Yes, that they are! On the other hand, the new M2 Mac Mini is actually quite a compelling purchase.
Why do I need him? I can buy this laptop for myself, but it is not cryptocurrency mining. I had an old macbook, but I installed Windows on it 
For mining, this investment will never pay off. And in a couple of years this model will become obsolete, and video cards are constantly making a profit.
Yeah, for mining no, I was just talking about in general for "regular computing."