The least expensive new Mac Mini I saw was 599$ on apple's site. That is an extra 300$ not 100 or 150. I could purchase an additional machine for that price. I won't argue that OS X is better than Fedora. I would like to try out OS X.
I only plan on using it for Firefox, email, media stuff (vlc for watching occasional dvd's). There are several yum repositories of software so I am not sure what application software you are talking about. As for tech support, I will probably look at log files or just turn to google for a solution. I did not find the review where it arrived in various broken parts. I did see the review where "even though the atom 270s support cpu scaling in linux it seems the 330 doesn't have support for it I've tried a few different distros and am currently run debian lenny. None of them seem to be support cpu scaling for this processor." This concerns me - he noted it still works but will have to wait for better linux support. >From the specs I saw on Apple's site, the Mac Mini has a better cpu and video >capabilities, but would only come with a 1G of memory and only 120Gb of >storage compared to 1 terabyte. There were options to increase the >cpu/ram/drive - of course that would increase the price. The largest drive >from Apple was listed as 320GB and was an additional 175$. A Mac mini with >upgrades (cpu/ram/hard drive) was over a 1000$. I could get 3 machines for >that - stop tempting me. So probably if I wanted to get more memory and larger drives it is better to shop elsewhere for Mac accessories. The Applecare protection plan is 149$ and all the software I saw (filemaker, logic express, aperture, final cut, Iwork) had a price tag. Is this for pre-installation only or does Apple supply the media and let users install it for free? If I were to get a Mac, I would probably get a iMac and dream about a Mac Pro. Those cinema displays are also very beautiful. On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 07:31:43PM -0400, t.piwowar wrote: > Or for $100 to $150 more I can get a Mac Mini which also comes with a > better OS. application software, and strong tech support. I would get > the Nettop for entertainment/tinkering, but not if I wanted a useful > computer. > > Note the buyers comments that speak positively about the box, but then > mention that it arrived with various broken parts. > > On May 26, 2009, at 9:43 AM, Paul Cannon wrote: > >> so for 149$ >> plus 90$ for 1 terabyte hard drive >> plus another 25$ for 2G ram >> plus another 25$ for a DVD burner >> >> so for around 300$ can get a dual core Linux system to tinker with. >> I already have a monitor and keyboard/mouse so I won't have to buy >> those. >> >> Granted, I won't be doing any graphic editing or heavy graphical game >> playing on it. >> Otherwise, I think I might order this setup and try Fedora 11 on it. > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
