re: #43 Joe Bacon ✅

When I retire I’m seriously thinking of upgrading from my M1 MacMini to an M3 Mac Studio when they’re upgraded.

Wouldn’t the Mini be a whole lot less expensive?

The Studio prices start at $1999. For me as a retiree I wonder how I would use a Studio for that price. I don’t think I need the high end Apple chips as even the programming I do is just for fun.

A Mini for $499 (sale price) is a good deal. I know that it costs more to order with more RAM or SSD.

The deal with the iMac is that it comes with that beautiful screen.

Most 3rd party monitors are meh when it comes to the image. Apple does not use a plastic diffuser and one can really tell the difference when comparing side by side with a third party monitor.

And Apple’s monitors are not inexpensive.

I know there are folk out there who like to play with super-cheap Raspberry Pi or Orange Pi or whatever, but I think my days of fiddling with computer parts is over. I just want to plug and play.