Re: Apple has a lousy sense of humor...

thorne25@xxxxxxxx wrote:
I had to come back to talk about what a bad joke the new Mac Mini is.

1.6 GHz Intel dual core processor, 512 GB of RAM, Integrated Intel
Graphics, with 64 MB of shared memory, one DVD drive, and only 80 GB of
HD, all for... wait for it... EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLARS!!!!

For only $50 more, I got an HP a1250n, with a dual core 2.0 GHz AMD
processor, 1 GB of RAM, two DVD drives (one is a LightScribe burner),
ATI RADEON XPRESS 200
256 MB Shared video memory (UMA), three PCI slots, one PCI-E slot, and
a 9-in-1 media reader. I also got 7 USB ports, and 2 Firewire ports.
USB, Firewire, Headphone and audio ports mounted on the front of the
case as well as the back.

Yeah, and people can pick up a Core Duo iMac with a 20" LCD display for rather less than the cost of the Mini and LCD panel.

But, your PC is rather bigger than the Mini, no? There's nothing new in your post, as a comparison with the Intel Mac Mini, than the same comparisons you've been posting for ages. To make it sound good, you have to miss one large, often fundamental aspect of the computer - the Mini's USP is the extremely small form factor

Richard

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