i might have to wait for the price to come down a bit On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 8:26 PM, LWB250 <lwb...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > 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 > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090721/765c3bf9/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
