expiredrahmav001 posted Dec 19, 2024 05:42 PM
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expiredrahmav001 posted Dec 19, 2024 05:42 PM
Costco Members: Apple Mac Mini Desktop Computer: M2 Chip, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD (2023)
(Select Stores, In-Store Only)$300
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- If you're doing anything taxing, M2/8GB might not make you happy. I had a similar spec MB Air M2/8GB that stunk for work. I used a lot of SaaS apps and did research, so lot's of browser tabs. And Zoom calls would have choppy video. I had to reboot daily to make sure things would keep running smooth. YMMV!
- $500 (if you buy student discount or at Microcenter etc) is 66% more than $300. If spending $300 on a computer is already a lot for you or budgets are tight, the extra $200 is a pretty big deal (and with the Costco warranty, this adds some extra protection without AppleCare). If you already aren't batting an eye at $500, and you want the added value of the new M4 and 16gb, then you're going to lean that way.
Is it right for you? Maybe. I think it's a matter of intended use and financial situation.
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I know that's not everyone, but I know that 8GB is no longer good enough. Apple agrees - they've gone to 16GB min for their M4 series.
An argument to be made perhaps to have a better one in family study, then to have a more basic model for individual bedroom use, if that's really required.
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Now we are talking border conditions, I can posit maybe 99.9999% use the internal SSD for the boot disk, so my premise and NORMAL use case still exists. You shouldn't send people into the briar patch for a mode of operation that practically nobody uses.
In newer Macs (m-series) you cannot boot externally, because the SSD is part of the security enclave. If/when the internal SSD dies your Mac will NOT boot, full stop.
I would interpret that to mean M-series can't boot externally, which is wrong; M-series can boot from external media just fine.
And it's trivial to set up an external SSD to boot from. One formats it, then puts MacOS on it.
If you want to talk about 'border conditions' let's talk about SSD failures. That's the definition of something that almost never happens, so let's stop worrying about it and fearmongering about it.
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