I love the idea of it, and I love how tiny it is. Will probably get one when money isn’t so tight.

But I was curious if the power button was accessible without lifting it. And it genuinely isn’t. Why does Apple like shoving important IO and buttons underneath the device. Good thing it’s light?

Oh and a funny thing was the staff had to loosen its mount on the table so you could turn it on.

  • Creat@discuss.tchncs.de
    335·
    27 days ago

    If money is generally more on the tighter side, I honestly can’t understand getting a Mac anything. It’s many things, but never “frugal”. There are always options that do more for less, and maybe look a little less polished.

    • Petter1@lemm.ee
      1·
      25 days ago

      M4 Mac mini base + external fast thunderbolt SSD should be cheaper than most of the competition with that spec. And you pay for “lifelong” macOS as well with the hardware prices.

    • SreudianFlip@sh.itjust.works
      301·
      27 days ago

      In a lot of cases, especially five years ago, this is correct. Lately, with Apple silicon processors, the low end machines are a good deal. You won’t find a NUC with similar low-power performance, capable of 4k video editing without fan noise or a hiccup, at anything close to the same price. It SMOKES the competition at the $600 price bracket.

      But yeah, if money is an issue and you’re already invested in macOS software, buy a used M1 mini for $300 and you’re good, or if really broke, buy an off-lease business desktop for $125 and put linux Mint on it.