The Mac Mini is a joke — #31
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Originally Posted by RodUK
Assuming the computer of 1+ years ago is the Powerbook in your signature, wouldn't it be more shameful if a consumer oriented Mini at $600 outp…
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The Mac Mini is a joke — #32
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Originally Posted by Randman
You haven't been around computers for very long, have you?
Err, well... I have a degree in Computer Science and have worked as a softwar…
The Mac Mini is a joke — #33
Within reason, I understand the original point of this thread.
I think I was expecting Powerbook like performance, and got iBook performance.
It was not until I put a 60GB 7200rp…
The Mac Mini is a joke — #34
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Originally Posted by liquidtrance123
Welcome to the world of computers, get used to it. they progress so fast, you can't stop that from happening. So your gonna have to…
The Mac Mini is a joke — #35
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Originally Posted by RodUK
Surely not so fast that over the course of just a year (or so) the consumer line out performs the professional line. In fact, IMHO, the progre…
The Mac Mini is a joke — #36
My dad's pretty happy with his mini for Eudora, Quicken, Excel, and general web surfing. I had a Dell configured for him online after his Celeron/900Mhz/W2K monster tower bit the …
The Mac Mini is a joke — #37
The mini has definite strengths:
If you only upgrade the ram, it stays pretty cheap, or at least reasonable.
It's quiet.
It runs OS X.
It's a good general purpose computer for …
The Mac Mini is a joke — #38
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Originally Posted by mhuie
Who said circles? If I buy a NEW desktop computer 1 year later than I bought my Powerbook, c'mon, you don't expect the NEW computer to be FAST…
The Mac Mini is a joke — #39
yea this thread is i think that about covers it.
The Mac Mini is a joke — #40
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Originally Posted by esXXI
...Baffling. By your logic, I should be able to go out and buy a top of the line G5 PowerMac and in a years time, buy a Mac mini and expect bet…
The Mac Mini is a joke — #41
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Originally Posted by mhuie
But my point is - Apple released this as a desktop machine.
I think you've hit the nail on the head in that releasing a desktop machine t…
The Mac Mini is a joke — #42
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Originally Posted by mhuie
Why can't people ever read?
I'm comparing a brand new desktop to a 1 year old notebook. Desktops are already inherently faster than notebo…
The Mac Mini is a joke — #43
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Originally Posted by Agent69
I think the Mac Mini is a fine computer but I think that the eMac is the best entry level buy at Apple right now (at least until the next Min…
The Mac Mini is a joke — #44
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Originally Posted by mhuie
If any large PC maker came out with a Pentium III 800 system, they'd get laughed at, even it was $100. It would be pretty unusable running the…
The Mac Mini is a joke — #45
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Originally Posted by Dave B
Do you know for a fact that the eMac now has a 7200 RPM drive?
I'm not doubting -- just wondering. I have a 2003 dual-boot 1 Ghz eMac and it
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The Mac Mini is a joke — #46
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Originally Posted by turtle777
Yes, we can read, but you can't THINK !
Age (<2-3 years) has NOTHING to do with it.
You basically compare a $ 600 computer with a $ 1,8…
The Mac Mini is a joke — #47
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Originally Posted by mhuie
Desktops are already inherently faster than notebooks.
Wrong, wrong, wrong. The case you put the components in has no direct effect on thei…
The Mac Mini is a joke — #48
They probably put in the weaker GPU and slower laptop drive to purposefully cripple it. The powerbook hasn't really advanced over the last year or two, and they have to justify th…
The Mac Mini is a joke — #49
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Originally Posted by iLikebeer
They probably put in the weaker GPU and slower laptop drive to purposefully cripple it.
A lot of companies do this. Porsche comes to mi…
The Mac Mini is a joke — #50
I just received my Mini 1.42GHz on Friday. Installed 1GB of RAM and then fired it up. Though it does boot a few seconds longer than my dual 867MHz G4, the responsiveness of OS X fe…
Cell phone (D500) and Bluetooth — #1
I just got a Samsung D500 cell phone that has Bluetooth. I have no problem sending files from my PowerBook to my phone. I can browse my PowerBook from my phone via Bluetooth.
When…
Cell phone (D500) and Bluetooth — #2
Send feedback to Apple. Maybe they just haven't supported it yet because it's so new.
I want a full report on this phone - I want a slider! Where'd you buy, and how much?
Cell phone (D500) and Bluetooth — #3
Well, the phone doesn't work with iSync but since I can send files from my computer to the phone, I would assume I could send files from my phone to my Mac.
I've had it for almost…
Cell phone (D500) and Bluetooth — #4
Well, I got the issue resolved. I went to the local Apple Store and tried sending a file to a Powerbook there and it worked. So I came home, installed the latest security update fo…
Two optical drives? What if you push eject button? — #1
Will both of them open up? I'm upgrading my internal drive but if there is an extra slot for one, I was thinking of just putting it in the second bay... But will that get annoying…