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posted March 07, 2018 08:30 PMHide Post
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Originally posted by 1gkek:
On the 2014 Mac Mini the RAM is apparently soldered to the mainboard and is no longer user upgradable. As a long time mini fan, this is one of the reasons I'm still using my 2012 model.

OK, I hadn't kept up with which machines went to soldered RAM and when. Simple enough to get around that by just buying the full 16GB when you buy the machine from Apple. Cost a few more $$, but I did notice that when machines went to soldered RAM, it was not quite as expensive to upgrade to added RAM as it was before. Still a pain.
 
 
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posted March 07, 2018 10:05 PMHide Post
You can buy 1 Mac that will last 10 years or 4 or 5 pcs that will last 10 years.


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posted March 08, 2018 09:13 AMHide Post
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Originally posted by ruger357:
You can buy 1 Mac that will last 10 years or 4 or 5 pcs that will last 10 years.


True words.
I have a 2009 iMac that is still working great. Just upgraded to a SSD and upped the RAM. Poof, brand new machine!
 
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posted March 08, 2018 01:55 PMHide Post
Bought a new quad core Mac mini before they were extinct. Added a SSD for dual drive (1 is OS, the 2nd for storing files), and upped the ram to 16Gb. Can’t do that anymore as current one is soldered. Got tired of putting up with MS PC’s. Best change I’ve done in computing. I’m going to graduate school and I will be buying a laptop later this year. It will be a MAC also. Immno fanboy of any of these companies, especially Apple as I think all their shit is overpriced. I just don’t have the time and effort to troubleshoot PC’s when Microsoft does windows updates.



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posted March 08, 2018 01:56 PMHide Post
Another vote for the Mini. I bought a refurb quad core I7 in 2013, upgraded to 16BG ram and it still will run circles around most Windows systems.
 
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posted March 08, 2018 04:03 PMHide Post
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Originally posted by Flyboyrv6:
Another vote for the Mini. I bought a refurb quad core I7 in 2013, upgraded to 16BG ram and it still will run circles around most Windows systems.

AND, you can run Windows on it if you wish.

As I have said before, my late '12 Mac Mini had problems due to wrong memory sold to me by Best Buy. Now, it runs perfectly with the 16 gb RAM I got from Crucial. I couldn't imagine how nice an i7 is over my i5, but I bet it is niiiiice.

I still use a 22" HP monitor, but I would love to get my hands on that new Samsung 28" UHD 4k monitor I recently saw. An i7 Mac Mini w/16 gb RAM and that Samsung monitor...I'd be in computing utopia!


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posted March 10, 2018 08:44 AMHide Post
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Originally posted by ftttu:
I would love to get my hands on that new Samsung 28" UHD 4k monitor I recently saw.

You should look at it in person before buying. Unless you have Superman's vision, 3840x2160 on a 28" panel will have tiny screen elements. I run the same resolution on a 32" panel, and have had to make several adjustments to program preferences just to make the text readable. Some elements are not configurable (notably, the menu bar, and some Apple apps, such as Contacts). For those, you squint, and that's on a 32" panel. I think the sweet spot for 3840x2160 is going to be in the 38"-40" range. Of course, you can scale it, but why not just buy a 1440p monitor to begin with.
 
 
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