Isn't it precisely one of the (supposed) strength of Apple, not having to set up anything, it just works? They're just parroting what people will say against the price of this computer:
> Yes the new Mac mini has M1, too, but you’re going to need all the peripherals including a display. So for a few hundred quid more you get an all-in-one home computer that is as easy to get started as an iPad.
It's a way to predict the comments like "You must be stupid to buy an iMac. I personally bought a mac mini for $X, and $X is way lower than the price of that iMac, setting it up is not that hard." or something along those lines.
> Yes the new Mac mini has M1, too, but you’re going to need all the peripherals including a display. So for a few hundred quid more you get an all-in-one home computer that is as easy to get started as an iPad.
It's a way to predict the comments like "You must be stupid to buy an iMac. I personally bought a mac mini for $X, and $X is way lower than the price of that iMac, setting it up is not that hard." or something along those lines.