I thought the $799 mini came with 2.26 CPU

[kabunaru]

Considering I just discovered a few minutes ago that my 2.53GHz Macbook Pro is running a certain task that my work depends on 30% faster than my 2.66GHz Mac Pro is doing

Try to re-create that when you get Snow Leopard.

 

[minik]

Good Mac Mini configuration that should stay current for quite a while. I'm just wondering what the need is for a 2nd desktop. Nothing wrong with that, but just curious.

Currently, I have an Apple TV hooks up to the TV in the basement, it serves its' purpose. However, I want a little bit more and that's the Mac mini. Now, it's connected to the TV in the living room.

 

[Spanky Deluxe]

Try to re-create that when you get Snow Leopard.

It'll be exactly the same under Snow Leopard. Snow Leopard can't magically multithread my code!!

 

[MH01]

It'll be exactly the same under Snow Leopard. Snow Leopard can't magically multithread my code!!

Spot on. This is one thing that people will have to realise, going to 64-bit does not mean that suddenly all your tasks will speed up, you need code to be written for 64-bit processing to take advantage of the artchitecture. It will take a while to see the benefits. It took years before it was even viable with Windows to run a 64-bit system . SL will not magically speed up the tasks you do today, you will have to wait for vendors to update thier software

 

[jnc]

Play around with the base spec configs - more HD and ram options.

For example, you can get the 2.0GHz 320GB model with 2GB ram, but for another £10 you could get 2.26 model with 2GB ram with 120GB. (£659)

My choice is going to be 2.26, 250GB, 4GB RAM. Comes out at £819 rather than speccing the 320GB model with similar RAM and processor options for £850. I'll take the £30 saving over an extra 70GB, this thing is expensive enough already

 

[Spanky Deluxe]

Play around with the base spec configs - more HD and ram options.

For example, you can get the 2.0GHz 320GB model with 2GB ram, but for another £10 you could get 2.26 model with 2GB ram with 120GB. (£659)

My choice is going to be 2.26, 250GB, 4GB RAM. Comes out at £819 rather than speccing the 320GB model with similar RAM and processor options for £850. I'll take the £30 saving over an extra 70GB, this thing is expensive enough already

But why get the hard drive and RAM from Apple? You could get a stock 2.26 for £619, a 7200rpm 500gb hard drive aftermarket for about £105 and 4GB of RAM for £50 giving you a 2.26GHz Mac Mini with a fast big 500GB 7200rpm hard drive and 4GB of RAM for £774, £45 cheaper than your custom build and with double the hard drive space and a significantly faster hard drive.

 

[kabunaru]

The U.S. store has it at 2.0 with 2.26 as an option. I can't imagine that bigger hard drive and 1 GB additional ram is worth $200. Was it always like that? I though 2.26 was the default for the $799 model. I never considered that model but I really thought it came with the faster CPU.

Cheers,

In a sentence:
Apple is greedy for extra money.

 

[jnc]

But why get the hard drive and RAM from Apple? You could get a stock 2.26 for £619, a 7200rpm 500gb hard drive aftermarket for about £105 and 4GB of RAM for £50 giving you a 2.26GHz Mac Mini with a fast big 500GB 7200rpm hard drive and 4GB of RAM for £774, £45 cheaper than your custom build and with double the hard drive space and a significantly faster hard drive.

But then I'd have a leftover 120GB drive and ram stick. For the convenience, I'd rather just spec it on the Store. Plus I get edu discount

I have 2 x 500GB 7200rpm externals over fw800 so not too interested in a larger drive, faster is always good though... I'll want to whack an SSD in there one day I suppose.