Dropping the quad-core mini, making the newest models slower than the
old ones, was a misstep by Apple. I can only assume this was to prevent
cannibalization of their other lines by a fast, cheaper, lower-margin
box. Rather poor showing and goes against Apple's tradition of
cannibalizing it's own product lines by introducing new better hardware,
not by artificially limiting or removing competing products from one
channel. You can still get quad-core minis in the secondary market but
they now come at a premium because there is no more supply.
CB
On 10/8/15 8:22 AM, Sabahattin Gucukoglu wrote:
At the risk of being completely useless, more is always better where specs are
concerned. Apple give you a great experience with Mac, but alas, they charge
overly for upgrades, and you only get to make those purchases one time, when
you buy your machine. This is, of course, no coincidence. Be prepared to get
your wallet out.
The Mac Minis are fine machines, though they would be more fine if quad-core
were available again. The Air is a good choice for a solo machine, but as
other people here have mentioned, adaptors like FitHeadless exist to solve your
virtual monitor needs, and if you are seating the computer in a fixed location,
you get more bang for your buck with a Mini, even where external accessories
purchases are factored in.
The iMac is also a desktop you might consider—but never without an SSD or
Fusion drive installed, for heaven’s sake. I ultimately yielded to temptation
and now have one, soon as my sole Mac. It is thus a maxed-out iMac Retina 5K.
The maxed-out Mac Pro is my dream machine. I can’t afford it. :(
MacBooks may be too limited, and MacBook Pros might be too expensive, but they
also have their place. I urge you to think positive when it comes to iOS
devices; often, you can use them in place of laptops nowadays for most everyday
things, and you still get a better feel with a desktop. But buying a MacBook
Pro is also an option if you want a machine that will do both fairly
competently. In my experience the loss of portability is more than made up for
by the power; a MacBook Air is lovely but you’ll really notice when you start
running your VMs on it and do heavy workloads.
I hope I have given you some ideas, anyroad.
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