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


tom_e...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
On Fri, 03 Mar 2006 23:27:57 +0000, RichardK
<atari@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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

You must live in a VERY small house.

If he is, the Mac Mini won't help him there. The Mac Mini is just a
collection of small boxes instead of a large box. It's a throw-back
to computers of the mid-70's to the mid-80's. You've got the Mac Mini
and its power brick. Then you need to add on a USB hub and an
external drive. Now we're up to four boxes...

Here's the leading expansion for the Mac Mini:
http://www.newertech.com/ministack

Oops, it's not so small any more... and the price just when up...

.

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