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  • Apple's Mac mini is the little Mac that could, 15 years later

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    rain22 said:
    The new ones are very bad value for the money - and who are these for these days?

    - Too expensive/limited as media servers and smarthome hubs.
    - More expensive than iMacs when updated and total cost of ownership.
    - iPads and Laptops are better option for light computing.
    - Schools have fled the ecosystem.
    - Medical offices are dropping them for iMacs.
    - Students need mobile solutions.
    - No expandability

    I'm sure there are niche markets out there, people who just need the OS on a small form factor - but I think the time is coming to an end for this product range - unless Apple cuts the prices drastically. 

    I agree with most of what you said except for as a media server!  I still think it is the best solution!  If you have another mac, the ease of screen sharing to the mac mini and openness.  I have various things running like Kodi and stuff for Kodi and have my security cameras going to my mini and love it.  Updates are easy to install and it just runs and keeps on running!  Far more open and easier to update than Firestick devices, Roku, Apple tv's, etc.  Remote in and do what you gotta do and let it do its thing!
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  • Microsoft should have been Apple's challenger in mobile, says Bill Gates

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    I remember those days!  The Blackberry and Windows Mobile OS 6 trash!  The screens sucked, the OS sucked and management sucked!
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  • iPad wins again, Google cancels upcoming tablet products

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    sflocal said:
    Android is such a steaming pile of horse manure as it is.  It comes to no surprise that Google has abandoned tablets.  They literally have zero clue what to do.
    I had to help one of our users the other day with a new Samsung and not sure how people can use them!  Such a bloated UI and just simply terrible user experience in my view.  I don't get what people see in using them!
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  • How to pick the best printer for your new Mac mini

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    I would stay away from all inkjet if you don't print often. They dry up and eventually ruin the printer and just a pain in the end.  Get a cheaper brother laser printer.  I wouldn't recommend anything HP either as they can't keep up with driver updates for the Mac.   Brother, Canon, Xerox seem to be ok at keeping drivers up-to-date for the Mac in my experience.
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  • Apple held secret meeting with developers in 2017 to push app subscriptions

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    Sorry....will never give in to a subscription model and neither should anyone else!
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