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Posted by MadaboutDana
Apr 26, 2021 at 07:29 AM
Although playing devil’s advocate, a recent article (can’t remember who by) pointed out (not the first time, of course) that buying a Mac Mini and buying a couple of big 4K displays would still leave you with change from the price of an iMac…
Heh heh heh
Posted by satis
Apr 26, 2021 at 10:31 AM
Decent 4K displays are in the $600 range, and the minis only have USB-A (compared to all USB-C [w/2 Thunderbolt] on iMac, and the mini has poorer graphics. I specced out a single Mac Mini with a good 4K display and RAM/SSD with equivalent iMac, and the iMac was only around $200 more but overall a better deal for my uses. While also being more attractive.
Posted by MadaboutDana
Apr 26, 2021 at 05:46 PM
Hm, I think you’re talking about the older Mac Minis – the new M1 Minis have got USB-C and support Thunderbolt displays. Apple claims they can support one 6K display and one 4K display using Thunderbolt for one and HDMI 2.0 for the other. They also have (optional) adapters for DVI and Thunderbolt 2.
But you’re right – let’s face it, the iMac comes in yellow!
satis wrote:
Decent 4K displays are in the $600 range, and the minis only have USB-A
>(compared to all USB-C [w/2 Thunderbolt] on iMac, and the mini has
>poorer graphics. I specced out a single Mac Mini with a good 4K display
>and RAM/SSD with equivalent iMac, and the iMac was only around $200 more
>but overall a better deal for my uses. While also being more attractive.
Posted by Pierre Paul Landry
Apr 26, 2021 at 06:11 PM
MadaboutDana wrote:
>let’s face it, the iMac comes in yellow!
Color is definitely the last thing on my mind when I purchase / use a computer.
And the next time you suffer a power failure and lose your precious work, you’ll regret not buying a battery powered device.
(not to mention the obvious and numerous other advantages of a portable computer)
Pierre
Posted by satis
Apr 26, 2021 at 08:59 PM
MadaboutDana wrote:
Hm, I think you’re talking about the older Mac Minis –
No I’m not. The current minis have two USB-A ports on them, and Thunderbolt 3.
The new mid/high-end iMacs have *all* USB-C ports, with two of them Thunderbolt 4. And a better graphics card.
https://www.apple.com/mac-mini/specs/
https://www.apple.com/imac-24/specs/