> I'd argue that there's no better value right now for a basic computer than the Mac Mini M4 standard for $500
Doesn't that come with an anemic 256GB HD expected to hold both OS and user software?
In the meantime, you can buy cheap miniPCs with Celeron/i5/Ryzen5 with 16GB of RAM expandable to 32GB and 500GB HD with multiple SSD expansion slots for less than $300.
I was floored to see how miniPCs are bottom-barrel in pricing…interesting to see how this will trend with AI cpus in the next decade for overdriving automated tasks for persons…
Doesn't that come with an anemic 256GB HD expected to hold both OS and user software?
In the meantime, you can buy cheap miniPCs with Celeron/i5/Ryzen5 with 16GB of RAM expandable to 32GB and 500GB HD with multiple SSD expansion slots for less than $300.