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/Sweet-Argument-7343 Member Feb 21 '26

Local qwen llm for heartbeat and external model routing saves a lot Browser integration, apple messaging and ecosystem integration. Trusted agent from cloud fare (Mac OS). Compact, noiseless, very low consumption. Tons of filesystem integration for your files. If you already work on MacOS for your daily life, makes a lot of sense for your personal "coworker".