Re: RTX 4090 and others

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."

The new M2 Pro and M2 Max models cost about $3,000 in the US or Europe, and in Russia these laptops are 30-50% more expensive.
This is an expensive item that will attract unnecessary attention from thieves, so I see no reason to buy such a laptop.And for the office, this is an expensive purchase.

Was talking about the M2 Mini base model Wink

Show me this model, if it costs less, then maybe I'll try another operating system. I'm not familiar with Apple laptops, so please provide a link to that laptop. But I don't like to spend a lot of money on laptops on which I do office tasks.

It's not a laptop, it's a desktop PC - https://www.apple.com/mac-mini/

Thanks for the link.
I think that this is a useless thing that is impossible to mine coins and play, due to poor cooling and the impossibility of self-repair. For 600 dollars I will assemble an excellent computer from components. My computer will be bigger, but I have no problems with the installation space.

I am using a Mac mini as I type.

I have 3 in the house. They allow me to run core wallets safely. They are more secure than windows in general. less secure that linux. But you can run linux on them.

They are really easy to clone boot drives.
T5
T7
Macintosh Hd
backup
Corsair boot

are all clones and various booting backups.

So self repair is a none issue since you can move the boot drives.

they are not for mining.

They tend to last for 6-9 years.