You didn’t watch the video I posted, did you? Why? There’s loads of data supporting my assertion. The 2015 5K iMac does not throttle. Why are you obfuscating?
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Mac mini 2018 Reviews Roundup: Long-Awaited Update Should Impress Fans and Pro Users, But Upgrade Options Can Get Pricey
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You didn’t watch the video I posted, did you? Why? There’s loads of data supporting my assertion. The 2015 5K iMac does not throttle. Why are you obfuscating?
$2500 as tested.. 
$800 for an i3..... I'll stick with my PC.. I will most likely never buy a mac again.
$800 for an i3..... I'll stick with my PC.. I will most likely never buy a mac again.
The iMac Pro, released last December and the MBP released in 3 months ago are "hopelessly outdated"?
I’ve been eyeing my husband’s mac since I created a video on it 9 years ago. Pages is wonderful, mail just works (better than outlook). Contacts works correctly, unlike the past 20 years with outlook. Things airdrop with my ipad and iphone. Currently I have to hook up either to get photos off. icloud just seems to work - icloud for pc and outlook is broke. The only thing holding me back is a $3000 scanner that uses twain and 24 tb of data that I’ve simply stuck in my pc case and use syncback pro for backups in lieu of raid. I think the mac mini might be able to help me get off the pc train. I really hate windows 7 and Win 10 with forced upgrades is not an option.
Its the first time I will be adding a MacOS device in several years to my tech devices since I last had a macbook pro. The mac mini is appealing so I will order it this week and get a 4K monitor for it and a additional external ssd to complete my list of having all of the domestic mobile/desktop operating systems in one form or another. If only apple made a hybrid iPad that included iOS and MacOS, I wouldnt have to buy this product but wishful thinking.
Kinda, but sorta not. Thunderbolt 3 uses the same connector as USB type C. USB-C devices can be plugged into a Thunderbolt 3 port and work, but the inverse is not true. So, for example, you can plug a USB-C peripheral into a MacBook Pro and have it work, but the same isn't true for plugging a Thunderbolt 3 peripheral into a MacBook.
And Tom's Hardware said the new mini wiped the floor with the Hades Canyon NUC.
I did get Windows but I transferred over the license from an old PC (which still used Windows 10 Pro)
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Here is someone with the same Mac rendering out 4K video and the temps go up to 95 degrees! Anything over 85 affects performance. Export a 4K video, time it and then do the same thing again and see the temps and compare the time. It will be slower
That's still a 50% increase in price, which is silly if your workload is any combination of CPU, Memory, I/O heavy, but has minimal graphics load. (i.e. Build servers, most developer workstations, etc)
I find it interesting that ALL the people who are complaining about the the shortcomings of the Mac Mini don't understand they are NOT the target market.
Want a dedicated GPU? Mac Mini is not for you.
Want a 8 core i9? Mac Mini is not for you.
Want 12 TB SSD? Mac Mini is not for you.
Want an expresso machine? Mac Mini is not for you.
There's only so much you can fit into that size form factor.
Want a dedicated GPU? Mac Mini is not for you.
Want a 8 core i9? Mac Mini is not for you.
Want 12 TB SSD? Mac Mini is not for you.
Want an expresso machine? Mac Mini is not for you.
There's only so much you can fit into that size form factor.
There is no Iris Plus upgrade option for 6-cores:
https://ark.intel.com/products/series/122593/8th-Generation-Intel-Core-i7-Processors
One could make an argument that maybe Apple should have offered a 4-core Vega CPU as a sidegrade but the level of animosity and confusion that would have caused is a major reason they didn't.
Again, I think folks would be better served redirecting this outrage towards Intel not meeting their own performance targets for years.
Also, perhaps direct some rage towards the Apple/NVIDIA webdrivers in Mojave debacle that is impeding truly exceptional bang-for-the-buck eGPU upgrades right now.
"Geekbench results are very strong. The i7 Mac Mini scored better on single-core performance than every other Mac today (!) at 5912, and its multi-core score of nearly 24,740 beats every Mac to date except the iMac Pro and the old 12-core 2013 Mac Pro."
Ah the 2012 Mac Pro with dual Xeon X5690 processors is still faster, it has a multi-core score of up to 27,029.
Ah the 2012 Mac Pro with dual Xeon X5690 processors is still faster, it has a multi-core score of up to 27,029.
Yeah, people say that theres no space but they fit radeon r480 in a macbook pro so im not buying that
So much for an affordable low end Mac. The OLD $499 price point was perfect for the base model mini.
Now not so much.
Now not so much.
You are correct. My windows 10 desktop is loaded with all of this and more. I am getting the mac mini just to have a decent MacOS device since I haven't used MacOS since 2009.
I think a lot of people are still hooked on the old theory of Apple's "PRO" definition meaning film makers, photographers, etc - where it's assumed a powerful graphics card is required.. (because its visual.. so GPU.. right.. right!? Really, I have no idea what those people use or need.)
Even in the announcement, Apple highlighted a bunch of CPU/Memory/IO heavy workloads where GPU means diddily squat.
Well Safari must have done something amazing on my ipad 12.9 (and before) because I can have 30 tabs open without a care in the world. I take it I’ll need 32 or 64 gb memory on the mini then? (Newbie to macOS)
Wrong.
ALL the people on this Forum and others INCESSANTLY whined about for the past few YEARS is "Apple has ABANDONED the PRO USERS.
Not a DAMNED word about "We want a BUDGET computer!" Not ONE.
Give it a rest, willya?!?
