Upgrading an M4 Pro Mac mini's storage for half the price

While you're at it add the USBC power hack https://github.com/vk2diy/hackbook-m4-mini

I've been traveling for business with this as my sole machine for 3 months straight and it has proven to be an excellent system.

What is the benefit over a macbook in this case?

The linked repo has a pretty good rundown of possible reasons:

> If non-square screens on Macbook Pros make your blood boil with rage

> If you can't afford or don't want to pay for a Macbook Pro (smart choice)

> If you have ergonomics concerns with shrinking laptops and one size fits all keyboards

> If you like your systems to be repairable and modular rather than comprised of proprietary parts shoehorned in to a closed source design available only from a single vendor for a limited time

> If you are blind (and don't want to carry a screen around)

> If you want to use AR instead of a screen and therefore prefer to be untethered

> If you are on a sailing ship, submarine, mobile home, campervan, paraglider, recumbent touring bicycle, or otherwise off-grid

> If you want a capable unix system to power a mobile mechatronic system

I'd add in not having to deal with a Macbook in clamshell mode doing stupid crap like forcing you to double-tap the touchID button sometimes, refusing to connect to external keyboards and mice on wake, and some of the other annoyances I have dealt with.

Also, a Mac Mini is small, and a MacBook is not, at least as a function of "desk area" vs "area consumed".

Well, some of those are reasonable. It's pretty hard to look at a 16 inch model and complain about "shrinking laptops".