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• M

  Noticing how the M6 has finally doubled the M1's single core performance, nearly six years later. The M1 mini was my first foray into mac computing. I used it as my daily driver until I got the M1 Macbook Pro a year later. Been using that ever since. I think Apple's real problem is that they built machines that can last. I've had no interest in…

  magicmicah85Hacker News2d agoview on Hacker News ↗
• A

  The first reviews of the new M5 Pro and M6 Mac mini are starting to come out, and they concentrate on how the new processors make this smallest Mac one of the best buys, but at a price. https:// appleinsider.com/articles/26/0 9/21/mac-mini-review-roundup-m6-and-m5-pro-make-this-a-marvel-but-a-costly-one?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon

  appleinsider@mastodon.socialMastodon2d agoview on Mastodon ↗
• @

  My review of the M6 Mac mini is now live. It keeps the same adorable design we've come to love, and the M6 chip is impressive. A few things have changed since the last Mac mini update, though. My full thoughts:

  @chancehmillerX2d agoview on X ↗
• N

  Apple Mac mini review (arstechnica.com) Discussion | Main Link

  newsycombinatorbot.bsky.socialBluesky2d agoview on Bluesky ↗
• I

  Their machines have always lasted. I bought a refurbished Intel Macbook Pro 13" for personal use in 2015, and kept it for 7 years (I did replace the battery with an iFixit kit along the way). I only upgraded because I figured there's no way I would tell people I work with professionally to depend on hardware that old, so in later 2022 I replaced…

  ink_13Hacker News2d agoview on Hacker News ↗
• P

  The cheaper Mac Mini is no more, but but Apple's new midrange take on its tiny desktop is a good-value powerhouse for most everything you’ll want to do on a Mac short of workstation tasks. Here's our review of M6 Mac Mini: https://www. pcmag.com/reviews/apple-mac-mi ni-2026-m6

  PCMag@mastodon.socialMastodon2d agoview on Mastodon ↗
• J

  > I think Apple's real problem is that they built machines that can last.When they can justify it, they will add features to macOS which bog down the older systems. Eventually they will say that older systems just don’t have what it takes to run macOS and stop supporting themApple has never had an issue with taking machines that can last out of…

  joshspankitHacker News1d agoview on Hacker News ↗
• B

  I hate to be that guy, but computer prices, even Apple machines, are still so cheap.My first 'modern' Mac was the 13" 2010 MacBook Pro, and it was $1299. The current Air is $1299. Inflation be damned.Let's not even go back in time and look at what the PowerBook G4 or PowerBook 5300c cost...

  bluedinoHacker News2d agoview on Hacker News ↗
• N

  i feel m6 is good for daily tasks and its price is okay compared to m5. where m5 is best for local models because of its unified memory of 64GB but its expensive compared to NVIDIA Geforce RTX 5070Ti. with 64 GB you can fit models where it won't even load in 16GB VRAM.

  NikhilChowdaryGHacker News2d agoview on Hacker News ↗
• T

  +1100€ for the 2TB upgrade nowadays, thats not an "Apple tax" anymore thats just straight up robbery. Even a pcie gen5 nvme costs only about 300€, even with todays prices, so 600€ would be quite in line with Apple pricing, but 1100€!? Thats just being a dick.

  throwaway270925Hacker News2d agoview on Hacker News ↗
• G

  This is why they are pushing into services. Now the devices are (profitable) channels for upselling. Cook was willing to do some of this, but the new guy seems more interested in this.Unfortunately it degrades a major value prop of using Apple in the first place.

  gumbyHacker News2d agoview on Hacker News ↗
• D

  The price hikes drove me back to windows. If I'm paying those prices I may as well be able to play games with my kid again. I see no advantage to using Apple right now outside of the iPhone.

  datakanHacker News2d agoview on Hacker News ↗
• A

  Those L1 cache specs have to be wrong, right? Bigger L1 on the e core than p core seems like it has to be incorrect (unless the lower clock lets them get away with something?)

  adgjlsfhk1Hacker News2d agoview on Hacker News ↗
• M

  I also use the M1 mini. It replaced my 2009 Mac Pro. Apple didn't always make solid machines, like the crap 2016-2019 MBPs, but now they've gotten it right.

  mahboiHacker News2d agoview on Hacker News ↗
• T

  > I think Apple's real problem is that they built machines that can last.So do Toyota and Honda, and their sales seems be pretty steady.

  throw0101cHacker News2d agoview on Hacker News ↗
• T

  > I think Apple's real problem is that they built machines that can lastNo worries, they will be unsupported by the software pretty soon

  thefzHacker News1d agoview on Hacker News ↗
• W

  Would love to see them put out a Mac mini Neo to line up with the laptop now that the Mac Mini is becoming a more performant, expensive device.

  wombat-manHacker News2d agoview on Hacker News ↗
• A

  I’m going to keep an eye out for the incoming refurb $200 M4s. Handy little machines to have as a low power tmux terminal.

  AnotherGoodNameHacker News2d agoview on Hacker News ↗
• L

  On the price hikes on RAM and everything else we're still looking for the guys that did this...

  LetsGetTechniclHacker News2d agoview on Hacker News ↗