specializes in microsoldering. I guess the quote of 850€ is from apple for a swap cause its imposible it costs that for a soldering repair. I dont know what exactly happens to the board as you didnt specify but im very sure if it doesnt boot its just a v

Nah, that’s obviously a false narrative that popped up after the fact. The local LLMs guys are on a Mac Studio not a Mac Mini. What you’re describing doesn’t match the history of why Mac Minis became popular. It’s because used M1 Mac Minis were $100-$150 and gave you integration with iMessage, Apple