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 Mini revision). It has a Core Image compat…

another case of 'i want my $500 dollar machine to run circles around my $1500+ powerbookitis.' the mini does just fine...the only thing that's bad about the mini is it's GPU. how…

*waits for mini to arrive* Specs: 1.25GHz 512MB ram 60GB 7200RPM drive DVD/CDRW It's possible to correct it's greatest shortcoming

Quote: Originally Posted by discotronic Check out this link: http://www1.us.dell.com/content/prod...=19&l=en&s=dhs Man, those are some great deals. Got to get me …

Quote: Originally Posted by Scotttheking *waits for mini to arrive* Specs: 1.25GHz 512MB ram 60GB 7200RPM drive DVD/CDRW It's possible to correct it's greatest shortcoming …

Quote: Originally Posted by Anand Man, those are some great deals. Got to get me one of those Dimension 3000 machines. Wow, Macs are so over-priced. Not! I was only linki…

This coming from a mac mini owner, i think its a good machine. It's made for the person who isn't sure about the mac system, and wants to try it out, for a cheap price. I love the …

Quote: Originally Posted by Agent69 Apple doesn't offer the Mini with a 7200rpm drive. Or are you simply indicating that is what you are changing? EDIT: Also, I've heard that …

Quote: Originally Posted by iREZ another case of 'i want my $500 dollar machine to run circles around my $1500+ powerbookitis.' the mini does just fine...the only thing that's …

dude you bought a powerbook!!! not an ibook...your powerbook will even beat todays emac in most everyday tasks. "Who cares about the VRAM"???? the people who are running 20"+ LCD'…

also note that Tiger and the next versions of Mac OS X are gonna heavily rely on the GPU in your system. This isn't windows....this is OS X, let's see a windows PC with an integra…

I'm running the Mini on a 21" 1600x1200 LCD. It works fine. Expose may be laggy, but its expected, and it works. Portrait mode is a shame, but I'm not complaining about that, no…

Quote: 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…

Quote: Originally Posted by iREZ also note that Tiger and the next versions of Mac OS X are gonna heavily rely on the GPU in your system. This isn't windows....this is OS X, le…

This thread is a joke. You can't honestly believe a mac mini was supposed to be a speed demon at a $500 price point.

Quote: Originally Posted by mhuie Im just saying that selling a new desktop with the performance of a computer 1+ years ago is just shameful. I havent done any graphics, media…

Quote: 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…

Quote: 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…

Quote: 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…

Quote: 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…

Quote: 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 …

Quote: 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…