At 7:39 AM -0400 6/15/2010, Len Gerstel wrote:
2.4 GHz Mini with HDMI. And user friendly RAM slot.
Plus a little better graphics, NVidia 320m. But also a $100 price bump.
I'm disappointed. IMO, this seems to be yet-another overpriced Mini
that goes into the "why bother" category. It should be a fast
machine, but then it's got older i/o technology, circa 2005ish,
bolted on.
Only one Firewire port.
The 4 USB ports are probably again all the same bus.
No eSATA.
No USB 3.
No Blu-ray.
Can't tell - is there a wi-fi antenna port? If not, how does the
signal escape that pretty all metal enclosure?
And, on the server version, no dual ether or even 10 Gb ether.
They moved the power supply inside,,, so now there will be heat
issues in enclosed spaces.
Why couldn't they have used all that extra space to provide better
quality i/o? You know, the things that PCs have had available for a
few years now!
Then there's the SD slot -- ON THE BACK of the machine. So you have
to pick up your computer, and turn it around - with cables attached -
to plug in your camera card?????? WTF! DItto for the four USB
ports. IF they had all that space available,,, why couldn't they put
the SD, FW and a USB port on the front????!!!!
- Dan.
--
- Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth.
--
You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for
those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs.
The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette
guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml
To post to this group, send email to [email protected]
For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
