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Apple’s cheapest comparison: M2 silicon entry level Mac mini @ $600 with half the RAM and half the SSD storage capacity.
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Apple’s cheapest comparison: M2 silicon entry level Mac mini @ $600 with half the RAM and half the SSD storage capacity.
Apple’s cheapest comparison: M2 silicon entry level Mac mini @ $600 with half the RAM and half the SSD storage capacity.
Yes. However, Apple claims that 8GB is more than enough for the M2 processor. Mrs. George has a MacBook Air with 8GB and it's fine. My current Mac is a Mini with 16GB, and I never have a problem.
It's all about what you want to do with it. This is not a tool for video professionals. It's an everyday computer.
But...I agree with you on the storage. 512GB should be the absolute minimum. Granted, cloud storage helps, a lot, but it's nice to have things local should you have connectivity problems.
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Would never work.
@Aqua-Letifer said in Cheap PC:
Would never work.
Which? The Mac Mini, or this little thing?
Would never work for what?
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@Aqua-Letifer said in Cheap PC:
Would never work.
Which? The Mac Mini, or this little thing?
Would never work for what?
@Aqua-Letifer said in Cheap PC:
Would never work.
Which? The Mac Mini, or this little thing?
Would never work for what?
The thing you posted. I could never use it.
You were right that it's a good everyday machine, but I'm still stuck having to use somewhere between a MacBook air and pro.Please love yourself.
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Apple’s cheapest comparison: M2 silicon entry level Mac mini @ $600 with half the RAM and half the SSD storage capacity.
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Turn the $300 PC into a Hackintosh.
Is that still a thing?
I considered it, a long time ago, but the lack of approved software updates from Apple made it quite the gamble.
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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@Aqua-Letifer said in Cheap PC:
Would never work.
Which? The Mac Mini, or this little thing?
Would never work for what?
The thing you posted. I could never use it.
You were right that it's a good everyday machine, but I'm still stuck having to use somewhere between a MacBook air and pro.@Aqua-Letifer said in Cheap PC:
@Aqua-Letifer said in Cheap PC:
Would never work.
Which? The Mac Mini, or this little thing?
Would never work for what?
The thing you posted. I could never use it.
You were right that it's a good everyday machine, but I'm still stuck having to use somewhere between a MacBook air and pro.You might not use it, but a lot of people like me would. What do most people do with a computer at home? Remote learning or school projects, shopping, social media, and light productivity applications. It's not robust enough for gaming or graphic work, but that's not its intended customer.
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@Aqua-Letifer said in Cheap PC:
@Aqua-Letifer said in Cheap PC:
Would never work.
Which? The Mac Mini, or this little thing?
Would never work for what?
The thing you posted. I could never use it.
You were right that it's a good everyday machine, but I'm still stuck having to use somewhere between a MacBook air and pro.You might not use it, but a lot of people like me would. What do most people do with a computer at home? Remote learning or school projects, shopping, social media, and light productivity applications. It's not robust enough for gaming or graphic work, but that's not its intended customer.
@Aqua-Letifer said in Cheap PC:
@Aqua-Letifer said in Cheap PC:
Would never work.
Which? The Mac Mini, or this little thing?
Would never work for what?
The thing you posted. I could never use it.
You were right that it's a good everyday machine, but I'm still stuck having to use somewhere between a MacBook air and pro.You might not use it, but a lot of people like me would. What do most people do with a computer at home? Remote learning or school projects, shopping, social media, and light productivity applications. It's not robust enough for gaming or graphic work, but that's not its intended customer.
Oh yeah, great idea. I'm just bummed I can't downgrade.
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You could write a Great American Novel on it...
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Turn the $300 PC into a Hackintosh.
Is that still a thing?
I considered it, a long time ago, but the lack of approved software updates from Apple made it quite the gamble.
It works well if you buy hardware that is known to work with Mac OS. If you have just a random PC and try to install Mac OS, you are asking for problems.
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Plus it chops figs as an extra feature.
The thing GK posted is cool, like a Raspberry Pi on steroids. Not sure it could handle decent graphics though, unless I missed the graphics card component.
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Compare to Google's newly announced "Chromebook Plus" laptop @ $400 entry level specs:
CPU: Intel Core i3 12th Gen or above, or AMD Ryzen 3 7000 series or above
RAM: 8GB+
Storage: 128GB+
Webcamera: 1080p+ with Temporal Noise Reduction
Display: Full HD IPS or better displayhttps://blog.google/products/chromebooks/chromebook-plus/amp/
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I might order one one of these to use as a Media Server or maybe a Roon Core for streaming audio.
https://www.amazon.com/NUC11PAHi7-Mainsteam-Barebone，Intel-i7-1165G7-Components/dp/B09JZGT9KC?th=1
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I might order one one of these to use as a Media Server or maybe a Roon Core for streaming audio.
https://www.amazon.com/NUC11PAHi7-Mainsteam-Barebone，Intel-i7-1165G7-Components/dp/B09JZGT9KC?th=1
streaming audio
Sez the guy who can hear the difference between tubes and transistors in an amplifier.
Heretic.
Wanna listen to music? High-end in every room, or don't even bother!
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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Like valves, cheap PC's get so much....warmer, when asked to do anything difficult.
