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  • Compared: New Apple Silicon Mac mini versus Intel Mac Mini

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    flydog said:
    k2kw said:
    Without the eGPU support this feels unfinished.   More like 0.8 version.   And why can’t they have 32 or 64 GB RAM .   Step backwards.   Are they trying for it to be no so successful.
    Why on earth would anyone buy a $700 entry level computer and then spend at least $1,000 to add an eGPU. 
    Apple only sells two desktop computers without a built in monitor. The Mac Mini and the Mac Pro. So if you want to get a Apple desktop with an RX580, you either get a Mac Mini for $800 and an eGPU for $450 or you can buy a Mac Pro for $6,000. 

    Both the 21.5” and 27” iMacs are more expensive and have a slower GPU.
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  • Apple starts sales of SIM-free iPhone X models in U.S. as in-store stock improves

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    It is actually more complicated now with LTE bands. Before you just needed to know gsm or cdma, now you need the right LTE band. T- mobile bought a lot of spectrum in band 71. The iPhone X does not support that band.  In two years you probably don’t want to have an iPhone X on T-mobile as new phone with band 71 will work a lot better. And if you have a phone today without band 12, your t-mobile reception will be terrible. 
    GeorgeBMac

  • Apple starts sales of SIM-free iPhone X models in U.S. as in-store stock improves

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    Apple calls the unlocked version sim free.
    GeorgeBMac

  • AT&T expands unlimited plan to all customers, single line pricing starts at $100

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    I was planning to switch from ATT mobile share to T-mobile's $100 for 2 lines unlimited plan after they announced that they will include 10GB hotspot. Now that ATT announced this, I am still planning to switch. I get a 20% discount, but even then this is a bad deal. After the discount, this is $112 plus probably at least $10 in taxes and fees.

    How can ATT be $22 more expensive than T-mobile after giving a discount and while not offering hotspot and while a recent report shows that T-Mobile has a better network?
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