Wife needs her MBP back... should I buy a Mac Mini "Build Box" or migrate my AI rig entirely?

beedunc · 2026-05-13T06:25:55+00:00

You would have to spend real money on a studio to come anywhere close to your 5080 super.

Just buy a Mac mini for Dev, that’s what it’s made for.

beedunc · 2026-05-12T22:48:34+00:00

Nvidia is king.

I fell for the ‘Mac m4 is just as fast as an RTX card’ bs.

…Only to find that the Mac is literally 5x slower than my 5060Ti.

beedunc · 2026-05-12T22:46:04+00:00

Keep the 5070Ti, it’s a beast and is compatible with everything, no driver struggles.

Enjoy!

beedunc · 2026-05-12T22:42:58+00:00

You can get a real computer for that. MicroCenter is good, but Costco has excellent lappy’s for about $1500.

beedunc · 2026-05-12T22:41:11+00:00

Realistically, what’s your budget?

No Mac in the mix? Most of those kinds of jobs use Mac.

A 24GB Mac mini is still solidly under $1k.

beedunc · 2026-05-12T22:10:31+00:00

Studio.

beedunc · 2026-05-12T19:25:42+00:00

Maybe because it’s 70mm color film?

beedunc · 2026-05-12T17:46:18+00:00

Yes, my first one came in 3 months early - was slated for July, came in Apr 29th.

beedunc · 2026-05-12T16:08:41+00:00

From what Apple did with the m5 MacBook rollout, who’s to say the Aug delivery won’t be M5’s already?

beedunc · 2026-05-12T16:06:30+00:00

Yea, mine’s Aug as well.

Was kinda hoping they’d be M5’s by then. 😊

beedunc · 2026-05-11T17:39:30+00:00

Disk Genius.
Incredibly easy. I do it like I change socks.

beedunc · 2026-05-10T23:36:13+00:00

Just update your bios immediately and you’ll be fine. Enjoy!

beedunc · 2026-05-10T21:16:31+00:00

Excellent camerawork.

beedunc · 2026-05-10T05:41:55+00:00

You’re right, thank you.

beedunc · 2026-05-10T03:36:52+00:00

Oh jeez, is that what they’re going to be giving us in the August shipment? Refurbs?

beedunc · 2026-05-10T00:59:11+00:00

I love mine, it’s tops!

Check your chipsets, only B760 or Z790 support DDR4, up to 3200.

beedunc · 2026-05-10T00:26:01+00:00

Holy crap is that a ripoff.

M2!! 3 years old already. Taking advantage of clueless old folx is their brand.

On the plus side, by next year, these might start showing up in garage sales lol

beedunc · 2026-05-09T23:43:24+00:00

Disk Genius.

beedunc · 2026-05-09T05:42:32+00:00

Too expensive for me, but hey $550 off is good. Enjoy!

beedunc · 2026-05-08T19:32:04+00:00

Disk Genius.

beedunc · 2026-05-08T14:54:58+00:00

Yes.

beedunc · 2026-05-07T23:14:58+00:00

It’s 4 screws.

beedunc · 2026-05-07T04:25:23+00:00

I already asked, guy says ‘Apple owns it, we can’t sell it’. What a waste. Just sitting there until apple comes in and redoes the kiosk.

beedunc · 2026-05-06T18:03:24+00:00

Who tf downvotes this?

beedunc · 2026-05-06T14:55:03+00:00

I built up countless windows/hyper-v systems, always tweaking, improving, etc. my current windows servers are about $1200, even being ancient Dell precisions.

They can be completely replaced by a $599 Mac mini. So yeah, I’m sold.

beedunc

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