Well, this might be very true. Especially if you are looking at high end stuff and don't have a display mouse or keyboard or speakers and so on. Even low end if you don't have the additives.
Sign, Joe Plummer ( JP ) [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chris G Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2010 8:45 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Mac mini If I had it to do over, I would've gotten a mbp instead of the mini or even an iMac. On Sun, 18 Apr 2010 08:36:12 -0400 "Joe Plummer" <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't understand what laptop or net books has to do with the Mac > Mini and upgrades, other than cost. I would not want Apple to make the > Mac Mini in to a laptop or note book. Just a small fairly power desktop. > > > > Sign, > Joe Plummer ( JP ) > [email protected] > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bryan Smart > Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2010 11:11 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Mac mini > > You can get all that stuff now. You don't get it in a Mini, because a > Mini is supposed to be cheap. > > You can buy all sorts of Mini ITX PCs that are extremely small desktops. > > There are also lots of sub-notebook computers like you talked about. > Way smaller than netbooks. I've owned several. I've owned several > Toshiba Libretos , a Casio Fiva, and a few models from the Sony Vaio U > series. Many of those had to be imported from Japan. They're very > expensive, because they're ultra small, high powered, and aren't > popular. They're not popular because they cost so much, because the > screens are way too small, and because people only think that it would > be cool to type on a keyboard that small. Once you use a computer like > that for any length of time, you realize why they aren't popular. > There is hardly any room for a good battery, even after spending $2000 > - $3000, the CPU and other components are way under powered when > compared to most laptops because of making it small, and the keyboard is too cramped for any significant amount of typing. > > Bryan > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joe Plummer > Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 9:25 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Mac mini > > Yes, unless that they do upgrades to the others that would put them > well out in front. Now this being said, Apple does not put but 4 gb in > the Mac Mini but in the latest firm ware it supports 8 gb and know > people with 8 gb in them. I also know that Apple does not offer a > faster HD for the Mac mini but it supports a faster HD of 7200. I will > send or post the article from the place showing that. It might have > been Mac world or something like that. But we or I can dream. I dream > of a small platform desk top that has quad processer, 4 gb min and > greater and fast HD and a great sound card and Video card. Listing the > V card last in this case because I am blind now. We are not there yet > in Mac or PC but we are getting closer every day. I also dream of a > laptop that is just as small say 8 to 10 inches long by say 4 to 6 > inches wide and not over 1 inch thick. Not there yet but maybe in 5 > years or so on the laptop. I think maybe 3 or less in the desk top. Of course this is just my thoughts and dream. > > > > Sign, > Joe Plummer ( JP ) > [email protected] > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bryan Smart > Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 9:00 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Mac mini > > I've seen no rumors on the sites about a new Mini. > > At some point, of course, Apple will update it, simply because it will > be out of date. However, at the moment, it isn't extremely out of > date, so I think it will be a good while before a product refresh. > > When they do refresh it, though, what will probably happen is that > you'll get a slightly newer generation of processor, and that will be > because Apple isn't able to easily continue to purchase Core Duos. > > You won't see Minis with 8GB of memory. The Mini is designed to wet > your apatite for Mac, so that you'll buy something from one of the > main product > lines: iMac, MacBook, or Mac Pro. If they gave the Mini everything > that is available in those other machines, then you wouldn't have a > reason to buy the others. > > You might not like that, and feel that the Mini should do more, but > that is how Apple sees the Mini. It is your cheap first hit. lol > > Bryan > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joe Plummer > Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 5:10 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Mac mini > > Hi, have anyone heard any rumors about a new Mac Mini any time soon? I > was hoping they would update it with the more ram like to 8gb and > larger processer like maybe the new quad processer like they are > putting in laptop now. > > > Sign, > Joe Plummer ( JP ) > [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. > 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. 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