Clearly you are not the target audience. For IT pros and tech enthusiasts regularly rebuilding machines and running numerous diagnostic tools from boot, the ability to quickly bootstrap a machines is a massive timesaver. dd is slower and may mean carrying around a lot of usb sticks, something these people all graduated from.

X86 configs were painful and fun. Knowing a wrong setting might destroy your monitor was the right amount of adrenaline.

Remember that time Canada and the USA banned Huawei for putting back doors in all their femtocells to sniff cellular traffic… Pepperidge far… Ahh who cares anymore as long as trump gets a kickback right…

Omg they solder the nvme. Disgusting.

Whoa I checked they use raw nand chips right on the main board. Certainly helps with size but you are totally locked in forever with that size (short of some serious soldering skills to replace)

At least you can replace it easier on the m4 mini

https://youtu.be/eLtE2kMTVOQ

Agreed.i really want a powerful non dgpu high efficiency unit. The amd current gen don’t cut it and always pair with horrific bad wifi on laptops. Maybe Strix point?

Each to their own. Yes I am aware of what I posted. They (apple) make excellent hardware. I choose products that live on for years, not at the mercy of a closed environment. I want to do what I want with my hardware. We have different needs and I respect your choices.

I know it doesn’t have the efficiency of an m4 but…

https://www.amazon.com/Beelink-Computer-5600MHz-PCIe4-0-Thunderbolt/dp/B0D9GDQXKG

Here's a more detailed comparison:

Intel Core Ultra 9 185H:
Pros:

Higher RAM speed (7467 MHz) and larger maximum memory (96 GB). 
More CPU threads (22) and supports multithreading. 
Supports more displays (4). 

Cons:

Higher power consumption compared to the M4. 
Higher price point compared to the M4 Mac Mini. 

Apple M4 (8-core CPU) in the M4 Mac Mini:
Pros:
Exceptional performance per watt (power efficiency). 
Lower price point and better value for the performance. 
Cons:
Lower RAM speed (6400 MHz) and smaller maximum memory (24 GB) compared to the Ultra 9 185H. 
Fewer CPU threads (8). 
Supports fewer displays (2). 


In summary: 
If you prioritize raw power, multi-threaded performance, and memory capacity, the Ultra 9 185H is the better choice. 

However, if you prioritize power efficiency, budget, and value for the money, the M4 Mac Mini is the more appealing option. 

Right. My point is that mac people pay absurd prices for their equipment. For what you listed that’s not amazing value. 512 ssd is a joke, that’s like 35$ wholesale for an nvme. I get that the ram inside the cpu is more expensive but my god they make bank on their hardware markup.

Love the idea but I hope the “stairs” on the page aren’t for humans. I have geisha feet just thinking about using those

The new 2025 laptops with 50xx gpus are exceedingly expensive. We’re talking MacBook pro with 32GB ram prices!

Capitalism’s goal is not innovation is is about control and perpetually increasing revenue through that control.

Agreed. Intel spent too much time swimming in their wads of cash and are paying the price now.

Ubuntu. Started in the Slackware days, tried a lot of distro’s. Got used to debian commands/layouts etc. still happy to move to Centos for security focused installs. I find Ubuntu has a ton of support and general updates that fix anything I can find broken.

The resolution of a modern cellphone on a tv of 42" is vastly more than 8k.

Making the content compelling is the challenge. I have a 4k tv with upscaling and 60" at 8 feet away with 1080p content is just fine.

I miss when you could put an audio cd when playing a game and it would play those songs in game.

What the hell is ‘Leven’ branded ssd. Is this some AliExpress crap drive?

Yep. Amazon reviews show bad sectors even when regularly used. It’s a crap study. This just in, toilet water doesn’t taste as good as tap water!

Edit. To the person who downvoted, possibly OP… Read the comments of the shitty article, the poster used flawed testing… The article is bad.

Postgres errors be all

I found a problem, can you find it? I’m not telling you any more than that and I won’t start ever again until you fix it.