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Apple Mac Mini Compact Computer w/ Apple M1 Chip (Late 2020 Model, MGNR3LL/A) on sale for
$399.
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RelaxedMask8020 for finding this deal.
- Note: Temporarily Out-of-Stock but available to order.
Specs:- Apple M1 Octa-Core Processor (4x high-performance + 4x high-efficiency)
- 8-Core Integrated GPU
- 8GB RAM (onboard)
- 256GB Integrated NVMe PCIe Solid State Drive
- 802.11ax WiFi 6 / Bluetooth 5.0
- Ports:
- 2x USB Type-A (USB 3.1 / USB 3.2 Gen 1)
- 2x Thunderbolt 3 USB Type C (supports DisplayPort / HDMI / VGA & Power Delivery)
- 1x HDMI 2.0 (output)
- 1x 3.5 mm Headphone
- 1x Ethernet
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At some point I imagine there will be sufficient cloud gaming support that it doesn't matter the device you're on
I have an intel 12th gen currently and I'm increasingly annoyed by windows. Remember when search actually looked for files on your PC vs. searching the internet?!
Mac appeals to me for 1) iphone integration & 2) the hope of a more of a traditional "PC" experience (like windows used to have)
The big downside to me is the non-ability to upgrade apple silicon though.
I haven't personally run Reaper on Mac but I'm not sure if it's optimized for Apple silicon or if it has to run in Rosetta.
FWIW, Logic is a perpetual license for $200 and if you're going Mac, it's a no brainer.
I can't stand the AVID subscription model so Logic is the obvious choice, for me.
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Boot Camp no longer exists. Apple hardware is now exclusively using the ARM architecture, Windows is still using the x86 architecture. Windows cannot natively run on Apple hardware at all. There are virtualization options, but the compatibility and performance is far from perfect, and the good virtualization options cost money.
There are many used, very inexpensive small form factor PCs out there that can do a lot. I see on ebay right now an HP Z240 with a xeon e3-1230 v5 (similar to an i7-6700), 16GB DDR4 RAM, and a 256gb SSD for $100 buy it now or best offer, shipped. If you put an RTX A2000 in that machine for ~$275, you now have something that can run Blender and play games better than any Mac currently in production for less than the cost of this Mac mini.
Depending on what you want to do and what software you want to do it with, the M1/M2 chips can be pretty good. But in other ways they can be pretty anemic.
Boot Camp no longer exists. Apple hardware is now exclusively using the ARM architecture, Windows is still using the x86 architecture. Windows cannot natively run on Apple hardware at all. There are virtualization options, but the compatibility and performance is far from perfect, and the good virtualization options cost money.
There are many used, very inexpensive small form factor PCs out there that can do a lot. I see on ebay right now an HP Z240 with a xeon e3-1230 v5 (similar to an i7-6700), 16GB DDR4 RAM, and a 256gb SSD for $100 buy it now or best offer, shipped. If you put an RTX A2000 in that machine for ~$275, you now have something that can run Blender and play games better than any Mac currently in production for less than the cost of this Mac mini.
Depending on what you want to do and what software you want to do it with, the M1/M2 chips can be pretty good. But in other ways they can be pretty anemic.
Connecting to the internet? no one needs that at home and getting 10Gbit ISP link makes no sense. What are you indexing the web? you'd run something in the Cloud and not at home cuz you need machines to crunch it. Run a large server farm at home? well that's just dumb due to electricity. Oh you're running mining rig? well that's silly too cuz these machines are not optimized for it.
Oh using it at the office? No one plumbs 10GbitE to desks and if you're sending that much data to the mini to crunch, it can't keep up with the processing power to do something with that data anyway so what's the point.
This is like asking for a 20in ZR rated tires on a 200hp Honda. You're not gonna run it 200mph to need the ZR rating tires.
"future proof" without a real use-case is just hallucination
You can argue there are exactly 5 Apple Silicon games ready-to-play (whatever the real number is) , but don't argue performance. Performance for a Metal 3 & ARM compiled game is stunning.
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