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Originally Posted by Pencil

I have a 2014 Mac mini as my media computer, hooked up to the TV. It stopped working a few months back.

I'm fairly good with Apple products, but all the usual resets failed me. So I booked time at the Apple store. Went there, they hooked up a diagnostic thingie and sure enough, something didn't work. They wanted to keep it and said they'd text me when it was done.
The next day I got a text, went there and could pick it up, free of charge. They certainly didn't have to do that, and the warranty is long gone. I talked to the service guy and he readily admitted that it was goodwill that I was certain to tell people about (doh!). And also that he thought it should have at least a couple of more years in it.

So yeah, expensive machines, but if one can afford the upfront, the cost spread out over the years makes it a better deal than almost any PC.

I can’t imagine that that’s true. My HP laptop is used for internet and the occasional spreadsheet or word doc. I also use it for home accounting. It’s six years old and nowhere near the end of life its life. I paid $700 for it and haven’t had a drop of trouble.