| ▲ | shadedtriangle 5 hours ago | ||||||||||||||||||||||
I think it's obvious why someone would buy this and why Apples continues to slowly update them. It's got a bright and colorful design where a Mac mini and any third party monitor would just be silver/grey + black plastic. Everything works together, no decision making about compatibility, no extra purchases, it has a webcam, speakers, one power cable, only one customer support call if you need help with any of it, one warranty etc. It's quite far from the "same" computer as a Mac Mini. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | pampas an hour ago | parent | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
This. Cables suck. Imagine if cars were like this and you had to haul the engine or battery around on trailer. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | fsloth 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Yes. Design sells. "Why would anyone get Eames Lounge Chair? I can buy similar enough kit for a 20th of the price". Since many of us are sort of keen on products this would be really, really good to remember :) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | ericd 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Yep, for someone with ~zero technical aptitude, I'd happily pay the premium for decreasing the number of things that can go wrong. Things getting unplugged accidentally account for a lot of tech support. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | solatic 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
This 100%. A Mac Mini is what I buy when I need a CI runner to run build, signature, and UI testing for macOS / iOS apps. I also have (one of) mine hooked up to a projector for home theater. An iMac is what I buy my aging parents so that they can have an Internet terminal in the breakfast nook. Totally different markets. | |||||||||||||||||||||||