Then again, it was only an extra $10 or so :P I’m not sure if I want to keep it inside though as it makes the whole thing a lot heavier. My unit came with the Rambo DVD drive which increases the height a bit, but it’s optional. The ThinkCentre Tiny’s wifi antenna is external.
Mac or lenovo full#
Mac or lenovo for free#
The ThinkCentre Tiny doesn’t even require any tools if you configure it with the Tool-less option (which is for free by the way I’m guessing the option to have it with tools is there for the business customers who wouldn’t want the end users to be able to open the unit without IT support).
The Mac Mini has an internal power supply, so all you need is a power cable.Then there are those hardware and features that don’t usually make it to the spec sheets: The ThinkCentre Tiny is so similar to the Mac Mini that it’s difficult not to make comparisons: You are given a whole boatload of choices with the ThinkCentre Tiny in comparison (and take note that that’s just one of the three possible configurations of a Tiny there’s the M920q and the P330 models as well with their own sets of possible configurations): Whereas the choices are quite straightforward (if not limited) with the Mac Mini:Ĭhoose your processor, your memory, your storage, your wallet pick three The Lenovo purchase process couldn’t be more different from that of Apple’s. I don’t have the latest Mac Mini but I was able to borrow one of the older generation Mac Mini’s from the office to have a visual comparison.
I’ve had a really good experience buying my first modern ThinkPad online, and I thought that maybe I’d go ahead and get myself one of these small form factor PCs. Small devices with really good performanceĪfter looking around, I found the ThinkCentre Tiny line of products by Lenovo and I was hooked. If I were to get a new machine, it’s gonna be either the Mac Mini, or something very similar in form factor.
Mac or lenovo plus#
I thought that if I were to get a new machine, it’s not gonna be an ultraportable with long battery life (I’ve already got the T480 for that), nor is it gonna be a gaming laptop (I’ve already got a Clevo P651 for that, plus I have the 1070 version), nor is it gonna be a full desktop (I’ve already got a i7-3770 that I’ve converted into an unRAID server to store old files and videos). A couple of years back I bought the Intel NUC 7i5BNH which was the very first NUC that had Thunderbolt 3 capabilities, and is really easy to hackintosh. I’ve been thinking about purchasing the Mac Mini for many days, and I’ve been trying to consider alternatives. So it was a bit of a mix of relief and disappointment that Apple announced the Mac Mini specs – which was a really big jump from its previous incarnations – and its price, which was also a big jump from its previous incarnations. The Mac Mini was my second Apple computer (the first was the 2011 Macbook Air) and I bought it primarily because it was the cheapest mac that Apple had to offer.
Mac or lenovo update#
Like many people, I was also waiting for Apple to update the Mac Mini. You do lose Thunderbolt 3 connectivity as well as having to use an external power supply, but the flexibility the unit gives outweighs these compromises. TLDR The Lenovo M720q has dimensions, performance, and capabilities almost exactly the same as the mac mini at a more affordable price.
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