Hi Tom. Got my Mini when they first came out and love it to bits but don't think it is really suited for what you are trying to do. I would seriously recommend getting a G5 iMac, they are cheap, come with a build in screen, iSight, etc etc
The mini's slower hard drive, and crap graphic cpu just wont hack it. It's the same one Apple stick in their iBook range. And when you take a mini, max the memory, stick a faster hd in and buy a screen you end up with a price tag close to an iMac with 20" screen. Gerard On 11/5/05, Tom Burke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've decided that I'm going to buy a Mini when the Meadowhall > Applestore opens. However I've got one or two questions/reservations, > and I'd welcome comments from those on the list who have Minis - I > gather that there are a few. > > Background: I'm currently got a version 1 12" Powerbook - 867 Mhz, 640 > Mbyte RAM, 40 Gbyte HD, nVidia GForce4 graphics card with 32 Mbyte RAM. > Main use will be general stuff, plus photo-processing - I'm a keen > amateur photographer who has finally moved almost entirely to digital > this year, plus something I don't do at the moment but want to do with > the Mini, which is to run the Tomcat Java server + MySQL. This is > connected with work, and therefore I have to use specific versions of > these components. IN the 2 and a half years I've had the Powerbook I've > used it reomotely about twice, so I don't need a laptop. > > OK, questions. My main reservation about the Mini is the disk speed; > officially the HD's supplied are all 4200 rpm. Have other Mini owners > found this to be performance issue? Presumably it's possible to replace > the built-in HD with a faster 2.5 inch disk - is this worth it, either > technically or financially? Also I keep reading stories that some Minis > have been supplied with the faster disks - has anyone with a Mini > actually found that they have a 5400 rpm HD? > > Next issue. I know that the maximum ram possible on the Mini is 1 > Gbyte. Has anyone found that that simply isn't enough? (Obviously I > won't be trying to do real-time video editing). > > Final point: I hadn't realised the extent to which graphics memory had > moved on in the rest of the Mac range - I think 128 Mbyte is pretty > standard now. Initially I intend to use an Iiyama 19" CRT monitor with > the Mini. If/when the Iiyama fails (it's about 5 years old) I want to > replace it with an Apple 20" display. Again, has anyone found that the > built-in 32 Mbyte graphics ram is just insufficient for those types of > monitors? > > Finally - any 'I wish someone had told me that earlier...' > stories/experiences that anyone has got would be gratefully received. > > Many thanks in advance. > > Tom Burke > > > -- > Mac UK is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > Mac UK list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-uk.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-uk%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com > -- Mac UK is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac UK list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-uk.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-uk%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
