Review: Apple's Mac Mini offers versatility, better graphics

[Charles]

Review: Apple's Mac Mini offers versatility, better graphics
Approved by: Charles
Category: Mac mini

Computerworld - "In short, the new Mini packs a moderate processing punch, much-improved graphic response, runs quiet as a mouse, offers plenty of ports for peripherals and still makes sense economically -- as long as you're judicious about which model you buy and which options you spring for. Just make sure you get 2GB of RAM if you're buying the $599 model, and if you need more room to grow, cough up the necessary money for the $799 version. Given Apple's decision to make high-definition movies available via iTunes, that's the model I'd get if I were buying from scratch."

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[Fox]

Seems like a fair review, although for some reason, the reviewer discounts options involving do-it-yourself upgrading.
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Mini 1: 2.3 ghz Core i5; 8 gb RAM, Corsair 240gb SSD, 500 gb Seagate XT
Mini 2: 2.26 ghz Core 2 duo, 8 gb RAM, 500 gb Seagate
Also a Cube, 13" MacBook Air, 20" 2.66 ghz iMac & 11.6" Acer 1810TZ running Ubuntu & openSuse

[g5g5]

Unless you're intimidated about upgrading, I don't buy the part about coughing up the money for the $799 model. The rest of the review seems fair. I'm really enjoying mine at this point.
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1.25GHz Mac Mini / 1.8GHz iMac G5 / 2.0GHz C2D Mac mini (2009)
4GB iPod mini / 2G iPod shuffle / 16GB iPhone 3G
Apple TV 2
iLife's a Bitch!

[microfox]

Some posters here seem to think that opening up a Mac mini can be done by anyone. I beg to differ.

I have opened up countless PC's (in my 15 years spent in the Dark World) and installed video cards, NIC's, hard drives, modems and what not but while I sincerely envy everyone who can do it, I, for one, can not afford to take that risk on such an expensive piece of equipment.

I'm also certain that only a very small number of Mac mini buyers risk opening it up.
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iMac 2010, 21.5", 8Gb of RAM

2.0GHz Core2Duo Mac mini, 2 Gb RAM,120Gb HD + 1Tb LaCie external HD, Hauppauge PVR 950 USB TV Tuner stick, running 10.8.2

iPad 3rd generation, 32Gb

IPod Touch 4th generation 32Gb