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<blockquote data-quote="kaidomac" data-source="post: 186429" data-attributes="member: 15110"><p>areth2j, thanks for the comments! I actually ended up ordering an iMac after I read my own article, lol. I'd love to have a Mini on my desk, but the iMac just turned out to be a better value, plus it had a better WAF <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> Someday I'd like to get a Mini for myself though (the iMac will be my wife's). All it really needs, aside from 1gb ram/Airport/Bluetooth, is a $320 investment for the Pioneer DL DVD burner ($120) and a 7200rpm 100gb Hitachi hard drive ($200). You can get the hard drive even cheaper if you get a smaller capacity (if you don't need all the space or have an extra drive available). Supposedly the new high-end Minis are coming with an 8x Superdrive as well, so that's something to consider too if you're ordering a new one. I have a lot of new links to add to the appendixes, but I've been pretty busy with school and everything. Then again, maybe I should invest some time into my site instead of surfing forums lol.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kaidomac, post: 186429, member: 15110"] areth2j, thanks for the comments! I actually ended up ordering an iMac after I read my own article, lol. I'd love to have a Mini on my desk, but the iMac just turned out to be a better value, plus it had a better WAF ;) Someday I'd like to get a Mini for myself though (the iMac will be my wife's). All it really needs, aside from 1gb ram/Airport/Bluetooth, is a $320 investment for the Pioneer DL DVD burner ($120) and a 7200rpm 100gb Hitachi hard drive ($200). You can get the hard drive even cheaper if you get a smaller capacity (if you don't need all the space or have an extra drive available). Supposedly the new high-end Minis are coming with an 8x Superdrive as well, so that's something to consider too if you're ordering a new one. I have a lot of new links to add to the appendixes, but I've been pretty busy with school and everything. Then again, maybe I should invest some time into my site instead of surfing forums lol. [/QUOTE]
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