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For those interested, you can get the base config Mac Mini (in the US) for $400 from Micro Center [0]. They don’t seem to ship to where I live, but BestBuy was

For those interested, you can get the base config Mac Mini (in the US) for $400 from Micro Center [0]. They don’t seem to ship to where I live, but BestBuy was happy to price match in the support chat. Just received mine and planned on experimenting with something like OP this weekend. [0] https://www.microcenter.com/product/688173/apple-mac-mini-mu9d3ll-a-(late-2024)-desktop-computer https://www.microcenter.com/product/688173/apple-mac-mini-mu...

bko 8mo ago
I understand the need for a dedicated box, but any reason you shouldn't just use a server? What would someone recommend for cloud on something like Hetzner? https://www.hetzner.com/cloud/ https://www.hetzner.com/cloud/
- embedding-shape 8mo ago
  In fact, seems much better you'd host something like that outside your own personal network. Given people are getting new hardware for it for "isolation", probably running it somewhere else completely would be better? I still don't understand why people don't just run it in a VM and separate VLAN instead.
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- renewiltord 8mo ago
  For me it was access to Apple ecosystem of things. I used vps but it had to contact my http for reminders and iMessage etc. much nicer in Mac mini. It works better.
- strongpigeon 8mo ago
  Like someone else said, I want to build something that has access to Apple stuff (reminders, iMessage), but also because I want to try to run some small LLM locally in front to route and do tool calling. The residential IP is also a plus.
- esseph 8mo ago
  Ah, truly the duality of man on HN: cloud everything vs on prem
cheema33 8mo ago
How is it better than a $3/month VPS that you can easily wipe and restart as needed?
- kylecazar 8mo ago
  A satirical YT short came up yesterday, it's too fitting to not share. https://youtube.com/shorts/bof8TkZkr1I?si=FeMBYGn-d5Du-GAU https://youtube.com/shorts/bof8TkZkr1I?si=FeMBYGn-d5Du-GAU
  - LTL_FTC 8mo ago
    This video is pretty great. “The joke is this is not a joke” comment in there… how many of us understood everything that was said and then felt like maybe we need a different hobby…
  - cheema33 8mo ago
    OK, that video is freaking hilarious!
- slopusila 8mo ago
  from the creator of openclaw - a lot of websites block/rate-limit non-residential IPs driving a browser in the cloud is also a bit of work but you could put a proxy on your residential machine

bko 8mo ago

I understand the need for a dedicated box, but any reason you shouldn't just use a server? What would someone recommend for cloud on something like Hetzner? https://www.hetzner.com/cloud/ https://www.hetzner.com/cloud/

embedding-shape 8mo ago
In fact, seems much better you'd host something like that outside your own personal network. Given people are getting new hardware for it for "isolation", probably running it somewhere else completely would be better? I still don't understand why people don't just run it in a VM and separate VLAN instead.
- deleted 8mo ago
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renewiltord 8mo ago
For me it was access to Apple ecosystem of things. I used vps but it had to contact my http for reminders and iMessage etc. much nicer in Mac mini. It works better.
strongpigeon 8mo ago
Like someone else said, I want to build something that has access to Apple stuff (reminders, iMessage), but also because I want to try to run some small LLM locally in front to route and do tool calling. The residential IP is also a plus.
esseph 8mo ago
Ah, truly the duality of man on HN: cloud everything vs on prem

cheema33 8mo ago

How is it better than a $3/month VPS that you can easily wipe and restart as needed?

kylecazar 8mo ago
A satirical YT short came up yesterday, it's too fitting to not share. https://youtube.com/shorts/bof8TkZkr1I?si=FeMBYGn-d5Du-GAU https://youtube.com/shorts/bof8TkZkr1I?si=FeMBYGn-d5Du-GAU
- LTL_FTC 8mo ago
  This video is pretty great. “The joke is this is not a joke” comment in there… how many of us understood everything that was said and then felt like maybe we need a different hobby…
- cheema33 8mo ago
  OK, that video is freaking hilarious!
slopusila 8mo ago
from the creator of openclaw - a lot of websites block/rate-limit non-residential IPs driving a browser in the cloud is also a bit of work but you could put a proxy on your residential machine