Yes
The overnight autonomous work alone justifies the Mac Mini cost
Legin82 on Hacker News
8 major reports/analyses in one night
In the thread “Show HN: I've been running OpenClaw on a $640 Mac Mini for a week. Honest report”
Helped: Overnight autonomous work and API integrations.
Got in the way: Hallucinations in marketing copy and brittle browser automation.
… If you're a solo founder running actual businesses and willing to invest setup time: yes. The overnight autonomous work alone justifies the Mac Mini cost. But set expectations right - it's a very capable junior employee, not a senior one. …