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Anyone here own one of these tiny computers or used one? I'm thinking about getting one to replace by ancient PC.

[Tom Womack]

Anyone here own one of these tiny computers or used one? I'm thinking about getting one to replace by ancient PC.

I bought one in January 2005 and have been using it ever since; it's a beautiful, silent and reliable machine.

You probably want to get Apple to fit 2GB of memory; the one I have is the 512MB model and runs out of memory with 10,000 pictures in iPhoto. The internal disc is fairly small, but external Firewire or USB2 discs are fairly cheap; Lacie does one in a case to match the Mac Mini.

[djellison]

You probably want to get Apple to fit 2GB of memory;

At Apple's prices? They want £90 to upgrade it from 1 to 2 gig. 2 gig of ram for a Mac Mini, brand new, from Crucial, is £35.24. Given that Crucial sell 1gb for £18.79 - the delta cost of a retail part is £16.45 - and Apple want to charge more than 500% of that.

I love my Macbook, but I find it very hard to like Apple as a company.

Doug