Remember that if you are posting on HN, you are an anomaly and live surrounded by similar anomalies so you may not realize it.
Most non-technical Mac users that I know have MacBooks (having worked in a linguistics faculty, I knew many). The only Mac Mini users that I know are actually techies.
Edit: of course, in the end it does not really matter. The Mac Mini is probably a tiny slice of the total number of Macs sold. For other models people (including me) already accept paying much extra for upgrades.
It occurs that I may have an observer bias, since I only see someone's mini if I am in their office or house, but can see their laptop many places.
I was going to use Amazon's Best Sellers to try to ferret out how few Mac Minis really get sold compared to iMacs and laptops. At least at this moment, Mac Minis are the best selling Mac. No doubt from fence sitters waiting for an announcement, but interesting none the less.
#12 Entry level Mini
#21 Middle iMac
#30 Middle Mini
#34 Low end iMac
#42 Whiz-bang 5k iMac
#50 2012 Mac Mini (quad core coveters)
#80 High end Mini
#87 Ancient, used 17" iMac. Really? sort of in the weeds here.
#100 2012 Mini, but volume must be near zero to be under that iMac.
Most non-technical Mac users that I know have MacBooks (having worked in a linguistics faculty, I knew many). The only Mac Mini users that I know are actually techies.
Edit: of course, in the end it does not really matter. The Mac Mini is probably a tiny slice of the total number of Macs sold. For other models people (including me) already accept paying much extra for upgrades.