mac mini solo help

[tedrjr03]

hello, i plan on purchasing the new mac mini solo. im kinda on a low budget so im going to need some help. im just the normal user , i dont use anything like photoshop. im not sure what i should upgrade when i order it. i think i should upgrade the ram but its $100, im thinking of ugrading from a 60 to a 80 gb hd for only $50, and im dont think i need the superdrive, thankyou and if you could suggest to me what i could get, i would realy appreciate it

 

[Anonymous Freak]

hello, i plan on purchasing the new mac mini solo. im kinda on a low budget so im going to need some help. im just the normal user , i dont use anything like photoshop. im not sure what i should upgrade when i order it. i think i should upgrade the ram but its $100, im thinking of ugrading from a 60 to a 80 gb hd for only $50, and im dont think i need the superdrive, thankyou and if you could suggest to me what i could get, i would realy appreciate it

The RAM upgrade will make the computer noticably faster; only upgrade the HD if you actually know you're going to need the extra space. (Or, spend $50 for a 3.5" (desktop) hard drive, and $10 for a USB or FireWire external case.)

 

[Bubbasteve]

I would highly suggest upgrading the HD as large as possible...IMHO you can never have enough HD space.

I would hold out on the RAM and upgrade at a later time... but then again I heard that swapping the RAM is sort of a hassel on the Mac Mini's

Regarding the Superdrive... If I were you I would just go all out with the Mac Mini (as in the 80 GB HD, 1 GB Ram, and Superdrive option.... but then again with the same price you could get a Core Duo Mac Mini.... but then the 17 inch iMac wouldn't be that far away in price.....)

 

[munckee]

I would highly suggest upgrading the HD as large as possible...IMHO you can never have enough HD space.

I would hold out on the RAM and upgrade at a later time... but then again I heard that swapping the RAM is sort of a hassel on the Mac Mini's

I'd do the exact opposite personally. The ram will make more difference to begin with, while it will take him a while to fill the HD. It's also easier to add an external drive later than it is to open the mini and add more ram.

 

[calebjohnston]

I'm with munckee. Hard drives fail eventually anyway. Ideally the RAM never will. Just get that upgraded and leave the harddrive as-is and save some $. Upgrade the ram, and if you don't think you'll be burning dvd's, don't get the superdrive.

 

[tedrjr03]

thanks everybody for the information