[Cube] The Mini is so... small

[Hal]

Don' forget the slower drive performance ceiling on the Mini, as it  
uses laptop hard drives.

-Hal

On Jul 18, 2005, at 5:28 PM, George Pepper wrote:

> But the performance is LARGE:
>
> 1.42GHz - Over 4x faster than the Cube
>
> 80GB HD - 4x larger than the Cube
>
> 512MB RAM - 8x more than (my stock) Cube
>
> Bluetooth/AirPort Extreme - Uh... I think you can do Bluetooth with  
> a Cube, but I don't know about the faster AirPort
>
> Superdrive - BTDT, had the broken fingernails to prove it (I'm a  
> classical guitarist, it sucks)
>
> Wireless keyboard/mouse - say wha?
>
> Still less than a grand.  Amazing.  I think I paid about $1,200.00  
> for the Cube as a refurb, if I remember correctly, but that may  
> have been with the 15" TFT.  Not sure about that though.
>
> And... You can stack FIVE of them inside the Cube's shell!
>
> Three minuses:
>
> 1]  Fan (Minor)
>
> 2]  I have to use my ADC/DVI converter for my 23" Cinema HD Display  
> (30" DVI refurb on my list): This sorta bites because the display's  
> power button won't start the Mini, and the Mins's power switch is  
> in the WORST possible location on the right rear as you face the  
> front.
>
> 3]  No upgrading (Probably better to keep me out of there anyway ;^))
>
> Cheers,
>
> Pep
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