I’m liking the refinements to iOS/iPadOS 14. I’ll likely install the beta on one of my iPads. Here’s hoping they fix the memory management issues from iOS 13.
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Originally Posted by pwalker8
I don't really see myself as going for any new hardware either. I have been considering getting a mac mini with lots of ram and a big hard disk to use as a media server, but I also want it to work with sierra since I have some apps that don't work past sierra. Certainly the new hardware won't do that.
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Our 10-year old Windows 7 desktop is on its last legs and doesn’t support a lot of modern features (no USB-C, NVMe, HEVC, etc).
I’ve been toying with the idea of replacing it with a Mac Mini for better integration with my iOS devices. I was checking prices yesterday and was reminded why I don’t own Macs. RAM and SSD upgrade costs are insane and it’s either impossible or extremely difficult to do aftermarket upgrades.
Mac Mini was $1799 for the config I want (quad-core, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD). A quad-core NUC with 32GB RAM and high-end 1TB NVMe SSD would just be $700 ($800 with Windows 10 Pro). Of course, the Mac Mini’s better but the NUC will serve my needs just as well. For $1000 savings, I can continue living without better iOS integration.