Do you reccomend i buy a mac mini? [Archive]

gorrit

15-10-2005, 12:26 AM

As Sanchez said, it all depends on what you want to use it for.
Gaming? Noo.
I use mine as a computer that:
Looks great (I have it plus a nice looking LCD monitor and wireless keyboard and mouse. It just looks great)
Doesn't make alot of noice.
Do "normal" but not high end stuff on.

#1cubeplayer

15-10-2005, 02:29 AM

How much is the mac mini?

RoadKill

15-10-2005, 03:07 AM

http://www.apple.com/uk/macmini/

#1cubeplayer

15-10-2005, 03:52 AM

Wow. That computer is now on my wishlist. I've always loved smaller, compact devices. Roadkill, do you still have that little computer cube of yours? Did you build that yourself?

Mike_C

15-10-2005, 05:16 AM

I would save up for the imac... save to stick with a popular line... how is the mini selling? I think i read they are going to discontinue the emac so stay away from that. I would save up and get the imac dude.

Offerman

15-10-2005, 06:54 AM

I thought it was a CD player when I first saw it.

In retrospect in would probably be better suited.

EDIT - If you want some small computing fun - build your own cube. Its abit bigger then a Mini, but for a start its x86. And also you can put what ever the hell you like in it.

http://www.xcase.co.uk/acatalog/ITX_Cases.html

Caris

15-10-2005, 09:05 AM

normall computers for me, macs are as someone on this board (think roadkill) said "samey" which is a A way of explaing them, also i play alot of games so Macs are not for me.

ipaul

15-10-2005, 12:10 PM

i dont really want 1 for gaming, just for more basic uses like photos, songs and home movies. Will it run halo fine?

Offerman

15-10-2005, 12:12 PM

i dont really want 1 for gaming, just for more basic uses like photos, songs and home movies. Will it run halo fine?

Nah, Halo needs at least a DirectX9B GPU to run. Which includes the Geforce FX5x00 series and Radeon 9X00 series. So no, sadly.

Colin

15-10-2005, 12:29 PM

Nah, Halo needs at least a DirectX9B GPU to run. Which includes the Geforce FX5x00 series and Radeon 9X00 series. So no, sadly.

The Mac Mini's have got Radeon 9200's in them, so they are more than capable of handling Halo. I can even run Halo on my Radeon 7000.

Apparently, Apple are going to be upgrading the Mac Mini's over the coming months, so it may be worth waiting a short while so you get more bang for your buck.

ipaul

15-10-2005, 12:36 PM

Cool. I heard they run sims 2 fine as well. Is OSX Tiger really way better than XP?

Blackfox

15-10-2005, 01:23 PM

Instead of asking us, why dont you use the magic of www.google.com to do all your research needs.

Ryan

15-10-2005, 02:39 PM

Upgrading the Mac Minis again?!

Charlie

15-10-2005, 03:06 PM

Halo runs fine on my 1.42ghz 512 RAM mini. I think Apple are giving you 1.5ghz Minis even though they say 1.42 now, not sure if it's confirmed though.

AshMat

15-10-2005, 03:23 PM

I was watching the gadget show adn they recomened NOT to get it.
You dont get, like with regular macs, a screen too .
that 350 quid is just the tower, then there's A monitor--> 450 keyboard and mouse you could be costing yourself nearly 500 quid

Haver

15-10-2005, 04:11 PM

We should do away the mods, and have someone write a script which automatically replies to any topic related to buying or upgrading a PC/Mac with:

"BUILD ONE YOURSELF LOL REALLY EASY SAVE MONEY LOL"

mario114

15-10-2005, 04:40 PM

We should do away the mods, and have someone write a script which automatically replies to any topic related to buying or upgrading a PC/Mac with:

"BUILD ONE YOURSELF LOL REALLY EASY SAVE MONEY LOL"

He's right, just build your own/ pay someone to build your own pc, that way you will only pay for things you want.

Grebe

15-10-2005, 04:41 PM

Instead of asking us, why dont you use the magic of www.google.com to do all your research needs.

Got a PC problem? Starting a clan? In need of Mobile Phone-related help? Or just want to know the difference between DVD-R and DVD+R? Talk it all out here! Mac users will be laughed at.

That explains that

There would be no point in having a 'Tech Board' if these threads were not created.

Haver

15-10-2005, 04:43 PM

He's right, just build your own/ pay someone to build your own pc, that way you will only pay for things you want.

Jump off a bridge!

ipaul

15-10-2005, 04:55 PM

Didn't the gadget show also say the DS was crap? I've seen 1 in Pc world with flat screen monitor, mouse + keyboard for £459 or thereabouts so you know. What are the possible near-future upgrades?

Charlie

15-10-2005, 05:13 PM

Didn't the gadget show also say the DS was crap? I've seen 1 in Pc world with flat screen monitor, mouse + keyboard for £459 or thereabouts so you know. What are the possible near-future upgrades?

Intel Processor 2006 or 2007.
G5 processor?

No one really knows. I doubt they'll be any major upgrades.

Ryan

15-10-2005, 05:20 PM

It's just minor things that worry me about Macs, one being I need to do school work at home and my school uses keep and ugly computers with Windows XP. So is there any Office-type package on the Mac ocmpatible with XP?

Charlie

15-10-2005, 05:47 PM

You can get Microsoft Office for the Mac. Apparently it's better than the PC, I've not used it though. I use Open Office which rules, completely compatible with MS Office documents.

Ryan

15-10-2005, 05:49 PM

You can get Microsoft Office for the Mac. Apparently it's better than the PC, I've not used it though. I use Open Office which rules, completely compatible with MS Office documents.
*Mac Mini on Christmas list*

ipaul

15-10-2005, 06:17 PM

Im gonna ask for one for chritmas now.

dukkadukka

15-10-2005, 06:26 PM

macs ar egreat, if you're on a tight budget then get a mini but the latest imac really looks stunning, so i'd have a gander at that aswell before you make your decision.

#1cubeplayer

15-10-2005, 06:34 PM

Got a PC problem? Starting a clan? In need of Mobile Phone-related help? Or just want to know the difference between DVD-R and DVD+R? Talk it all out here! Mac users will be laughed at.

That explains that

There would be no point in having a 'Tech Board' if these threads were not created.
Exactly what I was about to say. He must just be in a bad mood. Do lol's pms?

ipaul

16-10-2005, 09:12 AM

How much are the new imacs? also have they discontinued the emacs, and is 1.25ghz not very slow?

Ryan

16-10-2005, 12:47 PM

How much are the new imacs? also have they discontinued the emacs, and is 1.25ghz not very slow?
I think the new iMacs are..£899? Worth it I think, not a computer nerd so I don't know much. I think the slowest Mac Mini is 1.42ghz..

RoadKill

16-10-2005, 01:44 PM

Wow. That computer is now on my wishlist. I've always loved smaller, compact devices. Roadkill, do you still have that little computer cube of yours? Did you build that yourself?

I sold it to Popo to make money (although he hasn't paid me yet grr), it was a barebones machine, that is to say it came with the power supply, the motherboard and the custom heatsink you need for the CPU, and you bought the other bits and fitted them.

Oh and as for the Mac Mini; Aopen have their competition, the Pandora:

http://images.google.com/images?ie=UTF-8&q=aopen%20pandora&sa=N&tab=wi

http://pics.computerbase.de/news/11014/3.jpg

ipaul

17-10-2005, 07:25 PM

That doesn't anwser my question. Is under 1.5ghz very slow?

Charlie

17-10-2005, 07:35 PM

That doesn't anwser my question. Is under 1.5ghz very slow?

No, it's a PowerPC 1.5ghz is really good. Clock speed doesn't matter much anymore. AMD have shown that, they have a relatively small clock speed but an amazing performance.

RoadKill

17-10-2005, 07:48 PM

That doesn't anwser my question. Is under 1.5ghz very slow?

I was answering #1cubeplayers question, give me a break, I thought that it might pique people's interest in the Pandora.

It won't be that slow as long as you stick to regular tasks that Apple think you should be doing on the Mac Mini.

JonSt

17-10-2005, 07:58 PM

I sold it to Popo to make money (although he hasn't paid me yet grr), it was a barebones machine, that is to say it came with the power supply, the motherboard and the custom heatsink you need for the CPU, and you bought the other bits and fitted them.

Oh and as for the Mac Mini; Aopen have their competition, the Pandora:

http://images.google.com/images?ie=UTF-8&q=aopen%20pandora&sa=N&tab=wi

http://pics.computerbase.de/news/11014/3.jpg

I wonder where they got that design from.

RoadKill

17-10-2005, 08:22 PM

I wonder, couldn't possibly be from apple or anything, oh god no.

JonSt

17-10-2005, 08:30 PM

I wonder, couldn't possibly be from apple or anything, oh god no.

Apple, who said anything about apple :indeed:

AshMat

19-10-2005, 05:21 PM

Ah yes, the gadget show did say that when put gainst the psp and the gizmondo that the psp was the best one so i dont think the gadget show really look into itvery much. Ignore my previous post

Lammie

20-10-2005, 06:56 AM

Got a PC problem? Starting a clan? In need of Mobile Phone-related help? Or just want to know the difference between DVD-R and DVD+R? Talk it all out here! Mac users will be laughed at.

Hey who changed the forum description. Namely the "Mac users will be laughed at" bit, which I added :p.

ipaul

20-10-2005, 07:11 PM

can u talk to people with msn for microsoft with msn for mac?

Mr_Odwin

20-10-2005, 07:18 PM

can u talk to people with msn for microsoft with msn for mac?

I'm afraid not, that's one of the reasons why mac users are losers. Actually, yes, of course you can.

JonSt

20-10-2005, 07:26 PM

can u talk to people with msn for microsoft with msn for mac?

You sure can, my friend.

ipaul

20-10-2005, 07:29 PM

ok is that a yes or a no?

Mr_Odwin

20-10-2005, 07:30 PM

You sure can

It's a no ipaul.

ipaul

20-10-2005, 07:37 PM

Your biased though

Schpickles

20-10-2005, 08:29 PM

You can get MS Office 2004 for the mac, and MSN Messenger for the mac.

The mini mac doesn't come with a monitor, keyboard or mouse - you can provide those.

The iMac (obviously) has everything built in for the price. Currently they are clocked at 1.9 and 2.0Ghz... G5 chips. The G5 has heaps more grunt than the G4. There's also no understating the quality of the widescreen display.

Having said that, the mini mac's 1.42Ghz CPU is comparible to the PowerBook range, and is pretty handy. RAM has more of a bearing than CPU really, and I think the mini macs ship with 512Mb as standard... am I right?

Both systems come with lashings of software: OS X, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, Mail, GarageBand, XCode, iTunes, Quicktime, Safari etc etc which really adds a hell of a lot of value to the price tag.

RoadKill, what do you mean by:

It won't be that slow as long as you stick to regular tasks that Apple think you should be doing on the Mac Mini. ?

JonSt

20-10-2005, 08:34 PM

ok is that a yes or a no?

Its rather obvious, isn't it?

Charlie

20-10-2005, 08:47 PM

ok is that a yes or a no?

Yes, you can. We have a decent version of MSN. None of those "winks" or "nudges" which just piss people off :)

Raining_again

20-10-2005, 08:51 PM

*buys a mac* I hate winks and nudges! even the smileys on msn bug me!

ipaul

21-10-2005, 03:18 PM

I dont mind them from time to time but they do get annoying.

ipaul

22-10-2005, 01:13 PM

Imacs are too expensive, i'm asking for a mac mini for christmas. What games are on macs?

Sexual Chocolate

22-10-2005, 01:19 PM

http://shop.game.net/browse.aspx?cat=11216

Charlie

22-10-2005, 02:15 PM

Imacs are too expensive, i'm asking for a mac mini for christmas. What games are on macs?

I wouldn't get a Mac if you're wanting to play games on them.

ipaul

22-10-2005, 04:08 PM

Why the hell are games on mac so damned expensive? Oh well, i don't really need it to play games on in any case. Out of intrest, what is the ultimate computer for gaming? Anyone got any links?

Ryan

22-10-2005, 04:49 PM

Why the hell are games on mac so damned expensive? Oh well, i don't really need it to play games on in any case. Out of intrest, what is the ultimate computer for gaming? Anyone got any links?
One built yourself is my guess..