If all Apple is going to do is drop an Intel C2D in the Mac Mini, I'll continue to be disappointed in the offering. An 80GB hard drive? That's a slap in the face by Apple, and they know it. The integrated graphics doesn't impress me either. I played around with one using a 23" Apple display and wasn't impressed at all by the quality. Whatever you do, don't have several widgets going at the same time.
The Mac Mini would have been a great computer to have when Steve introduced the Cube, but these days, I quite simply can't take it seriously. It's time that Apple engineers get us a Mac Mini with some muscle, rather than being a slouch.
If all Apple is going to do is drop an Intel C2D in the Mac Mini, I'll continue to be disappointed in the offering. An 80GB hard drive? That's a slap in the face by Apple, and they know it. The integrated graphics doesn't impress me either. I played around with one using a 23" Apple display and wasn't impressed at all by the quality. Whatever you do, don't have several widgets going at the same time.
The Mac Mini would have been a great computer to have when Steve introduced the Cube, but these days, I quite simply can't take it seriously. It's time that Apple engineers get us a Mac Mini with some muscle, rather than being a slouch.
It's supposed to be a slouch, it's the value system.
...I quite simply can't take it seriously. It's time that Apple engineers get us a Mac Mini with some muscle, rather than being a slouch...
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Originally Posted by BenRoethig
It's supposed to be a slouch, it's the value system.
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Originally Posted by BenRoethig
A Mac pro as a home desktop is like a Freightliner with a Pickup bed.
Yes, yes, and yes. [Insert cries for expandable mid-tower NOT all-in-one (ie. no display) Mac Midi with PCIExpress slots, FW800, a thousand USB2.0 ports, SLI, user-changeable drop-in CPUs etc...] In otherwords, possibly a PC of many different components that runs OSX86 10.4.x and soon OSX8610.5.x .... [insert arguments here on why it will never happen, etc...]
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I don't think so. 1049 was (and is still) the education price for the 1099 macbook. That's what I thought anyways. Can someone clear this up?
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oooh, I was right, yeah!
From apple-history.com
Ok. I just remember our talking about the $1,049 price when it first came out.
The Mac Mini would have been a great computer to have when Steve introduced the Cube, but these days, I quite simply can't take it seriously. It's time that Apple engineers get us a Mac Mini with some muscle, rather than being a slouch.
If all Apple is going to do is drop an Intel C2D in the Mac Mini, I'll continue to be disappointed in the offering. An 80GB hard drive? That's a slap in the face by Apple, and they know it. The integrated graphics doesn't impress me either. I played around with one using a 23" Apple display and wasn't impressed at all by the quality. Whatever you do, don't have several widgets going at the same time.
The Mac Mini would have been a great computer to have when Steve introduced the Cube, but these days, I quite simply can't take it seriously. It's time that Apple engineers get us a Mac Mini with some muscle, rather than being a slouch.
It's supposed to be a slouch, it's the value system.
...I quite simply can't take it seriously. It's time that Apple engineers get us a Mac Mini with some muscle, rather than being a slouch...
It's supposed to be a slouch, it's the value system.
A Mac pro as a home desktop is like a Freightliner with a Pickup bed.
Yes, yes, and yes. [Insert cries for expandable mid-tower NOT all-in-one (ie. no display) Mac Midi with PCIExpress slots, FW800, a thousand USB2.0 ports, SLI, user-changeable drop-in CPUs etc...]