It is an i5, which sucks for audio editing. It is doable, but not as responsive as an i7. I can understand your interest in this machine. Macs are overpriced and underpowered compared to high performance Windows machines.
Kelly On 11/15/14, Kulvinder Bhogal <kbhog...@btinternet.com> wrote: > I have configured my Mac as it goes. Smiles. > > Regards. > > Kulvinder > On 15 Nov 2014, at 15:03, Dane Trethowan <grtd...@internode.on.net> wrote: > >> Interesting you took it that way as its vastely different from a Mac mini, >> try configuring a Mac Mini yourself and see how you get on <smile>. >> >> The only similarity between the Nuc and the Mac Mini are the size of the >> machines really, even the entry level Mac Mini is more expensive than a >> Nuc though having said that the Mac Mini is pretty much read to go out of >> the box, all the user need do is set up keyboard and display. >> >> There are other computers similar in size to the Nuc and Mac Mini and >> perhaps the most famous of these is the Samsung Chromebox. >> >> I bought one about a year ago and I won't go on about it here because it >> really doesn't have any audio qualities worth speaking of apart from a >> headphones socket and it can play audio but its not the power house like a >> Nuc or a Mac Mini, the Chromebox relies totally on Google to run. >> >> >> On 16/11/2014 1:41 AM, Kulvinder Bhogal wrote: >>> I was simply going by the fact that this is made to look like a Mac Mini >>> and that is all. Smiles. >>> >>> Regards. >>> >>> Kulvinder >>> On 15 Nov 2014, at 10:19, Dane Trethowan <grtd...@internode.on.net> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> These machines are no pretenders, they’re proper Intel machines, much >>>> the same as your Desktop or Notebook but one hell of a lot smaller, >>>> perfect as the audio/video hub in your lounge room because of their >>>> size, put them literally anywhere, can you imagine a desktop machine >>>> taking up room in your family living area which could otherwise be >>>> occupied by seating, coffee tables or whatever other comforts and >>>> furniture a lounge room has these days? >>>> >>>> >>>>> On 15 Nov 2014, at 8:37 pm, Kulvinder Bhogal <kbhog...@btinternet.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Here here. >>>>> >>>>> Very well said. Why buy a pretender. >>>>> >>>>> Regards. >>>>> >>>>> Kulvinder >>>>> On 15 Nov 2014, at 01:33, Mary Otten <maryot...@comcast.net> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Seems too expensive for something you have to add lots of things to, >>>>>> like your ram and storage. Buy the Mini and be done with it. >>>>>> >>>>>> Mary >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> ********** >>>> >>>> Dane Trethowan >>>> grtd...@internode.on.net >>>> Skype: grtdane12 >>>> Phone US (213) 438-9741 >>>> Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 >>>> Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 >>>> Mobile: +61400494862 >>>> faceTime +61400494862 >>>> Fax +61397437954 >>>> Twitter: @grtdane >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> > > >
