Last I heard the minis were hard to service as they have to be pried
apart. It would seem that most machines now are becoming so packed and
small it's hard to really do much service other than major components
like RAM of hard drives, if you can get the case open.
CB
Jayson Smith wrote:
Hi,
I didn't gather that the Mac Mini was self-serviceable from the
included PDF user guide. It tells you several times that there are no
user-serviceable parts inside, and should you need service, please
contact an Apple dealer or Apple directly. Interesting.
Jayson
----- Original Message ----- From: "David Poehlman"
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Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 5:14 PM
Subject: Re: More questions
Jason,
The remote operates an application called front row which is quite
accessible.
There is no need for antislop software.
I took an apple powerbook in for some work through apple care and
they did
it while I waited and talked with them. You can even have your system
checked over if you take it to an apple store and if you have apple
care it
should cost you nothing.
I've heard that the Mac Mini is self servicable but would not want to
make
the attempt. The rest of the apple line is self servicable at least
to a
point depending on what you get. you can replace the hds and the
optical
drives in most if not all of them and you can also change memory.
The Mac
pro on the other hand is highly configurable and you have bays like in a
tower that you can put things in and slots for sound cards and the like.
With the prollifferation of usb and bluetooth devices these days
though, it
is hardly necessary to go that rout.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jayson Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 4:20 PM
Subject: More questions
Hi again,
I have a few more questions about my Mac Mini. Is the remote
useful to
a blind person? Are there any bundled applications that are totally
unusable? Is there as much of a need for antivirus, antispyware, etc?
I'd
figure that if there was, Apple would have bundled some trialware or
some
such.
Also, have any of you had to have your macs serviced? How did you
get
it done, and how long did it take? I know the Mac Mini is pretty much
just a
sealed case with everything inside. With more expensive desktop
models, can
you do any upgrades yourself E.G. bigger hard drive, more memory, better
sound, etc? Or is it still a sealed unit which must be taken to an Apple
dealer or sent back to Apple for anything like that?
Thanks again.
Jayson
