On Jan 28, 2005, at 11:37 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
At 02:58 PM -0600 01/27/2005, Jeff Drummond wrote:On Jan 27, 2005, at 1:59 pm, "Ted" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I was on this list some time ago and I dropped this G-List. Well I am
back now. I would like to know what people think of the new Mac Mini. I
am thinking of getting one for Photoshop.
Slow disk
Elaborate please?
1. What's wrong with an Ultra ATA HD?
It's a 4200 rpm drive.
2. You use the internal HD for the OS and swap. External HDs for real Photoshop work - scratch and file storage. So who cares what speed or size the internal HD is?
I'm not a big fan of external drives. You're paying for the enclosures and power supplies--stuff you get free with a tower. Unless you really need the portability I'd rather go with additional internal drives.
... somewhat limited memory...
Yea. But you can stick a GB in it. That's not too shabby.
No, but it's a more expensive upgrade. It's a 1-slot machine, so you have to take some out to put more in--and hope you can get a decent price for the old stick. Plus Apple doesn't want you to DIY, so you nominally have to pay an authorized Apple service provider to do it (more $$$).
The mini is a fine entry-level system, but it's a lot more expensive to upgrade (disks and memory) relative to a tower, for example. If you know you're going to be doing these upgrades anyway you might want to look at, say, a used tower.
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