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<blockquote data-quote="XJ-linux" data-source="post: 1002121" data-attributes="member: 33722">Check the Apple Online refurb section. I picked up a nice affordable 2009 Mini Refurb with the 256MB graphics chipset and use it on my 37&quot; Vizio LCD HDTV all the time. It has plenty of power for 90% of users. Unless you are doing CAD/CAM/CAE design or massive RAW photo editing, it's just fine. As mentioned before, with any OS X product, fast user switching allows many users to get along peacefully on one system. The Mini also makes a great DVD player and a good platform for viewing iTunes, Hulu, boxee, etc content on your TV. It's also a nice place to stash an external FW800 connected HDD for Time Machine backups and a streaming video vault for iTunes or AppleTV. Another nice feature... with Remote Desktop, I don't even need a keyboard and mouse as I just control everything from my Macbook. Enjoy!EDIT: I'll also add that I edit&nbsp; H.264 HD video on the Mini almost weekly with no issues, using screen sharing over WiFi no less.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="XJ-linux, post: 1002121, member: 33722"] Check the Apple Online refurb section. I picked up a nice affordable 2009 Mini Refurb with the 256MB graphics chipset and use it on my 37" Vizio LCD HDTV all the time. It has plenty of power for 90% of users. Unless you are doing CAD/CAM/CAE design or massive RAW photo editing, it's just fine. As mentioned before, with any OS X product, fast user switching allows many users to get along peacefully on one system. The Mini also makes a great DVD player and a good platform for viewing iTunes, Hulu, boxee, etc content on your TV. It's also a nice place to stash an external FW800 connected HDD for Time Machine backups and a streaming video vault for iTunes or AppleTV. Another nice feature... with Remote Desktop, I don't even need a keyboard and mouse as I just control everything from my Macbook. Enjoy! EDIT: I'll also add that I edit H.264 HD video on the Mini almost weekly with no issues, using screen sharing over WiFi no less. [/QUOTE]

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