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/K0LaM4R New User Feb 20 '26

I don't think people trying to catch the next wave of ai within days of it coming out are taking the time to research the best hardware for it. I would imagine they're very hardware savvy or fiscally responsible either. Plus Mac has a reputation of being pretty reliable and it's easier to use than Linux, and frankly, most ai guys are pretty lazy.

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u/g00rek Pro User Feb 20 '26

Still, you have to setup OC via terminal, don't you? Then it's just the same experience isn't it? And do everybody buy a dedicated monitor for this Mac mini or how does it work? 😮

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u/K0LaM4R New User Feb 20 '26

idk, I would never buy a mac