Most Macs are overpriced, but the $599 M2 Mac Mini is an absolute STEAL compared to the rest of their lineup. And its existence drives the price of used Mac Minis down, which is also great.
In this case they have some justification for the RAM at least. They use a SoC, not a more typical CPU. And the RAM is available for both graphics and system memory, so for some uses, you could do things on a higher end Mac that is not possible on a typical consumer PC.
Still sucks for people like me though. I really want to switch to a mac Mini for my NAS/home server but I can’t justify the upgrade cost to get a useful amount of RAM.
uhh no it’s not. Every base lineup has slower hardware than the rest and it’s only 8gb of ram, which limits the use of the Mac Mini at the price point of $600.
It’s only limiting if you’re doing things that need more RAM and faster drive speeds (most people are not). Of course, if you need more, don’t buy this thing? I didn’t say it was great for EVERYBODY.