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Experience with new Mini after 2 days
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But Apple wants to make sure you have the thinnest and lightest desktop computer possible. Just in case your desk is made out of newspaper and can't support the weight of an actual tower.
But Apple wants to make sure you have the thinnest and lightest desktop computer possible. Just in case your desk is made out of newspaper and can't support the weight of an actual tower.
The issue isn't the desk, I keep my tower PC on a nice computer cart off to the side. I actually keep a pretty sparse desk - just monitor and 2 speakers. So I think the whole "thin desktop" is a red herring by Apple. They just don't want to cannibalize the iMacs at all. But I wouldn't buy an iMac anyways, so I don't see their logic.
True Apple has allways played the handicapgame with its line up but for those interested the new Mini in its base form can play bioshock fine with a few things turned down
True Apple has allways played the handicapgame with its line up but for those interested the new Mini in its base form can play bioshock fine with a few things turned down
Fail...
A cheap Mac tower would be awesome he it just isn't going to happen. Their Mac Pro users would just buy the cheaper tower and customize it, and it would hurt iMac sales.
The Mini really isn't a bad machine for what it is.
The Mini really isn't a bad machine for what it is.
Get the "desktop" mini... and replace the hard disk
Plus add an external one. No need to pay the extra money for the "server" when the mini is already overpriced...Unfortunately do not own that game, sorry.
For those wondering about TF2, it runs on medium settings (the games recommended settings) just fine so far.
Yep, the mini would have to be a good bit bigger (probably just taller) to handle an i7 due to the heat generated by the chips. It would be pretty awesome though.
Get the "desktop" mini... and replace the hard disk
I did the math and by the time you replace the memory and hard-drive on the desktop mini, you are at the cost of the server version anyway.
I think it's more about not directly competing against the strength of the pc market.
I third that, Mine ships on the 20'th! My first mac/computer.
This is going to be my little work horse for school and freelancing.
Not at all, but I don't use magnification when scrolling over the icons, maybe that is the difference? I really don't see why that would make it laggy though, something sounds amiss.