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I bought a Lenovo mini-pc for $570 and it took a month before I canceled it and bought a mac mini M1 for $599, with much better hardware.

• ipaddr 3y ago
  Switching from pc to mac is more than a hardware upgrade. If this is your first mac you are in for a different experience.
  • zinclozenge 3y ago
    True. In my case I was going to put Linux on it and use it for a home automation server.
    • realo 3y ago
      Interesting... Why not buy something like this instead? Granted the M1 mac will be a gazillion times faster and whether or not you actually need that speed for a home automation server is for you to decide, of course. https://www.onlogic.com/cl210g-10/ https://www.onlogic.com/cl210g-10/
      • r00fus 3y ago
        Given Asahi Linux - there's no situation in which you can compare a dual-celeron to an M1 chip and come out desiring the Celeron unless it's like half the price (tl;dr - it's only $150 cheaper so no).
    • arbuge 3y ago
      I think using an m1 computer as a home automation server is the proverbial sledgehammer to crack a nut. Even an old latop/desktop from ebay for <$100 would work perfectly well.