Really? You can surf the web, comment on Kinja, do your taxes, run a vpn, run a plex server, run a file server, do light video editing, photo editing, create and edit documents, email, text, facetime/skype/zoom, run multiple OSes like windows and Linux, etc...etc... from a Roku, chromcast, Nvidia shield, or Plex…

Last time I looked at the nuc I couldn’t build a pc With the same specs for the same price as the Mini. And it didn’t come with an OS, so I would have to put up the money for a windows license. An os that I don't trust to be reliable and is frustrating to use.  

I’m shocked! So you’re telling me that people sitting on their couch all day in front of their tv didn’t want to watch 6 min tv shows on their tiny phone screen? Did they not know that they could watch it in a very un-cinematic vertical format? Seriously?! Well, I never...

Every time I try to spec one out with a small form factor case and comparable specs to a mini, It ends up costing the same as or more than the mini. And then I would have to deal with windows and all it’s problems, or linux and compatibility. Seems like too much hassle. Mac minis are just great little reliable…

But they are borne out by my experience over the last 14 years of owning Macs and 30 years of building and using PCs.  I currently have 6 computers running in my apartment right now. 2 PCs and 4 Macs. The Macs are far more reliable and quiet.

Yeah, I built a PC for gaming and VR, but that’s all I use it for. After many years having to rely on Windows, I’ve learned my lesson. Mac OS is just more reliable. And I can use it as a Plex server and media player for those that are less technically inclined. I also prefer to surf the Internet with safari…

Not one as silent and small for the power. Plus, it has Mac OS, which I find is 10x more reliable. When I’m away, I don’t want it going down leaving me without access to my files, vpn, or my Plex server.  And Mac OS is just a much better laid out operating system.  

Every machine has limited functionality compared to other machines. The mini does everything I need for an entertainment center, home office, and file server. I can even do some gaming on it, though since I wanted a VR rig I built a PC just to do that a couple years ago. It’s a DVR which records TV over the air. …

I’ve owned set top boxes. I just don’t like the limited functionality. I prefer to use a Mac mini as an everything in one machine. Been doing it for a dozen years now.  

Please, for the love of whatever deity you worship, let this show die. Let’s just consider it something people watched because we were stuck inside with nothing to do, and never speak of it again.

No.

No thanks, I don’t have kids.

Yeah, those are loofas.  Floof apparently is a kids toy kind of like fluffy play dough.

There is no way to replace that many workers right now.  Simply impossible.  They should unionize.  The more unions we have the bigger the middle class becomes and the better the economy is.  

What’s a floof?

Amen.

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