On 1/12/05 7:35 PM, "Bruce Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Spew into the Cybertrough:
> > On Wednesday, January 12, 2005, at 04:15 PM, macfan wrote: >>> >> Consider me one of the big time cheapskates as I have no desire for a >> Mac Mini at any price. The Mini has one memory slot, a notebook >> hard-drive, very low end graphics card, only a 400 firewire port, and >> isn't considered user upgradeable. Give me my processor upgraded >> 8500s, and 8600s any day. Eight memory slots, tons of drive space, and >> I can put in any PCI card I want. I even have raids installed in mine, >> not to mention I am running SCSI which is far superior in speed to > IDE. > > ROFL. > > Yes. Modern, top end SCSI drives are faster. They're also four or five > times the cost for half the disk space. > > This is Apple's low end consumer machine, and is selling for about one > sixth to one tenth of what your 8600 cost new. > > Plus, there is no way in hell you're getting anything remotely > approximating that kind of performance in your 8600. I was gonna say it, but I'm glad you did Bruce. The Mac Mini will CRUSH any upgraded PCI powermac. The Bus speed will cripple it no matter what upgrade is in it. Kyle Hansen -- "The best way out is always through." -- Robert Frost -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:g-list@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
