Comments on: Why I’m Buying the New Mac Mini: Value Reconsidered

By: JP

JP — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:50:24 +0000

Just lettin’ you guys know. If you review HTCables on the iTunes App Store, you could score a Mac Mini. Details at: http://theredbuildinggroup.com/2009/09/enter-to-win-a-mac-mini-by-reviewing-htcables-in-the-app-store/

By: Mr.LCDs

Mr.LCDs — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:46:13 +0000

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By: hdtv52inch

hdtv52inch — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:04:14 +0000

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By: 100%FreeIphone

100%FreeIphone — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:54:21 +0000

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By: ckm

ckm — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:21:58 +0000

The comments above are hilarious. Most people have no idea what the use-case is for anyone else, and can hardly identify what their own use-cases are.

OK, so the Dell HW may be $100 cheaper, but that does not mean the capabilities are the same. In my case, I needed to upgrade an old AMD 1.8Ghz/2G RAM/320gig lunchbox PC running WinXP. My goal was to run Linux with Windows virtualized. The problem was that no VM software supports accelerated hardware on Linux (there is a VMware kludge, but not OpenGL), so it was back to square one or deal with software acceleration.

However, Parallels on a Mac supports OpenGL and Direct3D, so you can run hefty graphics apps in a virtualized Windows and still get mostly unix with Mac OSX. Pretty good, but I already have a 22″ widescreen and a comfortable keyboard/mouse, so a MacMini is perfect. With 4gigs of RAM, a 7200rpm 320g HD and a fast built-in video card, it’s at least twice as fast as my old PC. And the Mac is ~$50 cheaper than the equivalent Dell if you install your own upgrades….

In the end, what I think all the comments are missing (from the Mac or Windows camp) is that operating systems are basically a commodity and they are equally good (and bad). It really just comes down to whether you can do what you want and find the applications you need.

By: At Home With the New Mac Mini: My Setup and Impressions - TheAppleBlog

At Home With the New Mac Mini: My Setup and Impressions - TheAppleBlog — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:02:54 +0000

[...] in a machine otherwise so perfectly suited to the HTPC role. As mentioned in my earlier post on why I was buying a Mac mini in the first place, I also run TOSLiNK to mini-TOSLiNK cable from my TV to the mini’s [...]

By: Matthew Watson

Matthew Watson — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:30:43 +0000

Here in Aus, the expensive macmini has more power and is cheaper than the Dell equivalent…
Amusing to see people say Dell’s are more reliable – I’ve had a G4 Mini on 24×7 for 4 years – never crashed once, doing SD Tv with 2 EyeTV’s works perfectly.
Only reason to upgrade tot eh new beastie is for Full HD – the G4 drops frames playing HD back.

By: WebWorkerDaily » Archive A TV-Connected Computer Makes Me More Productive. No, Really. «

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:01:53 +0000

[...] TheAppleBlog. TAB’s focus, as you can probably guess, Apple products and software. Some of my latest posts there have been about the new Mac Mini, which I recently purchased for use as an HTPC, connected [...]

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Linkdump for March 6th | Drama Blog — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 07:02:04 +0000

[...] Why I’m Buying the New Mac Mini: Value Reconsidered at The Apple Blog: It is underpowered, it is overpriced, and, worst of all, as Gizmodo points out, it is not easily upgradeable after the fact, so most users would be advised to bite the bullet and pay Apple’s extortionate rates for in-house upgrades, or risk breaking something. [...]

By: steven

steven — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:04:12 +0000

thanks for the help…

By: Weldon Dodd

Weldon Dodd — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 23:50:00 +0000

@steven – HD rentals are only available on the AppleTV. You can get SD rentals on the mini.

By: steven

steven — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:42:59 +0000

Can anyone help me with a question? If I buy a mac mini, will I be able to rent movies from I-tunes in HD and watch them on my hd lcd tv, or do I need an apple tv to view the rentals in hd? If you look on I-tunes, below a movie description it will say, “this movie is available for rent in hd on apple tv”. I have been thinking about getting an apple tv but if the mini will do the same thing, I will probably go with it.

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Linkdump for March 6th at found_drama — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:00:31 +0000

By: Rick

Rick — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 08:36:38 +0000

Would it be better to run a DVI cable directly to the television (my tv has DVI input) or do the DVI to HDMI cable caper? Any opinions on that?

By: Danclo

Danclo — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:04:50 +0000

Wanted a Mac mini, ended up with refurb Dell i7, 512MB video, at the same price w/ 6GB etc etc. Just got back from a visit to the ‘mothership” and use Mac’s and PC’s, and find it more difficult to justify cost. Realization is good.

By: achoi02

achoi02 — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 23:02:23 +0000

Although i really really want the new mac mini,
i wish they had changed the form factor to apple tv / time capsule and put in a 3.5″ drive. making the disc drive an upgrade a la macbook air would’ve been acceptable.

also, mini display port is fine but why not include hdmi port?? sure adapters and such work but hdmi really is the tv-out standard now.