Xiaobai asks: Is it suitable to buy a Mac mini M4 to use as a server?
by Poster
Jan 28, 2025
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Scenario: I rent a house to work, don't want to have a desktop computer, and I have no interest in triple-A games.
It is audio and video + Coding. If there are economic examples in the future, I will purchase some hardware to work with large models.
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Anonymous284 Jan 28, 2025x86 mini host. ai 370 or 8745hs
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Anonymous131 Jan 28, 2025Your needs feel like directly macbook air is done For homeserver, just go to the n100 small host and finish it, and then go up to the 7840H and 8845H
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Anonymous285 Jan 28, 2025Just buy a small x86 host. If the configuration of the 8845H processor is increased to 32G + 1T, it is cheaper than the mac mini 16 + 512 after various national subsidies. It can also install Linux natively to run various services
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Anonymous286 Jan 28, 2025If it is unreliable, don't buy anything if your job is unstable. It will give you death of trouble when you move. When it is stable, you can get mbp or diypc in one step.
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Anonymous287 Jan 28, 2025@ Anonymous288 @ Anonymous289 Yes, it's a compact server. I bought an X86 small host, and it doesn't cost much to add the memory to 64G.
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Anonymous72 Jan 28, 2025Just buy a second-hand mobile phone as a server, 300 yuan
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Anonymous20 Jan 28, 2025Official purchase, return if you are not satisfied within 14 days
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Anonymous129 Jan 28, 2025If you use a Mac, use the notebook form
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Anonymous290 Jan 28, 2025I bought a Lenovo Laiku mini, which was supplemented in more than 2,200 countries, 16g + 1t 8845h, and I plan to expand to 64g. The windows standby power consumption is single digits. Very fragrant
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Anonymous291 Jan 28, 2025@ Anonymous72 mobile phone feels like it's better to forget it. I bought a second-hand mobile phone before and planned to use it as a server. As a result, the battery bulged soon. It's not recommended unless direct power supply can be handled.
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Anonymous292 Jan 28, 2025@ Anonymous72 Can the mobile phone be installed as a Linux system?
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Anonymous72 Jan 28, 2025@ Anonymous292 I'm not sure, maybe some styles are ok.
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Anonymous293 Jan 29, 2025can
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Anonymous294 Jan 29, 2025Don't want a desktop But want a Mac mini What is this logic
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Anonymous295 Feb 2, 2025@ Anonymous290 Can the BIOS of Laiku mini pro be set to start automatically when powered on? I plan to buy a remote switch to realize remote boot
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Anonymous290 Feb 3, 2025@ Anonymous295 Yes, I am now setting the call to start automatically
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Anonymous6 Feb 12, 2025@ Anonymous19 Is it easy to use? I just bought it and it hasn't arrived yet. If you are not used to it, I will return it decisively. What is your usage scenario? I want to make a development backup machine, which is usually a company windows notebook.
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Anonymous6 Feb 12, 2025@ Anonymous20 Bought on JD.com, can I still return it after using it?
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Anonymous19 Feb 12, 2025@ Anonymous6 I have been using windows mac for many years and used to it
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Anonymous6 Feb 12, 2025@ Anonymous19 Do you use it as a server or for development? My scenario is not very clear, I just placed an order, and I am still hesitant to return it. Less than 6k, 12 interest-free installments.