jmulchino

racerhomie3 said:

Yeah. That’s good to know. A more clear answer. Trolls please stop whining.

Huh? If you can not offer anything more in way of a intelligent response to legitimate criticism of Apple than calling other posters “whiners” then get out of the Comments section and practice kissing the ring of Tim Cook. 

cropr said:

This Mac Mini seems to be a great machine

If this Mac Mini would have been announced 18 months ago, I would have bought 3 machines for my software development company.  Now the window of opportunity is gone and it probably remain closed for the next 2 years

As a professional my main complaint about Apple is lack of transparency and roadmap.   If I need to take a business decision that has a >$100K impact I cannot wait 4 years until Tim Cook decides that a new machine will be announced.  I need a roadmap that I can rely upon.

I do understand that for the consumer market Apple cannot disclose new product announcement, but for a professional market this is different.  So if this machine is targeted at a professional market, the attitude of Apple about secrecy must change.

Agree! And furthermore, AppleInsider does a disservice to its readers by dismissing them as complainers. Four years was a long time to wait. Many have moved on. 

Mike Wuerthele said:

Shane_H said:

"This means users can connect an external 5K display, extra storage or even charge their iPhone with a USB-C to Lightning cable." Define extra storage? I cannot find anything about that on Apples Site. Looks like it can see the same external devices as before, Like cameras, keyboards and such. USB-C Hard drives and Flash drives are not mentioned.

Vadim didn't say anything about "plain" USB-C hard drives or Flash Drives. There are devices that are compatible with Files now, and like MacPlusPlus said, other devices are have been usable with vendor-supplied apps.

Help us out here. Other commentators have pointed out the same thing. Could you name one external hard drive that one can connect to an iOS device via Lightning or USB-C cable that allows for transfer of any files both ways? I don’t mean drives with built in WiFi connections as a kludgy work-around. Nor USB/Lightning thumb drives. What drives “compatible with Files now” are out there?

magman1979 said:

What a sad, pathetic little YouTubing troll... Spend $50k to get $1k of batteries? Dude, you have issues, not to mention an over-sized tinfoil hat if you think Apple conspired with US Border agents to seize batteries because of your stupid CBC rant, which doesn't do anyone any favours.

Magman1979, you obviously haven’t seen his videos! And you yourself could be defined as a troll for spouting off with zero background knowledge of his case!

magman1979 said:

larz2112 said:

This is how I feel about Apple's repair policy and general strategy of creating an ecosystem based on serfdom.

You win for most ignorant comment of the day, congratulations...

Sensitive aren’t we? It’s actually quite funny!