*my 2012 one has an Ivy Bridge i7 in it and it is still plenty fast for build ta...

		orangecat on April 16, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I built a progressive web app and published it in ... my 2012 one has an Ivy Bridge i7 in it and it is still plenty fast for build tasks in my (fairly price-conscious) environment. That's the point: the current mini is worse than what you could get in 2012, due to removing the quad core option and upgradeable memory.

OK, so buy one used. It's just not a big deal for a home developer.