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Interesting, I've always thought the "mini" designation was more a commentary on size rather than price. When I think of a "mini" I expect it to be in a very compact case that makes it a lot more difficult to work on/upgrade/repair than a typical desktop, but be physically compact and able to fit in a small space.

Word "mini" is used , which usually signifies total volume of the case containing the components is approx. 1 litre.

The size? No snark, but seems pretty obvious mini refers to physical size.

Especially considering for most people home servers rarely need more than a used g1 elite slice or one of the other thin-pc's that run intel 6700-8700s for like 50$ total upgrade ram, add a bigger ssd if you want, works great for 99% of self hosted shit.

Mini means small. Not inexpensive.