Apple Is Planning a New Low-Cost MacBook, Pro-Focused Mac Mini

Re:Apple Is Planning a New Low-Cost MacBook, Pro-Focused Mac... by freehunter on Monday August 20, 2018 @04:28PM (#17803646)

Yeah laptops I understand, I travel for work and the thinner and lighter is all the better for my specific use case. For desktops, I've never even understood the case for the Intel NUC. Isn't it just a headless laptop? And they don't seem to be substantially cheaper than a laptop, and a laptop is easy to just tuck away on/under your desk if you want it out of sight, so what's the point?

I'm sure someone is using them for something, but I've never fretted how big a stationary computer is.

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Re:Apple Is Planning a New Low-Cost MacBook, Pro-Focused Mac... by wilsonnb3 on Monday August 20, 2018 @05:50PM (#17804329)

All the relevant ports are on the back instead of split between the left and the right. Plus, they're purchased bare bones so you can add in however much storage and RAM you want which is an increasingly hard to find option on a laptop.

They also have somewhat better cooling than laptops because they're so thick, and you can buy silent passive cooling cases for them.

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Re:Apple Is Planning a New Low-Cost MacBook, Pro-Focused Mac... by majewsky on Monday August 20, 2018 @05:07PM (#17803976)

I have a 2013 NUC that I used as a desktop PC for a few years. What I found nice is that it came with its own VESA bracket, so I could mount it on the back side of my monitor to produce something that looks like an all-in-one PC or iMac.

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Re:Apple Is Planning a New Low-Cost MacBook, Pro-Focused Mac... by ckluis on Tuesday August 21, 2018 @01:08PM (#17811501)

Actually a tiny Mac Mini which could plug into an iPad as a screen is an interesting work "machine." That would be pluggable into a real setup at home.

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