That is interesting to know. I suspect that gas prices have perhaps gone up more than might have been expected. My electricity supplier eonnext still won't tell me what the price will be.in October.

In reply to a post by zyborg47:

i am still putting money aside, i have £1,132 in the account i have set up for it. I doubt a new mac mini what ever CPU they stick in it will cost that.

FWIW, I just bought an M1 mac mini.

Looking at what they did with the Macbook Air, the M2 version costs £250 more than the M1 version, for same spec of RAM/SSD etc (although you do get a few niceties like a magsafe port, 1080p camera, and fast charging).

I reasoned that if and when the M2 mac mini comes out, it may well have a similar premium. It's a way for Apple to put up their prices, without an obvious price hike on existing models. Plus, I got the M1 at a decent discount from John Lewis - although it looks like they're out of stock at the moment.

I think the only time you would notice a CPU bottleneck is when rendering video or other intensive tasks. I honestly have never had an issue with the most basic M1 mini but my usage profile is pretty limited and all data is stored on a NAS.
It is also my sole gaming platform as I only use streaming services such as Stadia now.

It is blisteringly quick even in its base form.

The MSE calculator is a useful way to find out what you'll be paying, updated with latest Govt action.
https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/utilities/what-are...

In reply to a post by Michael_Chare:

My electricity supplier eonnext still won't tell me what the price will be.in October.

A friend of mine with EONNEXT is being offered "Next Flex" as the only option after fix plan ends, and the prices are pretty much the same as those on Money Saving Expert, and announced on Gov.uk. As dect posted above.

The unit prices are in this fact sheet:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/energy-bi...

If you’re on a standard variable tariff

The average unit price for dual fuel customers paying by direct debit will be limited to 34.0p/kWh for electricity and 10.3p/kWh for gas, inclusive of VAT, from 1 October.

These unit prices have been passed to suppliers to ensure that they are used to calculate bills on time for 1 October.

In reply to a post by Pheasant:

I wouldn’t either, not that Adrian is ever thinking this.

Off topic but this clip from the LTT guys shows what a good job Apple did with the subsystem design on the ‘budget’ M1 Mini with 10GbE….

I tried SO HARD to break this… - M1 Mac Mini 10-gig Ethernet

There is no way I would spend that much on a MAc mini just to use it as a router.

LTT only like Windows and Intel, they hate anything else.

In reply to a post by candlerb:

Looking at what they did with the Macbook Air, the M2 version costs £250 more than the M1 version, for same spec of RAM/SSD etc (although you do get a few niceties like a magsafe port, 1080p camera, and fast charging).

I reasoned that if and when the M2 mac mini comes out, it may well have a similar premium. It's a way for Apple to put up their prices, without an obvious price hike on existing models. Plus, I got the M1 at a decent discount from John Lewis - although it looks like they're out of stock at the moment.

I will wait and see, I am in no rush. to be honest i am just fed up with Windows and the way MS is going.

In reply to a post by zyborg47:

I will wait and see, I am in no rush. to be honest i am just fed up with Windows and the way MS is going.

and I'm the opposite, the apple hardware (M1/M2) is great, but I don't like the way that macOS has progressed, very much the "appliance" similar to iPad for me.

In reply to a post by jchamier:

and I'm the opposite, the apple hardware (M1/M2) is great, but I don't like the way that macOS has progressed, very much the "appliance" similar to iPad for me.

A friend of mine have been using MAcs for years, since the old G2 macs and she thinks the same as you in some years, her Mac pro, the trash can one have not been updated for a while as she don't like the newer Mac OS.
she have got herself a Mac book air M1, but she only use that for light work.

I just want something different, fed up with windows, i would change to Linux permanently, I am using mint as I type this now, but the software is not there .

Anyway, once I decide which way I am going when I update any money I have left i will look at making my own router or just getting something better than I have now. with the way energy bills is going, having something taking less energy is a good idea,, that also include my normal computer as well when I am doing stuff that don't require a lot of energy.
this machine as i am using it now is taking a 100watts, including the monitor

In reply to a post by zyborg47:

I just want something different, fed up with windows, i would change to Linux permanently, I am using mint as I type this now, but the software is not there .

Is there any objection to setting up your system to run only Linux then using Wine, Vmware or similar to run the Windows only programs you need?