New Apple Mac Mini vs Windows Desktop PC - The winner is clear

InfidelGastro said:
C'mon man. Are you serious? Even if the cost of a Win 10 license pushes the price of a proper PC slightly past that of that Apple gadget, you're still getting a far superior and higher performing device. Would you rather spend 200K on a Kia if you could buy an Aston Martin for 220K?
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I disagree that the Mac Mini is classed as a "gadget", its has a desktop i5 processor, decent RAM and an SSD. That makes it a great workhorse.

I don't play games on PC, i have a PS4. So if I had to choose between Mac or Windows (because all of my software can runs on either) I would choose a Mac .

I've been a Windows developer for 20 years. Now in the last 5 years, my tools are cross platform,so my employer switched to Mac and I even though i was reluctant in the beginning (I even dual booted my Mac Book Pro back then to boot into Windows ).

I work for a massive corporate, and slowly are switching to Mac. I would guess we have at least 1000 Macs that have replaced Windows machines in the past 3 years. Turns out the total cost of ownership is less in the long run.

Mac OSX is closer to Linux, so its way easier to deploy stuff from Mac to Linux, which most production systems use, but I realise this is a limited use case, so this argument is not valid for the general public

If I had R15K to blow, I would spend it on a Mac Mini any day.

As someone else said, it all depends on what you need a machine for I guess. If I was still a PC gamer, I would definitely by a R15k Windows Rig.
 
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Hmmmm...

Would have made more sense to have the Mac mini go up again a Hackintosh'd Thinkcentre Tiny or similar... but sigh... missing the point of the mini completely it would seem this.
 
rogerwe said:
The PC still needs to add the cost of a Windows OS license (let’s face it, if you’re buying that spec of graphics card, you want play Windows games). So the cost of a windows license would push the price up, making Mac Mini Cheaper.
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So R300 for W10 pro?
 
Comparing a gaming rig to one meant for professional use is a bad idea. First off that GTX 1070 would have to go. Great for games but not other things. There can be problems with OpenGL compatibility, which can get worse with multiple monitors (have been there a few times). It would be better to run the Intel graphics or something like a Quadro P1000 if extra performance is needed.

The storage is not really comparable. The Mini uses a fast PCIe drive, while the other build is still on SATA.

I have seen a lot of cooling-related complaints on forums about the case that the Windows PC is in. If a powerful graphics card is used then another case is needed.

There is often a bigger markup from Dollars to Rands on PC components than on Apple devices. I have not gone into the newegg prices listed but there is a chance that the local price comparison would be different.
 
rogerwe said:
I disagree that the Mac Mini is classed as a "gadget", its has a desktop i5 processor, decent RAM and an SSD. That makes it a great workhorse.

I don't play games on PC, i have a PS4. So if I had to choose between Mac or Windows (because all of my software can runs on either) I would choose a Mac .

I've been a Windows developer for 20 years. Now in the last 5 years, my tools are cross platform,so my employer switched to Mac and I even though i was reluctant in the beginning (I even dual booted my Mac Book Pro back then to boot into Windows ).

I work for a massive corporate, and slowly are switching to Mac. I would guess we have at least 1000 Macs that have replaced Windows machines in the past 3 years. Turns out the total cost of ownership is less in the long run.

Mac OSX is closer to Linux, so its way easier to deploy stuff from Mac to Linux, which most production systems use, but I realise this is a limited use case, so this argument is not valid for the general public

If I had R15K to blow, I would spend it on a Mac Mini any day.

As someone else said, it all depends on what you need a machine for I guess. If I was still a PC gamer, I would definitely by a R15k Windows Rig.
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You have reasons and that's good enough. If it makes sense to you, perfect. It's all different for everyone, and that's what makes us human.
 
I have an older Mac Mini -- plus an older MacBook -- plus an older iPad
All I need is an older iPhone ......:ROFL: -- to complete the "fleet-ownership"

IF I could afford it I would jump at this new Mac Mini
( I agree about the whole ecosystem thing and the upgrade and joining and building options )
and
I am NOT an Apple "fanbooi"
 
MidnightWizard said:
I have an older Mac Mini -- plus an older MacBook -- plus an older iPad
All I need is an older iPhone ......:ROFL: -- to complete the "fleet-ownership"

IF I could afford it I would jump at this new Mac Mini
( I agree about the whole ecosystem thing and the upgrade and joining and building options )
and
I am NOT an Apple "fanbooi"
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I have the worse Mac mini ever. The 2014 model ;)

I get that people want upgrade options. I used to. But I don’t really care anymore. I just want some something that works well with minimal effort on my part. I have better things to do than keep buying parts.

The whole self build thing has become a pricing scam of late, and you compromising on your initial build. Then you upgrade, so actually end up buying 2 or 3 of some components, so your savings are probably wiped out away.

The build quality of macs is the best there is, IMO. They just work. And keep on working.

However, the new Mac mini has excellent ram options, as long as buy the Mac mini with 8g ram and then replace the ram yourself. Apple ram prices are ridiculous.
 
The folk here saying, "Sure Jamie, you could build your own... But... Most Apple folk don't want to do that... AND... Your article presumes folk want to be in a Windows, and not a MacOS environment", are correct.

Every other argument in this thread is basically white noise to the folk who will be buying the Mini, or the MacBook, or the MBA, or the MBP, or, or, or...
 
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