06-16-2010, 03:59 PM

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06-16-2010, 04:13 PM

My eyes hurt.

06-16-2010, 04:40 PM

Paragraphs please

06-16-2010, 04:56 PM

Apple has never attempted to create a "cheap" product before..and the Mac Mini isn't meant for that..it was created for the segment of people who want to use it as a HTPC or a desktop when they already had their own LCD/Keyboard/Mouse..

The rest of the post is just ramblings...

Regards

06-16-2010, 05:00 PM

Okay, fine.

06-16-2010, 05:02 PM

I think it makes more sense now then it ever has. Now that it can be hooked up to an HDTV easily, and pass video and sound through the HDMI cable, it makes it a pretty tempting HTPC, and doesnt take up any room at all.

That being said, I think the price point just became too high for the unit. $500 seems right...but anything more then that is just too much...think of the PC you can build or buy for a HTPC with that amount to spend.

If your plans are to buy this unit to use as a Mac desktop...why not just spend the extra few hundred bucks, get a macbook, and then use the macbook as a desktop mac? At least with the macbook, you have the option to take it with you...then dock it when you get home..right?

Mac Mini is too expensive..

06-16-2010, 06:14 PM

Ramblings or a troll one wonders?

Tower is the go ~ Mini and iMac are toys, glossy but toys!

06-16-2010, 06:56 PM

I am almost positive I read that , but I have not one clue what it said.

Clay

06-16-2010, 06:57 PM

O_o

Clay, same here

06-16-2010, 07:58 PM

The new update is decent. I think everybody expected apple to eventually make the mini's enclosure a unibody aluminum casing while giving it same upgrade specs as its baseline macbook pro and macbook-- I can't say too much on upping its price 100usd though, but Apple will be apple, and will price its products aggressively as pure usual.

I think if they upgraded it and kept the price the same, apple would have been on to something, and could have seriously competed with other companies in the 'economic' barebone computer section. A quick glance at other companies' base towers still show intel celeron cpus and ati 3200s at around 400usd. The mac mini with a decently clocked core2duo and 320m for 599usd woulda been pretty competitive.

06-16-2010, 08:13 PM

My eyes bleed. I hope you are happy. I tried my best to read it but it was just ramblings that didn't make any sense.

06-17-2010, 11:14 AM

Honestly I can not remember writing this. I think it was at like 3 AM. What I think I was trying to say was this:

1. Previous Mac Minis were not viable products as long as the iMac was being sold.

2. The Mac Mini is still not a viable desktop computer.

3. The Mac Mini would be a viable home server for media and file streaming.

4. Don't buy one for that purpose until it has reasonable hard drive space (4 TB)

Anyway sorry for that horrible written post

06-17-2010, 02:11 PM

4tb is not reasonable, it's way too much. I bet the average person using a baseline computer wouldn't use more than 250gigs. Not to mention that external storage is pretty popular-- **** even a lot of recent iMac owners have been replacing the 1tb hdds that come with the iMac for a 80 or 160gig SSD for the added performance boost, while using an external drive for storage.

06-17-2010, 02:47 PM

Originally Posted by jpepperman95

Honestly I can not remember writing this. I think it was at like 3 AM. What I think I was trying to say was this:

1. Previous Mac Minis were not viable products as long as the iMac was being sold.

2. The Mac Mini is still not a viable desktop computer.

3. The Mac Mini would be a viable home server for media and file streaming.

4. Don't buy one for that purpose until it has reasonable hard drive space (4 TB)

Anyway sorry for that horrible written post

I didn't attempt to read your first post but if this second post is any indication of the first it just sounds like you are complaining that the Mac mini doesn't fit your needs. That's fair enough but you should realized that it fits many other people's needs. You are entitled to your own opinion though.

I've always thought of the Mini as the cheapest way to get a new Mac for switchers. It's not meant to compete with the iMac and most Windows desktop switchers already have a monitor, keyboard, and mouse so they are ready to go without extra expenses. The price of the Mini was what encouraged my co-worker to buy one and try out Macs.

Computers are expensive so the lower cost of a Mini compared to other Macs makes it less of a financial gamble to switch. A lot of new potential switchers are apprehensive about switching and the higher prices of Macs is an extra roadblock for them. I know a lot of switchers who started with a Mini and then moved up to an iMac when they got comfortable with Macs.

The Mini isn't perfect and I personally don't have a use for them which is why I don't buy one but it fits many other people's needs. I do think that the hard drive should be easier to upgrade so that it can be customized more for other needs but it can be done.

06-17-2010, 03:34 PM

i guess if you have old mac hardware, the mini could be practical. And to be a good media server, you want plenty of disk space to hold HD movies and music.