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Would You Get A Mac Mini?
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post Dec 10 2007, 08:59 AM
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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.
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Del Palmer
post Dec 10 2007, 05:47 PM
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I owned one from June 07 to last week (only just sold it on eBay) to run some Mac-only software. I also had the intention of replacing my ancient PC and reduce my carbon footprint (Mac Mini power consumption = 23 W/Hr versus 72 W/Hr (idle) for the PC). However, the more I used the Mac, the more I found fault with the OS. In other words, matters of personal preference can be deal-breakers, and I would strongly recommend that you try out Mac OS X before buying...


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- Sunspot   Would You Get A Mac Mini?   Dec 10 2007, 08:59 AM
- - djellison   I 'converted' to a Macbook in May. I love...   Dec 10 2007, 09:15 AM
- - helvick   I've wanted to get one for a while as a cheap ...   Dec 10 2007, 10:18 AM
- - Tom Womack   QUOTE (Sunspot @ Dec 10 2007, 08:59 AM) A...   Dec 10 2007, 11:49 AM
|- - djellison   QUOTE (Tom Womack @ Dec 10 2007, 11:49 AM...   Dec 10 2007, 12:41 PM
- - ngunn   My daughter just won a MacBook after opening her s...   Dec 10 2007, 12:54 PM
- - ElkGroveDan   I really appreciate you guys opening up this discu...   Dec 10 2007, 03:26 PM
- - djellison   I was in that exact camp about 12 months ago Dan. ...   Dec 10 2007, 04:00 PM
- - Del Palmer   I owned one from June 07 to last week (only just s...   Dec 10 2007, 05:47 PM
|- - Sunspot   Thanks for your input guys. I currently own a PC ...   Dec 10 2007, 07:55 PM
|- - Del Palmer   QUOTE (Sunspot @ Dec 10 2007, 07:55 PM) I...   Dec 10 2007, 08:29 PM
- - climber   Have you heard about this? : http://eeepc.asus.com...   Dec 10 2007, 08:25 PM
- - djellison   Given that it shares the same parts basically as m...   Dec 10 2007, 09:58 PM
- - lyford   As one who regularly uses both systems, I agree it...   Dec 11 2007, 12:50 AM
- - nprev   EGD, it isn't just artistic types that are int...   Dec 11 2007, 02:31 AM
|- - djellison   QUOTE (nprev @ Dec 11 2007, 02:31 AM) sta...   Dec 11 2007, 09:15 AM
|- - helvick   By some amazing coincidence an ex colleague of min...   Dec 11 2007, 11:57 AM
- - nprev   Huh. You guys are pretty convincing. It's gett...   Dec 11 2007, 01:03 PM
- - Sunspot   Sorry for digging up this old thread after all the...   Jul 14 2008, 05:13 PM
- - djellison   Actually the Eee PC's are on about the same pe...   Jul 14 2008, 07:38 PM
- - helvick   The Atom is unlikely to win many awards for raw cp...   Jul 15 2008, 12:22 AM

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