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The problem is evenntoday there is no replacement of comparable alternative to the Mini. The Intel NUC is just a kit not a machine. So I cannot order it for my mom. Either the machine has no profit margin or the other companies are clueless to not bring a worthy competitor to market in all these years.

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I'm guessing that market is kind a small. Most people I know have either transitioned into just using their smart phones and tablets or at least into using laptops and on other side thous who want to play games have needs that mini/mini-like computers can not fulfill.

Mini is kind a odd computer, it isn't mobile yet doesn't provide much more power than a laptop (if any). I think a mini-like computer would probably do everything I need it to do, but I rather get a laptop and just dock it. Which also has the extra benefit of being portable

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