[X4U] Mac Pro fresh updates?

[zapcat]

On Jun 16, 2010, at 4:41 PM, Zane H. Healy wrote:

> I'll agree on the YMMV, and I think your advice to the OP to stick  
> with what he has, or look for a refurbed Mac Mini is a good one.   
> If the Mac Mini had eSATA ports or better yet Multilane port, I'd  
> be more tempted by it.  It is very close to what I need, but lacks  
> the I/O and RAM.  Even the iMac is very close to what I need.  The  
> screen on the 21.5" is lower than what I consider acceptable, and  
> if I were to go with the 27", I'd want to max it out at 16GB (I  
> currently have 7GB and it isn't enough).

*very* interesting comments, all, Zane...btw, what are the specifics  
of the I/O limitations of the Mini?  Simply that the capacity and  
speed are much less than that of the pro models?

I suspect if those were not kept crippled, that many more folks would  
go Mini...


zc