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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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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…
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…
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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…
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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…
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 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 …
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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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…
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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…
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…
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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…
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…
Hi there,
I'm thinking about investing in some of these FX6021 speakers, but I've read a review over on the Apple UK store that they buzz when silent (I know, a slight contradicti…
I thought about getting the Altec Lansing FX6021 speakers but I couldn't justify their expensive price tag. They do sound quite good and look fantastic but I decided on getting th…
I got the 6021's in yesterday, great sound, no hissing. One feature I didn't notice when I saw them first at the Apple store is that they come with a remote.
~$200 from newegg.
I've had these for about 8 months now ... I was attracted by the decent sound and how well they go with the current cinema displays. No buzz or hiss, and the sound is certainly ver…