Gregg Dinse <[email protected]> squaked out on Wed 03-Aug-2011 21:56 > I am planning to get one of the new mac minis. It comes with 2-GB of RAM, in > the form of a pair of 1-GB chips. Are both of these user-replaceable and > easy to access in the new minis?
No. They are not “user replaceable parts” > Is there any disadvantage or loss of performance if the two memory chips are > not identical? Yes. All Mac memory since the core2duo at least has been interleaved. > If the mini is used mainly as a media player, do I gain anything by upgrading > the 2-GB of RAM? No. But without FrontRow in 10.7 it’s a bit limited as a media player unless you install some third party HTPC application. > Do these minis work just fine in a headless configuration? Yep. I know one person that has a rack of I think it’s 12 minis, all headless. > I assume I can access it wirelessly from my Mac Pro. As a media center, do > I just need the power cord, an HDMI cable to the HDTV, and an Apple remote? Yes. > I think I have an old style Apple remote (from my 2009 MacBook Pro) around > here somewhere. Not sure if the plastic remotes work with the newer minis or not. > Is that all I need to control the mini for playing videos? I think I heard > that Front Row (which I have never used) is no longer included (in Lion). > Can I simply use the Snow Leopard version? I doubt you can get the Snow Leopard Front Row to run under Lion. … Hmm, ok, you can install it and run it under Lion as long as you don’t upgrade iTunes beyond 10.3. 10.4 breaks support for Front Row. There are other product out there (Plex, for one) that should work better and I think also work with the Apple remotes. -- Naked blonde walks into a bar with a poodle under one arm, and two-foot salami under the other. The bartender says, I guess you won't be needing a drink. Naked lady says _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list [email protected] http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk
