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12-16-2006, 07:56 PM #1Mini for son.
my son has been playing flight simulator x and call of duty on my computer via bootcamp. I want to get him a mac on ebay.
Would a mac mini 1.6 duo run these games better than a pentium 4 3.0 with a nvidia 5200?
Also I know the mini uses the system ram for graphics, if I put more RAM in it will the gpu use more or will it stay at 64 MB? Can you change the amount of RAM it uses?Join the Mac-forums folding team By Clicking Here
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12-17-2006, 08:55 PM #2
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Id forget the macmini right now unless space is of a premium and you just want a mac for working.
On a good day you can pickup a 17" intel core duo on ebay for £500. So, sell the monitor you were going to use for the £399 mini and you get enough to buy it so your son can play COD etc much more effectively and be assured that he is getting a much better mac for the money.
Feel free to post any links you find and i can help you judge wether the auction is trustworthy or not. :-)
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12-18-2006, 09:10 PM #3
Can you upgrade the graphics on the imac?
the high end 1.83 mini and the low end imac share the same graphics.Join the Mac-forums folding team By Clicking Here
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12-18-2006, 09:24 PM #4
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AFAIK, only the 20" & the 24" have upgradeable Graphics. But Apple's quoted prices are for production line orders only.
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12-19-2006, 12:21 AM #5
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Yeah, dont bother with the educational model. Get the 1.83ghz dual core 17" imac with radeon x1600. For the price it is a much better buy than even a top end 1.83ghz mac mini even with maxed out ram.
If nowhere else, try the refurb store on the apple website
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