The heck with the 32G thumb drive - you need one of these: http://cultofmac.com/kingstons-256gb-usb-thumb-drive/13288
Just came out this week.... MacDan --- On Mon, 7/20/09, Gary Hurst <jabbahur...@gmail.com> wrote: > From: Gary Hurst <jabbahur...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] microcenter raises old mac mini price back up to 499 > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Date: Monday, July 20, 2009, 6:22 PM > apple says expandable to 2gb. > there are 2 slots. their recommendation is > to replace the 2 512mb sticks with 2 1gb sticks. > however, there are 2gb > sticks in that size in existence today. my guess > would be that there were > only 1gb sticks at the time the machine was first designed > or marketed so > apple only tested the machine with those. i am sure > some of our mac guys > here know the answer though. > > the chipset can address up to 4gb, but that is total and > not just ram. in > reality, people are saying that it will be able to use 3.1 > to 3.3gb of ram. > 2gb sticks are MUCH more expensive than 1 gb stick. > > in the end i compromised and got 1 2gb and 1 1gb stick from > some local > indian guys who drop ships the stuff. i guess i just > have a soft spot for > local guys who drop ship stuff for some reason. i can > also generally beat > them out of cheap or free installation, but these guys > didn't bite on that, > encouraging me to check on youtube if i need help. oh > well! > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320337743477 > > this is my second mac mini. my first was an original > g4 1.25 ghz. it cost > $120 to upgrade that to 1gb ram, so i guess this is a hell > of a bargain. > > i figure i'll keep 2GB for the OS X main system and then > give the virtual > box 1gb for linux and xp. i thought about dumping the > 80gb HD while i was > in there, but i'm only using that for programs as all my > data is being kept > on the external WD passport drives and i just keep stuff > for projects on one > of the many pendrives that are mounted. 32gb pen > drives are now under 60 > bucks retail and even cheaper if you have the time to get > them straight from > hong kong on ebay. you can get the same stuff you pay > big money for at > radio shack straight from hong kong with free shipping for > roughly 5 to 20% > of retail. > > > > > > On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 5:51 PM, Mitch Haley <m...@voyager.net> > wrote: > > > Gary Hurst wrote: > > > >> http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0264433 > >> > >> it got mine for $399 and they have been as low as > $349. i figure now that > >> i'm running linux and xp on virtual box on this > machine, i ought to > >> upgrade > >> it to 4gb of ram. > >> > > > > You got the one in the link? > > How come it says "expandable to 2GB". > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090720/314264f3/attachment.html> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
