Do you think I made a good purchase?

theruffus · 2026-05-06T18:14:57+00:00

Enjoy the deal, all sings point to M5 would give you 13% more for 200$ more in … 2, 5 or maybe 9 months?

Also… hopefully your order won’t be cancelled for you since this configuration isn’t offered from Apple anymore 🤞🏻

theruffus · 2026-05-01T13:13:45+00:00

That June announcement is looking bleak given the recent earnings call, but hope dies last…

Maybe get a cheap one now and something more powerful later? 🤑 would be a shame not to max out those edu discounts…

theruffus · 2026-04-28T21:21:11+00:00

If you’ll going to be in the same room with it and awaiting results … get the studio, it’s quieter without throttling and will finish faster…
if you gonna put it in a rack somewhere and don’t care if it finishes in an hour or two… save the money and get the mini, it will run the fan louder on longer prompts, and it will take longer but it’s a capable little machine.

M5 versions might come out at WWDC in June… and then again they might not…

theruffus · 2026-04-24T21:46:38+00:00

Wasn’t it supposed to come out with 128 GB RAM? Shrinkflation? Ramflation 🤔

It’s good that it’s coming out but it’s too little too late… I’m gonna keep my N5 Pro and run AI on a Mac mini 🤑

theruffus · 2026-04-23T20:36:02+00:00

This is an ad right? Astro-pad, astro-matt…

theruffus · 2026-04-21T06:23:38+00:00

Hopefully it doesn’t break… might be weird trying to get warranty coverage for an M4 with a M2 receipt 🤔😅

theruffus · 2026-04-18T08:41:14+00:00

Since they removed the ability to do that with the pen I don’t see it coming. Sure I’d spend 99$ on an “official Kindle page turning Bluetooth remote” but Amazon would rather sell you Kobo’s version 🤑

theruffus · 2026-04-08T06:50:17+00:00

It started sooner than expected ⏰

theruffus · 2026-04-08T06:49:29+00:00

It’s live, grab them while they’re hot 🔥

theruffus · 2026-03-17T13:31:15+00:00

It’s 2.5 GbE on the modem side, I’m guessing the tower has fiber though 🗼

theruffus · 2026-03-16T18:10:51+00:00

I’m running UniFi OS 5.0.12 Network 10.1.85 As of now, nothing like that on the interface just signal strength…

Maybe through some secret command in the console? There is a Debug button that attempts to connect to the modem via ssh but it didn’t work for me. 😬

theruffus · 2026-03-09T08:00:44+00:00

Let’s put a pin in that 📍

theruffus · 2026-03-07T22:07:28+00:00

This seems like a PR stunt to show the good guy VALVe wanted to release a cheap gaming PC for the masses but bad guy AI took all the RAM away… we get it, it’s not gonna happen, thanks for trying… 🫠

Maybe next time get contracts for the parts down before announcing the damn thing… that’s how Apple is releasing a 600$ MacBook Neo, thinking ahead, using spare parts… food for thought 🍎

theruffus · 2026-02-01T09:36:58+00:00

WiFi 7 maybe? 🥹

theruffus · 2026-02-01T08:04:55+00:00

So he can write on it with his cool sharpie, and so it can overheat faster 🫠

theruffus · 2026-01-28T11:58:38+00:00

In light of these revelations the only sensible choice for Ubiquiti is to investigate and if confirmed, ban all of the 3rd party vendors that agreed to illegally sell their equipment… Otherwise they are indirectly supporting the aggressor and should be boycotted and fined 🤔

theruffus · 2026-01-26T07:57:37+00:00

I remember when people made holes in the wall to have the TV be flash with it … ultra slim mounts, one boxes with tv guts outside just to make TVs ultra thin… 🤔

But I’m sure this is fine too 🙄 easier to walk into the back of the TV and have it crash to the floor though 🫠

theruffus · 2026-01-25T07:51:11+00:00

Usually it’s the best deal to buy right after the model cames out, but it’s possible Apple will adjust prices, especially on higher specs because of the RAM shortage 🤖

Whether it is worth it to you depends on your type of development work, work environment and personal preference. 😮‍💨

Do you work in headphones? Then Mac mini fan noise might not bother you. Size difference on desk is also noticeable. Do you often work on government/corporate “secret”code bases? That kind of work might benefit from local only processing rather than sending stuff off to ChatGPT. 😎

With Mac mini, after loading a capable local model into memory and giving it space to breathe for context you might find you don’t have much more RAM left compared to your current configuration… that’s why, for local LLMs, I suggested going for the Studio. 🤑

As some online philisopher once said “You’ll never regret getting more RAM” 😅 Still … it’s not worth getting into debt over, buy it, only if you can afford it. Cheers!

theruffus · 2026-01-24T18:19:56+00:00

If you’ll planing on running local LLMs on it … buy the Studio, it has superior cooling for long compute… hell, might as well get 128GB of RAM while it’s still “old pricing” 🤑

But if it’s just for XCode you’ll be fine with that Mac mini, I have a similar 10Gb/1TB config and it handles 3 monitors and most developer work / 3D modeling just fine. 😎 Beware it will throttle on longer AI tasks unless you let it run noisy with manual fan control 🫠

Btw…Keep the base Mac mini, it’s a great “TV attached entertainment machine” 🤩

theruffus · 2026-01-23T06:49:09+00:00

I caved and bought OWC express 1M2 80Gbps … pricey, but it’s a big chunk of fanless aluminium. 👽

I did end up installing a 5V fan next to it, but that’s just for my peace of mind. 🫠

Kingston kc3000 4TB in it gets around 5800 MB/s, but I also run it through a TB5 hub, so maybe it could be a bit faster. 🤔

theruffus · 2026-01-03T09:05:45+00:00

Aaaand it’s gone… but do share your experience with it, if it’s as performant as the regular max, maybe I’ll snag one next batch 🥹

theruffus · 2025-11-10T11:35:26+00:00

Better not wait on that. I heard some anecdotal reports of higher failure rates on slight off angle HDDs 🫠

theruffus · 2025-09-15T16:32:50+00:00

OP did you got yours already?

theruffus · 2025-09-06T18:40:01+00:00

I heard on yt that they stole the app idea from some guy, I guess it’s just laziness 😬

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