Except the Mini has no monitor, no battery, no built-in keyboard. Add all of those things, and it costs more than the MacBook.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Scott Howell Sent: Friday, April 02, 2010 9:33 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: My Mac Mini Actually you can get a Mini with a 2.53Ghz processor and 4Gb of DDR 3 ram. So, they are comparable to a Macbook. On Apr 2, 2010, at 9:17 PM, Dan Roy wrote: > Brian, the mini uses a 2.26GHZ processor and, while that isn't as much as the > 3.06GHZ that the IMac uses,it's certainly close. Yes, the internal drive is > a laptop drive, therefore, it runs at 5400 RPM instead of 7200RPM, however, > for some people who just use the internet , listen to music, rip CD's, and > occasional word processing, it's enough. > > Your right though, it shouldn't be such a big deal, but, with the other > supposed limitations, we knew about them before we bought our mini's, but, > the monitor thing, well, it would have been nice to know. > > On Apr 1, 2010, at 9:25 AM, Bryan Smart wrote: > >> I think that people are getting the concept of the Mini all wrong. >> >> The Mini is not a laptop. If you try to use it like some sort of portable, >> then you're of course free to try, but Apple has not designed it to be a >> portable computer, and so, if it doesn't work like that, they won't care >> that you can't make it suit that purpose. Its also not intended to be a >> headless Mac for blind people. >> >> The Mini is designed to fit two types of situations only. >> >> 1. You don't know if Mac is for you, and you want a cheap way to try it out. >> >> 2. You need a low-powered Mac to handle some basic tasks, such as being a >> home or small office server. >> >> That's it. >> >> If the Mini feels underpowered, it is because its underpowered. It is >> powered by a mobile processor, uses laptop memory, and slower laptop hard >> drives. >> >> If the Mini sucks at being a portable computer, it is because it isn't a >> portable computer. Its a cheap desktop Mac. >> >> If the Mini sucks as a headless Mac, then that is because it isn't designed >> to run without a monitor. People are supposed to buy a Mini to use with >> their existing PC hardware, as part of evaluating if they'd like to really >> use Mac in the future. Of course, using a Mac with a PC keyboard and mouse >> means that you miss out on a lot, also. Still, it is a way to try this stuff >> to see if you'll like it, or if it will be a waste of money, without forcing >> you to pay a lot for the chance to try it out. >> >> If you're serious at all about using the Mac, you probably won't stay with a >> Mini for very long. The internal hard drives are slow, the capacity won't go >> any higher than 500GB, the memory won't expand very far, the processor is >> underpowered, so on and so on. >> >> Not trying to rain on your parade. I love hacking around with what's >> possible in equipment. The thing is, if, after using a Mini, you've become >> serious enough to get frustrated with what it can't do, then it is time to >> sell your Mini to another newbie, and upgrade to a MacBook, an IMac, or a >> Mac Pro that will do more. >> >> For example, if you're moving a computer from room to room to browse the >> web, then you really should be using a MacBook. >> >> Bryan >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chris G >> Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 8:30 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: My Mac Mini >> >> Hi, >> >> It makes it more convenient to move the mini from room to room within ones >> house. Now you need to move a monitor just to browse the web. >> >> Chris >> >> >> >> On The, 1 Apr 2010 07:23:44 -0400 >> Ricardo Walker <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I was just wondering why people find this so important? Monitors are very >>> cheap and you can even hook up Your Mac to newer TVs. >>> On Mar 31, 2010, at 10:23 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: >>> >>>> I myself have not reported but I might even though I own a macbook. >>>> >>>> Take care. >>>> On Mar 31, 2010, at 5:34 PM, E.J. Zufelt wrote: >>>> >>>>> Good evening, >>>>> >>>>> Has this issue been reported to [email protected]? Perhaps there's >>>>> nothing that they can do, but it might be worth sending a quick message. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Everett Zufelt >>>>> http://zufelt.ca >>>>> >>>>> Follow me on Twitter >>>>> http://twitter.com/ezufelt >>>>> >>>>> View my LinkedIn Profile >>>>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/ezufelt >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 2010-03-31, at 8:31 PM, Dan Roy wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Yes, that's definitely true, I wish I had known that before I purchased >>>>>> the mini, but, live and learn. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mar 31, 2010, at 8:35 AM, M BROWN wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Several months ago I bought a Mac Mini without a monitor. Everything >>>>>>> went well until I tried to use Safari to browse the web. To say the >>>>>>> least, it was painfully slow, and at times refused to open the web page >>>>>>> at all. All I got was Safari busy. However, when I attached a monitor, >>>>>>> all the above problems went away. Even though I do not have the monitor >>>>>>> powered up, it still works perfectly. So, just a warning to anyone >>>>>>> buying a Mac Mini who intends to browse the web, forget it unless you >>>>>>> have a monitor attached. >>>>>>> Kind regards >>>>>>> Martin >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> [email protected]. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> >> -- >> Chris G <[email protected]> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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