[syndicatedjelly]

I haven’t had a personal laptop in years. Just a mac mini m1, base model. It still runs great - I do have to be a bit careful running too many things at once, but that’s an acceptable trade off.

I like working from a desk. I feel locked in, and when I get up, it really is to take a break from the work

The cost savings are certainly worth it. I also grew up with desktop computing until college, and even then the laptop rarely left my dorm room. So maybe I’m just used to working this way

I recently spec’d out some comparable machines from Apple - $999 gets you a 32GB Mac Mini M4. A comparably setup Macbook Air (24GB, M3) costs $1299, and the current gen Macbook Pro is $1999. That’s a lot more money for a small screen and small keyboard