popularDr.W posted Jun 30, 2025 01:55 PM
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popularDr.W posted Jun 30, 2025 01:55 PM
Apple Mac Mini (2024): M4 10C CPU/GPU, 24GB RAM, 512GB SSD $849.99
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Apple Care is a waste of money. I don't even do this for my phone and it's always out of my pocket. Desktop machines def no. laptops I don't do either since seldom charge it and risk of tripping over it is very rare. I also always put my coffee BEHIND the screen if I am at a cafe.
I ALWAYS get Apple care and haven't ever regretted what I've spent on it and looking at it over time, I've always come out ahead.
just get 2 base M4 Mac Mini for $900 and figured out how to load distribute across them.
Most people aren't getting Macs in order to have a distributed workload. It would probably be cheaper to get a few Pis if your goal is cost and power efficiency.
Make sure you have a specific use case that requires the upgrade.
LLM being one of them.
just get 2 base M4 Mac Mini for $900 and figured out how to load distribute across them.
Good luck with that. 🤣 Saying it like it's even possible.
Make sure you have a specific use case that requires the upgrade.
LLM being one of them.
Usually people don't buy M4 max to do text editing. People know what they get.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G...lex
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S...Dai
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Then explain their SSD pricing.
Making it user replaceable would mean adding a very expensive socket , adding more tracing and complexity that would reduce performance, make motherboard larger, and add cost. Also, Apple support and Genius Bar wouldn't have to spend time troubleshooting end users who did not insert or use correct memory specification.
Apple is simply trying to make most money possible while maintaining a "high quality experience "
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