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Mac Mini With M4 and M4 Pro Reviews: Smaller Design and Pro Performance Make for Major Upgrade
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Unfortunately this is just where the "Creator Economy" has landed. To secure high viewership you need to be amongst the first reviews, but to be amongst the first reviews you need an early review unit, and to get an early review unit you need to be in Apple's good graces.
It's as you said, an incredible marketing machine.
I thoght about that and wanted it to be USB-C powered also. But the one concern I could think of is that the MacMini then would likely not be able to power attached periphrials to the other USB-C/TB5 ports and might cause some customer confusion. That said, I’m sure you can power external devices while charging USB-C on a MacBook Pro right?
I’m sure that someone will make a MacMini VESA mount to attach it to the back of a monitor that is on a stand, perhaps not as stylish as an actual iMac but it would still help decrease some clutter.
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Only if any of us are fooled into believing that these are objective reviews.
If we see them for what they are- an extension of marketing- that's OK. Real reviews- for anyone interested- are as soon as only a few days away after release. A little patience yields the truth- good & bad. Impatience yields a sale and then you get to discover the truth yourself at some point.
The tell-tale sign to help one filter is number of views. If the number is BIG, they might be in it for the ad money... and thus trying to join the existing "friends of Apple" pool. If the number is small, there's not much ad money and you are probably getting real opinions. Can there be exceptions? YES. Integrity and objectivity still exist in the world. But a good general way to judge what will be MANY "reviews" is check the views numbers. If high, weight what is said with some added scrutiny. If low, you are probably getting opinions from someone indifferent to the influence of only a little ad money.
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I'd like to see this as well. I don't need the latest and greatest as I could hand the M2 Pro down to my wife next year and buy the next new thing and she would still be happy for a long time.
If you are dependent on early access to hardware for reviews then breaking terms of the contracts signed to receive them is not a good long term strategy.
I don't see the problem. If you want an 'unbiased' review from people who paid for it with their own money, simply wait 48 hours.
This is a problem if you're an Apple bootlicker. If everybody breaks this and stops being a shill then we'd get decent, honest reviews, instead of the fluff pieces nowadays or people speaking the PR script they're given by Apple Marketing. Apple has their pet favorites who we all know will flag wave and try to drown out real, critical reviews, with Apple hoping those get lost in the noise.
Yours for only $3000 with the education discount. That's quite a good price, considering the amount of computer you're getting. I'd personally get a smaller SSD and attach external since this is a desktop.
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There definitely is a market, those who want a cheaper setup. You don't need an iMac, just a Mini and a good monitor such as this that occasionally goes on sale for $270:
LG UltraFine UHD 27" 4K 27UN850-W monitor
If Apple were truly concerned about e-waste and minimizing carbon footprint of manufacturing and transport they would return 'target display' capability to the iMac so that people can use their old iMacs as monitors.
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LG UltraFine UHD 27" 4K 27UN850-W monitor
If Apple were truly concerned about e-waste and minimizing carbon footprint of manufacturing and transport they would return 'target display' capability to the iMac so that people can use their old iMacs as monitors.
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"Every normal USB-C cable must support at least 3 amps of current and up to 20 volts for up to 60 watts of power according to the USB PD specification. Cables are also allowed to support up to 5 A (with 20 V limit up to 100 W of power). However, the 20 V limit for 5 A cables has been deprecated in favor of 50 V. The combination of higher voltage support and 5 A current support is called EPR and allows for up to 240 W (48 V, 5 A) of power according to the USB PD specification."
The mini is rated at 155 W, so standard USB-C won't power it. The EPR standard would, but is there really anything out there that does that?
If you want to still it but dimmer use a piece of the disposable sunglasses the optometrist gives you after a slit lamp exam.
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The sixcolors review has a few real-world ones and also Geekbench and Cinebench ones - https://sixcolors.com/post/2024/11/...enomenal-cosmic-power-itty-bitty-form-factor/
Not only can you use it upside down, it is already tested and confirmed that the thermals perform better when you do so.