Thanks, author here. Price has increased indeed, for both MacMini and Hetzner. The ratio for newer numbers remain very similar for new hardware; and already owned MacMinis become even more attractive. Will update the article (update: done), wish my AI could do all of this too with no intervention ;)
Clearly LLM-written article, and its numbers are highly suspect:
== The Article ==
> Buy one new to make the comparison fair and cloud still loses: $599 up front ... Cloud still loses about 2:1.
Hey Google, how much does a Mac Mini cost?
== Google ==
> M6 Mac mini: Starts at $899 (16GB RAM / 256GB SSD) ...
> ... Previous M4 models: Can still be found ... starting around $799
And that's for the lowest end, as Google helpfully adds:
> Prices scale up past $5,000 depending on high-end storage and memory upgrades
Thanks, author here. Price has increased indeed, for both MacMini and Hetzner. The ratio for newer numbers remain very similar for new hardware; and already owned MacMinis become even more attractive. Will update the article (update: done), wish my AI could do all of this too with no intervention ;)