mac mini

[jimmysmitty]

^We got onto the Mac Pro. The whole "Mac is overpriced" thingy. Which they are. Some guy said they are not and have plenty of GPU choice, which they don't and then the memory got posted.

The point is though Mac is not worth it unless you only want to mes with OSX. Then again its not worth that even sicne you can make a much better PC for the price and install from your choice of FREE Linux/Unix based OSes that offer the same thing OSX offers.

So in short, OSX is just a glorified Unix OS.

 

[arthmawr]

Nope. There is one were you can upgrade 1.83ghz core to 2ghz core, but going to a quad requires the right chipset to support it.

And besides, Apple doesn't want its users upgrading their products. They want them to purchase a new rig for an upgrade.

I've read that apple didn't even want user to upgrade even the memory on a mini mac. :lol:

Mac mini "Core" Q&A - Revised September 3, 2007

^older article back in 2007

You can upgrade the memory or have the dealer do it. It's the same with all Mac products, a question of warranty. Memory should be added by an "Apple Authorized Service Provider".

The mini is a closed system designed for home use and, as such not like the professional Mac's which have more potential for re-configuring by self engineering.

 

[arthmawr]

Why would you spend $600 on a screen-less laptop (Yes, that's all the Mac Mini really is. It's a laptop without a screen.) to put a $600 deskop CPU in it? That makes no sense at all, and also impossible to do due to hardware incompatibilities. Why not spend the $1,200 on a custom built desktop unless there is some reason you need OSX?

You need OSX to avoid Windows related nightmares

 

[Scotteq]

Considering it took 6 months to come up with that, I think we deserve a more thoughtful and thorough rebuttal...

 

[B-Unit]

@arthmawr

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2HPxZygU6g