I think the ability to interface with iMessage is driving the decision, also that laptops optimize for battery life and Mac Minis can just be tucked away on a shelf with no need for a monitor.

Totally. The Mac and Apple Fan Bois are just LARPing.

Several reasons: Apple silicon, memory bandwidth and power consumption is second to none Always on 24x7x365 (Not recommended for a laptop) Access to Apple ecosystem if you use that environment, meaning your bot can manage your Calendar, notes, messages email etc... If you don't operate in the Ap...