[X4U] Mac Mini!!!

[Greg Chapel]

Since the Apple Site states that ram must be installed by Apple or an
authorized re-seller and it is not a user servicable part, then if you do it
yourself you will probably void your warrantee or AppleCare.

I really like the design and size of the mac mini but to be honest I don't
see this as a big hit unless Apple comes out with low cost peripherals,
display  and adequately priced AppleCare.

I priced a mac mini the way I would configure the mini and with AppleCare,
wireless keyboard & mouse it came to $1500.00 plus tax. This doesn't include
shipping or a monitor. If I choose Apple's cheapest display (Currently the
20" flat panel at $999.00) it brings the total price to $2500.00.

At the end of the day, I get a nicely designed system but with a lower end
graphics card, lower end cpu, and high price tag of $2500.00.

I can get an ugly Dell with 15" flat panel display 2.4 GHz Celeron, 80211.g,
equivalent graphics subsytem, 3 years Dell support and repair, 80 GB 7200
RPM drive, ethernet, modem, mouse, keyboard, XP media package, Word Perfect
word processer, all for $699.00.

Now if Apple came out with a Mouse/Keyboard/15" Flat panel bundle for
<$200.00 and AppleCare for <$50.00 and they also lowered their ram cost to
1GB < $200 upgrade option not $425.00, then I think Apple would have a
killer product.

As it stands now, the iMac G5, 12" powerbook, or an ibook is a much better
deal.

Greg




-----Original Message-----
From: x4u-bounces at listserver.themacintoshguy.com
[mailto:x4u-bounces at listserver.themacintoshguy.com]On Behalf Of Richard
Gilmore
Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 3:55 PM
To: A place to discuss Mac OS X for the casual user.
Subject: Re: [X4U] Mac Mini!!!


It looks to me like you could add more RAM yourself. I don't think it would
be that hard. It looks like the only thing you'd have to do is pry the
little tabs up, there are a lot of them but I suspect it's far from
impossible. Are there two slots or just one? Where does it say 1 GB of RAM
costs $425?


> From: "Zane H. Healy" <healyzh at aracnet.com>
> Reply-To: "A place to discuss Mac OS X for the casual user."
> <x4u at listserver.themacintoshguy.com>
> Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 13:37:13 -0800
> To: Hector Luna <polonius19 at gmail.com>, "A place to discuss Mac OS X for
the
> casual user." <x4u at listserver.themacintoshguy.com>
> Subject: Re: [X4U] Mac Mini!!!
>
>> Crap! It looks as if  RAM will not be a user servicable part. Does
>> anyone know if the geniuses will only install Apple purchased RAM? I
>> haven't cruised through pricewatch.com, but $425 seems steep for a 1GB
>> chip...
>
> Based on the pictures on this page, I suspect you're right :^(
> http://www.apple.com/macmini/design.html
>
> They mention needing to go to an Apple Store or an authorized
> reseller.  The reseller would probably be your best bet for getting
> 3rd party RAM installed.  $425 for 1GB is outrageous!
>
> In looking at the one picture they show of the guts of the system I'm
> guessing you need a special tool to open the case.  It's possible
> that 3rd party RAM sellers might offer such a tool, especially if the
> Mac Mini is as popular as I suspect it will be.
>
> All in all, this looks like a really awesome little box with a lot of
> potential!  It's absolutely perfect for someone that ones a Mac for
> email and web, which could describe a lot of PC users (just plug it
> into a KVM and they have safer email and web access).  It also looks
> like it would make a terrific little server, and it's a lot more
> powerful than some of the servers I work with!
>
> Zane
>
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