Apple Unveils New Mac Mini

gobbo · Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 7:59 pm Post subject:

Hmm, spec sheets states

macinabox · Member Joined: 20 Feb 2006 Posts: 55 Location: WI,USA

I think it is a bit sly of apple to change to a 7200rpm drive at the same time as the switch to intel to kind of make it seem like there's more improvement from the new chip.
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ack_mac · Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 8:42 pm Post subject: My .02 Cents

Here are the things that I think, I think:
- Duo Core Intel chipset running on a 667mhz front side bus is very, very slick.
- Two RAM slots (up to 2GB) are a big step in the right direction.
- Glad that they included Front Row.
- If the hard drive is really 7200rpm then that is a vast improvement
- Keeping the same form factor was nice.
- Including Front Row with a remote was a nice touch.
- Adding in the advanced audio features and an IR port is great for future expansion.

Here is what I am struggling with:
- Raising the price above $499 for the base model is a gamble..
- The integrated Intel graphics card was stupid, stupid, stupid.. They were doing so many things right then they added a $4 crappy card:
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1821811,00.asp
The above comparison is against a very low end dedicated graphics card.. All Apple had to do was stick a $50-60 video card in the Mini and it would have been so much better... It just bothers me that they did this.. They should have included this card in the single core model and gave the duo core a "real" graphics card..
- I was very dissapointed that Apple did not make the Mini a more robust media center type device with DVR functionality. I would have bought one in a heartbeat.. Now I may be stuck using my Xbox 360 more and more.. I think the media played this up to much and I am dissapointed..
- Continuing to stick with a 2.5" hard drive means that we will continue to need to utilize external hard drives to expand into the future. 3.5" drives are so much cheaper...

Maybe I am making a little too big a deal with regards to the graphics card. For most applications, it will be sufficient. It just seems so cheap and unlike Apple to skimp on such an important component.. I do not even use my Mini for games (hello Xbox 360), but this seems like a very poorly planned move and is most likely a sign of things to come with the iBook replacement..

All in all, many will be happy. Me, I am still very happy with my PPC 1.5GHZ, 64MB Vram Radeon model...
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Quantum · New Member Joined: 21 Oct 2005 Posts: 15

Here is the link for the 7200 HDD:
http://store.apple.com/Apple/WebObjects/ukstore

TheModWiki.org · Member Joined: 04 Jul 2005 Posts: 145

Im rather disappointed they obliterated the $500 price point. But DDR2 makes me happy, as does line in, 4 USB ports and gigabit ethernet. However, they didn't do anything about the crappy power adapter interface.. it's very loose, and mine falls out all the time - when it's on. Sad

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g5g5 · Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 9:42 pm Post subject:

picaman · Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 9:46 pm Post subject:

Weee · Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 10:24 pm Post subject:

My mini already shipped! I'm getting my first Mac! Very Happy

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iMav · Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 10:30 pm Post subject: Re: My .02 Cents

jfohl3r · Member Joined: 20 Feb 2006 Posts: 90

I'm pretty dissapointed with the price. Apple added a whole bunch of stuff that I don't need.

1. I don't need wireless internet for a desktop computer.
2. I don't need this bluetooth thing.
3. I don't need this stupid remote for a program that I will probably use once.

The Mac Mini used to be a really sweet entry system. After all of the rumors, I was planning (well been planning for a few weeks now) on buying an entry model today with my tax return and some money I made selling my old Shuttle PC. I had my budget set at $500. I figured with the student discount, it would be $479, and I would be able to buy a nice Apple keyboard with it.

Instead I found out today that the Mac Mini went up $100 and includes a bunch of accessories that I have no use of. Why did they do away with the entry model?

Another thing that ticks me off is the fact that even though the new mini has two RAM slots, Apple cheats and uses two memory sticks for the 512 mb model.

Ugh, this sucks.

ack_mac · Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 11:01 pm Post subject: Re: My .02 Cents

christian3807 · Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 11:05 pm Post subject:

ack_mac · Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 11:20 pm Post subject:

BTW.

Apple stock down 3.52% after today's announcements. I think that is atypical after several major product announcements.

Rumor is that the analysts are not impressed with the new Mini and were expecting something that could counter Windows Media Center..
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