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0 pointsceejayoz3y ago0 comments

> let's be real the $599 model is inadequate

For most of the folks on HN, that's probably true. We're an edge case.

For my parents? A Mac mini is gonna be more than enough. There are folks happilly using Chromebooks with a tenth of the power.

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gymbeaux3y ago

But why would you buy them a Mac mini of all things?

ceejayozOP3y ago

Because I've fielded all sorts of "my PC has a virus / isn't working right" calls, but near-zero numbers of them for their Macs, and they don't need a laptop that's 2x the cost.

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gymbeaux3y ago

But why would you buy them a Mac mini of all things?

ceejayozOP3y ago

Because I've fielded all sorts of "my PC has a virus / isn't working right" calls, but near-zero numbers of them for their Macs, and they don't need a laptop that's 2x the cost.

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