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At a Glance
Compact case design
Older laptop CPU
Small amount of RAM

$449.00
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What You Should Know about the Mac Mini

Compact Case Is Designed for Smaller Work Areas

This compact computer is smaller than the standard and midsize tower PCs that fit under your desk, making it ideal for limited work areas. Small case designs vary, too. However, such PCs tend to be underpowered (especially on gaming), and mini cases also have few available expansion slots and drive bays. Generally you'll have to expand the system via USB, FireWire, or eSATA peripherals, so make sure your compact system has a large number (and assortment) of ports.

Reviewed by: ipd40

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Strengths: definite improvement to the previous generation

Weaknesses: the usual os x parallelization

Overall Evaluation: I have been a fan of mac mini from the G4 versions. The upgrade to Intel was a good move on apple - the performance improved dramatically. However the bad parallelization in the OS X continues to plague this system. Apple ships it with 512MB of ram which I found not enough and quickly upgraded it.It is a pain to open the case and replace the memory but can most certainly be done if you want to save 2 hundred dollars.In any case it is a nice machine which I later upgraded to the core-2 version.
Reviewed by: kibitzjoe

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Strengths: Very small, quiet, easy to set up, comes with excellent Mac OSX, has built-in Wi-fi and Bluetooth, comes with Front Row, iLife, and infrared remote

Weaknesses: Just not QUITE powerful, does not include a monitor, comparatively small hard drive.

Overall Evaluation: This cool little computer from Mac was my first experience with Apple's computers after switching from Windows. It was a breeze to set up, and I quickly got used to the Mac OSX (and grew to love it). The setup instructions are included when you first turn on the computer, and they are very clear and concise and take care of almost everything.We use this computer as our primary computer and have no trouble with internet and some light video editing.I love iLife and Front Row, and it is amazing that these programs are included in the price.The only complaints I have is that no monitor, keyboard or mouse are included in the price, but if you are replacing your old computer you probably have any of these things lying around.

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