[X4U] Mac MIni?

[Neil Laubenthal]

Hi TIm . . .I waited until the other dozen or so replies happened  
before I replied. I could pretend because it was I was _much smarter_  
than other repliers . . .but that would be untrue. Actually, I was at  
work and decided to reply later:-)

Coming from a G4/466 . . . the mini is a much better performer.

Compared to an iMac; the mini is a bit anemic; but not so much as you  
might think.

For your purposes . . . I would think it would be fine; the biggest  
issue I would have is that I consider 2 GB of RAM the bare minimum for  
Leopard and more is better. IIRC. I don't know the mini's RAM limits  
off hand . . .but that would be my biggest concern. If you can get at  
least 2 GB in it then I think you will certainly be satisfied with  
it . . . and given that you've already got the monitor/keyboard/mouse/ 
etc . . . it's hard to argue with the price.

I use a first generation mini as my file server and Time Machine  
server for a couple of laptops at home . . . and it's more than  
sufficient for that. Sitting down and logging into the local  
console . . . it's certainly far more apparently responsive than the  
G4/500 with Tiger that it replaced as a file server.

Go for it I would say, you won't be disappointed.


On Apr 1, 2008, at 15:20, Tim Kinsella wrote:

> I've been thinking about a Mac Mini, but see that the video RAM is  
> 'shared' system RAM. (like many laptops)
>
> Anyone have any experience with a Mac MIni??
>
> It'd be a home computer, but I do minor/intermediate desktop  
> publishing work on the side, and a small non-profit website.
>
> (not heavy Photoshop, but some..)
>
> Cost is a major factor - I loove the MIni price point.
>
> (I have an LCD monitor, ext. FW DVD burner, & ext FW HDs)
>
> I don't -need- much, but I'd hate to be miserable if the video  
> performance is truly awful!!
>
> (I'm on a G4-466 now, sooo... )
>
> Thanks.
> Tim
>
>
>
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