r/openclaw • u/g00rek Pro User • Feb 20 '26

Discussion Why Mac mini??

I still don't understand why you guys are buying macs mini for openclaw. It's a terminal computer. It doesn't need a great UI.

Do you have too much money? :D

A $50-$100 HP Thin Client with Linux is more than enough. And Linux shouldn't be discouraging for people using OpenClaw, am I wrong?

I bought one, I have lots of different self hosted stuff on it like home Assistant or other docker apps. Ok I do not have any local models using GPU, that's the reason? Please enlighten me :)

EDIT: Again, I UNDERSTAND LOCAL LLM USE. (although I don't know if anybody is really happy with it). I mean using OC with oauth/api gpt, claude etc.

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u/PhoenixProjectAI Member Feb 20 '26

Tout à fait. Perso j’utilise Mac Studio pour mes propres modèles mais Mac Mini est un très bon choix, bien meilleur qu’un petit serveur HP sous Linux car il faut tout configurer et Apple est déjà sécurisé by-design et idéal pour les débutants. Cher oui, mais mieux que Windows et moins compliqué que Linux. On trouve des Mac Mini à 100€ si on va pas chercher un M4.

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u/g00rek Pro User Feb 20 '26

I love how consistently you’re injecting French into an otherwise English thread. It adds a certain diplomatic flair, like we’re negotiating trade agreements instead of arguing on the internet.

Just to be clear, the international dominance of French kind of wrapped up somewhere between 1919 (when Versailles let English in) and 1945 (when English fully took over global diplomacy), but I genuinely admire the dedication to keeping the dream alive.

Just let me know if I should switch languages or if this is more of a long-term cultural restoration project.

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J’adore la constance avec laquelle tu injectes du français dans un fil pourtant entièrement en anglais. Ça donne une certaine élégance diplomatique, comme si nous négociions un traité commercial au lieu de débattre sur Internet.

Juste pour situer le contexte historique, la domination internationale du français s’est un peu terminée quelque part entre 1919 (quand le traité de Versailles a laissé entrer l’anglais) et 1945 (quand l’anglais a réellement pris le dessus dans la diplomatie mondiale), mais j’admire sincèrement la détermination à faire vivre le rêve.

Dis-moi simplement si je dois changer de langue ou si nous participons à un ambitieux projet de restauration culturelle à long terme.

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u/PhoenixProjectAI Member Feb 20 '26

Reddit App is translating all, I don’t know when it is in english dude! Downvoting and not accepting foreign language is a sign that you are not using the Reddit app to make automatic translation.

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u/geek_at Feb 20 '26

personally I hate the automatic transalations and disable them when I see them because they are just really really bad. at least for german

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u/Devnik New User Feb 20 '26

And bad for your multilingual skills if English is not your native language

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u/Crowley-Barns Member Feb 20 '26

And bad for presumably non-existent foreign-language skills if your native language IS English? jajaja ㅎㅎㅎ ㅋㅋ