Mac Mini is Disappointing?
Sorry for lack of posts lately. Anyway, here are my thoughts on the Mac Mini
* The small thing is nice but limiting. C'mon: I mean, if it were bigger, we could put in a 3.5" drive slot (thus allowing 120GB drive BTO upgrades cheaply), PCI-e Slot (especially for a possible graphics upgrade to make it a budget gaming machine), 3-4 GB RAM support and a real speaker for the same price or even $50 less.
* Front Row looks cool and worth the money.
* The GMA950 is fine for 85% of users. Even I would be OK with it. I just would use my GameCube for games. Of course, if it were bigger, you could have a PCI-e slot for graphics upgrades.
* The 1.5 Ghz Core Solo is to be expected of a budget machine.
* The price would have been more reasonable at $499/$699.
* There's no reason for AirPort or Bluetooth in the budget model.
Overall:
******* out of 10 stars.
* The small thing is nice but limiting. C'mon: I mean, if it were bigger, we could put in a 3.5" drive slot (thus allowing 120GB drive BTO upgrades cheaply), PCI-e Slot (especially for a possible graphics upgrade to make it a budget gaming machine), 3-4 GB RAM support and a real speaker for the same price or even $50 less.
* Front Row looks cool and worth the money.
* The GMA950 is fine for 85% of users. Even I would be OK with it. I just would use my GameCube for games. Of course, if it were bigger, you could have a PCI-e slot for graphics upgrades.
* The 1.5 Ghz Core Solo is to be expected of a budget machine.
* The price would have been more reasonable at $499/$699.
* There's no reason for AirPort or Bluetooth in the budget model.
Overall:
******* out of 10 stars.
posted by Ryan Butler at 7:46 PM
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