Quote from: mkyoko on October 17, 2024, 09:44:17Excellent product. drift boss

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Quote from: heffeque on October 15, 2024, 09:04:24Also... new ARM Macs are not a good option for serious HTPC, as audio pass through is not supported.

For HTPC (Home Theater PC) purposes, the lack of audio pass-through support on ARM Macs is a significant downside.

Yup, I'm thoroughly surprised that Apple dropped the ball so badly on that one. I definitely cannot watch movies properly without audio pass-through. It's my Denon that manages how audio should be processed and sent to the speakers. My PC has no idea where my speakers are placed and how they are individually equalized... my Denon does!

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Quote from: Raslyn on October 15, 2024, 03:21:31At that price, I'd buy a mac mini instead. Better quality track record, and similar performance. If the m4 mac mini stays at a similar price, then it wins easily.

If the programs you want to use work on OS Retro Bowl College X, then probably, but there are plenty of programs that don't work on Mac (especially games, emulators, etc.) so it's not an easy cut.


Also... new ARM Macs are not a good option for serious HTPC, as audio pass through is not supported.

For HTPC (Home Theater PC) purposes, the lack of audio pass-through support on ARM Macs is a significant downside.

Excellent product.   kadashika

Quote from: Raslyn on October 15, 2024, 03:21:31At that price, I'd buy a mac mini instead. Better quality track record, and similar performance. If the m4 mac mini stays at a similar price, then it wins easily.

If the programs you want to use work on OS X, then probably, but there are plenty of programs that don't work on Mac (especially games, emulators, etc.) so it's not an easy cut.


Also... new ARM Macs are not a good option for serious HTPC, as audio pass through is not supported.

800$  for 12 core zen5 not expencive ,,, its multicore cinebench r23  score = 22000 with very powerfull igpu

At that price, I'd buy a mac mini instead. Better quality track record, and similar performance. If the m4 mac mini stays at a similar price, then it wins easily.

$150 cheaper than the Beelink, and probably better (more silent) cooling, so... Not bad (unless you need oculink and/or more USB-C).

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1 usb-c and 4 usb-a ports ... no thank you ... for now beelink ser9 better choice but restricted to 32 gb ram