[X4U] Apple sued over defective iMac displays

zapcat zapcat at speakeasy.net
Mon Jan 5 14:43:34 PST 2009


also, it's my understanding that the iMac can take up to 4GB of RAM,  
where as the Mini's limit is 2GB..is that still the case?

personally, I think they should both be able to handle 8...16...




On Jan 5, 2009, at 2:40 PM, Christopher Collins wrote:

> Both of those upgrades can be done to an iMac.
>
> So why is a Mac mini "more upgradeable"?
>
> cjc
>
> On 06/01/2009, at 9:05 AM, Ken Johnson wrote:
>
>> Well - I own a lowly Mac-Mini and I love it.  For one thing, it is  
>> much more upgradable than the iMac.  I recently changed the hard  
>> drive to a 200 GB 7200rpm unit, and before that, I increased the  
>> RAM.  Attached to it is a mini-like hard drive with built-in USB2  
>> and FW400 hubs.  It drives a 20-in Apple display.  Yes, the Mac  
>> Pro would be even faster, but all my work (websites, photo- 
>> editing, Office stuff, and all the web stuff) is well within its  
>> capabilities.
>>
>> I will say, though, the new hard drive did make a measurable  
>> improvement over the too-small, 5400 rpm stock unit.
>>
>> Ken
>>
>>


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