Quote: Originally Posted by DeathMan It would be great for a dedicated swap volume. 8GB of super fast Swap on top of 8 GB of active memory, should be able to handle what you're …

Quote: Originally Posted by Eriamjh RAM is still very expensive compared to HD space (per GB). I can see someone creating a computer that uses RAM instead of a HD for primary fu…

i'm thinking the intel laptops, probably not the first rev, but certainly by the 3rd will have 20 - 40gb flash HDs... nanostyle. i don't know about this ramdrive though. ram is c…

Sigh, I can remember when I could boot off a RAM disk. I had to pare down the system a bit, but did it ever fly. Flash is making strides, but it can never replace our current magn…

just asking. and at what price?

i was just looking at them at my school's campus bookstore. they're $229 for the 6gb.

The Apple Company store in Cupertino seems to have a pretty good selection of the Mini still... they're not any cheaper than they were before, but it was that way at every store i …

you could get a refurbed mini from the apple store, i think they have a bunch on there

man im not sure if the nano really should have compleatly replaced the mini......

i too am looking for a mini. hoping now that the nano hype is hitting the market, i figure you can get a steal on a ipod mini. i dont plan on using it for photos, and the scratch r…

I just sold my mini for around $159. Good to know I didn't gypped on that sale price. Yes, Apple was right to have the nano be the replacement for the mini. Have you used one? The…

At least with the mini there was a somewhat scratch resistant casing and songs could be transferred with firewire. To me the size of the nano doesn't make up for the lack of these …

My sister has had 3 mini failures in her ipod experience. That alone would make me avoid them, not to mention all the broken ones that show up on ebay.

Quote: Originally Posted by Apfhex Yes, Apple was right to have the nano be the replacement for the mini. Have you used one? They're fantastically better. In your opinion, w…

No moving parts, smaller, and a lot less chance of something happening to the hard drive. Also, thinner. And better looking. Color screen.

there are a lot of improvements w/ the nano...just none of which i need. except for maybe no moving parts...

NMP would improve reliability, no?

i dont think it looks better its too long for something so thin. it looks really unproportional from my POV if it was shorter i think it would look better. NMP big improvement, …

I'm still waiting for the iPod nada. It's so small that it's invisible.

You can still get them in China, they are still trying to give them the most store space to get rid of them.

Quote: Originally Posted by enomehjashik i dont think it looks better its too long for something so thin. it looks really unproportional from my POV if it was shorter i think i…

Enomehjashik, mad cow disease is right. Besides that, even if there were a 16GB or even an 8GB model - the price would be outrageous due to the high cost of the chip. I'd expect an…

apple didnt exactly wait, they bought half of what samsung can provide. even if it was shorter you can still have one handed operation. how bout a thin player that is slider des…

Yes, I still see them at stores everywhere.

Quote: Originally Posted by nredman you could get a refurbed mini from the apple store, i think they have a bunch on there What is the difference between refurbished and new…