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ok.  For the same $600, the Minisforum NPB7 has an Intel Core i7-13700H (Passmark: 27,126) vs. the Apple M4 10-core (Passmark 24,750) pretty close.  But the NPB7 has twice the RAM and 4 times the SSD storage.

The NPB7 has up to 4 displays ( 2 Thunderbolt, 2 HDMI) vs. the 2 (1 Thunderbolt, 2 HDMI) of the Mac Mini.  Ports are very different (MacMini: 2 USB-C front, nothing on back; NPB7: 2 USB3-A, 1 USBc front, 2 USB3-A, 2 USBc back.)

They are almost exactly the same size: 5” x 5” x 2” vs. 5” x 5” x 2.2”

Gimme the Minisforum NPB7.  And I did … bought 13 of them for my computer lab.  Apple? Sorry, you’re relegated to the 10%.  No, I’m not happy with Microsoft and Windows 11, but I’m not going to pay double to Apple for the same thing.

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Patricia Grace