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spacemanvt

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Quote from cgawilson

Oh I totally missed that. Was that with a general add-on coupon?

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Quote from CoRRuPtNeSs

Cool story bro, let me move near one so i can save $50...

It is cool. Sorry you don't live close. Lol.

W33Z

May 27, 2025 05:00 PM

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W33ZMay 27, 2025 05:00 PM

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I'm kinda curious about this but don't know much about comp specs. What is the target audience for a machine like this?

I mostly use a PC at home but use Mac exclusively at work. I mostly use a comp for web browsing and would like one that can handle high bitrate 4k video editing. Would this be good for me? I know even 512gb is nothing for 4k video.

What's the expected lifespan for a machine like this? Do you think it'll do 5y? I'm guessing very unlikely for video editing.

Any input appreciated. Thank you in advance.

TonyD7909

May 27, 2025 05:03 PM

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TonyD7909May 27, 2025 05:03 PM

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Will this output 4k 120hz such that I can connect it to my LG C2 OLED t.v. and use GeForceNow to game in 4k 120hz (I have the "ultimate" subscription to GeForceNow).

elefante72

May 27, 2025 05:08 PM

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elefante72May 27, 2025 05:08 PM

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Quote from GL1305

Used to be Windows 100% and despised Mac. Found used M1 Pro MBP for $500 locally and thought I'd give it a shot. Wow, not even close once you figure out the OS. Short list of where Mac dominates that I've observed:Running Plex for years on a pretty high powered gaming desktop and buffering would take several seconds on some of the higher res videos. Not with Mac (base m4 Mac mini). Near instant. Power management is way better on Mac. On my MBP I can close the lid and it has power days later. Hit or miss on PC. Open it right up and it's immediately ready to use. On a pc laptop good luck. Sound on MBP is better than any other laptop. Also the sound from the Mac mini speaker is decent. Near silent operation on both mini and MBP. PC desktop or laptops typically run fans pretty noisy. From someone that was a fierce defender of PC for all of my adult life, I converted and I'm really annoyed with having to use a PC for work.

Mac makes better functional laptops (I have an MBP M1 also), but your Plex issue is if you are transcoding or not. You said "years" you may be trying to serve a codec that a newer M1 can handle that your old one cannot. I run Plex on an N100 (a $30 CPU) and it will happily transcode up to 4k (including AV1 which until the M4 does not) without a sweat. Of course I run that on Linux not Windows but Windows could handle that. I agree on all your other points for 30 years windows has not made a laptop that won't sleep properly

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My main PC does run windows tho, because the AMD I have it is faster for what I need for my workflow and vastly less expensive than a studio, so its a compromise. I do think W11 file management is far superior to MacOS clearly its worst feature (IMHO).
My issue and probably why I won't buy a Mac desktop currently is because you cannot upgrade anything in it (CPU, Memory, GPU, Storage) which they could easily do storage because I've seen it and they used to allow it. So as long as they create e-waste, I am not going to buy it on principle. Sure you could add TB storage but that is gauche.

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May 27, 2025 05:16 PM

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Quote from CoRRuPtNeSs

Cool story bro, let me move near one so i can save $50...

Some people had luck with Best Buy price matching via chat even without a nearby Micro Center or local stock. Obviously that not a guarantee, but it might be worth a shot.

wolve3

May 27, 2025 05:59 PM

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wolve3May 27, 2025 05:59 PM

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Quote from W33Z

I'm kinda curious about this but don't know much about comp specs. What is the target audience for a machine like this? I mostly use a PC at home but use Mac exclusively at work. I mostly use a comp for web browsing and would like one that can handle high bitrate 4k video editing. Would this be good for me? I know even 512gb is nothing for 4k video. What's the expected lifespan for a machine like this? Do you think it'll do 5y? I'm guessing very unlikely for video editing. Any input appreciated. Thank you in advance.

The target audience is the average person. It's not really designed for professional workloads.
It can handle video editing but if you do a ton of it, you might be better off spending more and getting a Mac with the M4 Pro chip.

W33Z

May 27, 2025 06:03 PM

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W33ZMay 27, 2025 06:03 PM

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Quote from wolve3

Thanks for your input. What do you think the life span of this comp is if one uses it for browsing and lite office applications? I want a comp but really I only used my comp in the last couple of years for TurboTax, printing docs, and lite audio editing. Are there much better solutions? I really want something that will last me about 5y+. Thank you again.

BrainDoc

May 27, 2025 06:11 PM

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Quote from TonyD7909

Will this output 4k 120hz such that I can connect it to my LG C2 OLED t.v. and use GeForceNow to game in 4k 120hz (I have the "ultimate" subscription to GeForceNow).

Yes. It has an HDMI 2.1 port. Make sure your cable will support that.

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Quote from W33Z

The only reason why this machine wouldn't run 10+ years, other than some weird hardware issue, would be due to software upgrades but 16gb of RAM + macOS support and it's the latest chip, this will have support for a long time.

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May 27, 2025 06:19 PM

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Quote from walletNgromice

Some people had luck with Best Buy price matching via chat even without a nearby Micro Center or local stock. Obviously that not a guarantee, but it might be worth a shot.

BB price matched and I'm 80 miles away from MC. Had to pick it up in store though.

W33Z

May 27, 2025 06:21 PM

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W33ZMay 27, 2025 06:21 PM

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Quote from pechango

Doesn't sound terrible. Thanks for that info. All Apple products have similar support timelines don't they?

wolve3

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Quote from W33Z

I'm sure it will last longer than 5 years.
I bought my mom a Mac mini in 2012, and it was still working fine after I replaced it 2023 (albeit no OS updates by then).

wolve3

May 27, 2025 06:49 PM

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Quote from W33Z

Doesn't sound terrible. Thanks for that info. All Apple products have similar support timelines don't they?

Apple provides OS updates for about 6-8 years on Macs.

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