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

In article <1141431194.739954.118200@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"Edwin" <thorne25@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

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...

the mini and its brick are just red wheels you like to throw out as a
hoped for distraction.. The mini sits on the desk, the brick goes on
the floor. So on the desk is the 6.5" square mini, monitor and keyboard.

And why would you need a usb hub and external drive? 4-usb2 ports on
the current should handle most anyones needs, and the internal drive is
just fine for the market the machine is designed to fit.
.

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