bsenka

I stridently disagree with the assessment that this is not a design flaw with the Mac Mini, because it clearly is. If you use your new Mac in the exact way you did your previous one  (including placement) and the functionality is reduced, the thing that has changed is to blame. The antenna is not the only design flaw either. The placement of the power button is as well.

Netflix still works flawlessly on my 2nd Gen. There's no reason to shut it down, even if they don't support it anymore. "Use at your own risk" is always a better option than "no soup for you".
I have newer AppleTVs, but, with one attached to every TV in the house, I'm only every going to upgrade the older ones when they die. Even if the only function left is AirPlay, that'll still allow it to do pretty much everything a new one can when I'm running it off my iPad.

Unless and until it gets full MacOS, my iPad Pro will never be anything other than a consumption device. It's great for playing games and watching videos, but it's objectively terrible for trying to get any real work done. 

jbdragon said:

bsenka said:

My first-gen iPad mini still works great, and runs as fast as it did when new. The secret is to never update the OS. As long as it's running on the operating system it shipped with, it will continue to run as fast as it was when new.

Except it's getting none of the many security updates, bug fixes, and newer features.

Small price to pay to have a device that actually works as designed, instead of being crippled by "updates".  I have newer iOS devices running the newest OS, there's nothing that my iPad is missing that is worth caring about.

My first-gen iPad mini still works great, and runs as fast as it did when new. The secret is to never update the OS. As long as it's running on the operating system it shipped with, it will continue to run as fast as it was when new.