[X-Newbies] Mac mini/cinema display question

[Konrad Waibel]

Thanks Al.   Very helpful info. I checked the review posted on  
macworld.com
On Oct 8, 2007, at 5:55 PM, Al Poulin wrote:

> On Oct 7, 2007, at 11:03 PM, Konrad Waibel wrote:
>
>> Specifications: Mac Mini
>>     * 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
>>     * 2GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM - 2x1GB
>>     * 160GB Serial ATA drive
>>     * SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
>>     * Apple Keyboard & Mighty Mouse
>>     * Apple Cinema HD Display (23" flat panel)
>>     * Mac OS X - U.S. English
>>     * AppleCare Protection Plan for Mac mini (w/or w/o Display) -  
>> Auto-enroll
>>     * Accessory kit
>>
>> Am I really losing something important with the Mac mini/cinema  
>> display that I'd have with the iMac?
>
> From recent readings to compare the latest Mini with the latest  
> iMac, I understand the Mini performance specs are not as high as  
> the iMac due to a few internal design compromises.  I believe it  
> uses its main memory instead of memory in the video card to drive  
> the display.  There are a couple other observations being made.   
> Check this out at the Macworld web site where they have completed  
> recent reviews on both machines.  These reviews showed up in the  
> magazine, so I expect them to be online by now.
>
> Al Poulin
>
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