In my opinion, that oversimplifies it. PlayStation and Xbox have disks without the "Next Gen" Version on it for years, but nobody cared. At this point there are also no games that have this license-on-a-cartridge.
After all, you can still sell the cartridge, something you cannot do with a completely digital game.
Unraid doesn't use images you can download. They check the USBs UUID GUID before installing. I am not defending this, but as it's going to be the boot device for the server this is a little handy feature.
I get your take, the A1 Mini is smaller, but in the end, it's a printer with crazy good value.
I guess I will also buy a Prusa next time. My P1S has internet blocked in my firewall, and I'll use it in LAN mode until it dies.