It depends entirely on your use-case(s). The cost and profiteering of new MBPs is so absurd and drifting away from classic SJ innovation and value, that its borderline immoral to $upport it. I do approve of their fig leaf potentially SSD swappable and repairable Mac mini M4 (and maybe Studio at some point), albeit the power switch is completely wrong for wall & rack mounting and brackets; I hope OWC will release some classic upgrades to mini and Studio rather than external sleds that are slower and bulkier. The trap TC fell into is that chasing design alone with maximum profit extraction is no way to make cool products that are also useful and endure, adding goodwill to form a brand culture rather than the highest possible stock valuation for a time.
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It depends entirely on your use-case(s). The cost and profiteering of new MBPs is so absurd and drifting away from classic SJ innovation and value, that its borderline immoral to $upport it. I do approve of their fig leaf potentially SSD swappable and repairable Mac mini M4 (and maybe Studio at some point), albeit the power switch is completely wrong for wall & rack mounting and brackets; I hope OWC will release some classic upgrades to mini and Studio rather than external sleds that are slower and bulkier. The trap TC fell into is that chasing design alone with maximum profit extraction is no way to make cool products that are also useful and endure, adding goodwill to form a brand culture rather than the highest possible stock valuation for a time.