Hi John
With the recent refresh of the iMac, its processors, graphics card
etc. are now well ahead of the Mac mini.
The Mac mini also has the slower 5400 rpm HD vs 7200rpm of the iMac.
To get 8GB of RAM into the Mac mini you need to purchase two 4GB
Modules as there are only 2 RAM slots,
which is a more expensive option than the 4 x 2GB you can achieve
with the iMac.
By the time you spec up a Mac mini and add the cost of the monitor,
you're paying the equivalent of the base iMac
and you've got a very underpowered machine by comparison.
There is no doubt the Mac mini is a beautiful and elegant little
machine...it's just a shame Apple won't come to the party
and give it the horse power it needs.
Just a word of warning if you decide to go the iMac route.
Since the introduction of the LED screen at the end of last year,
there is an issue with yellow tinge or blotchy screens.
Unfortunately this seems to be a subjective issue...some people don't
seem phased by it... for others (like me ;-) )
it is extremely annoying and unacceptable in a computer for which we
are paying $2,000.
Last December I purchased a new iMac and its screen was bad (yellow
blotches), nowhere near the quality of my current G5 iMac.
Two screen replacements and two replacement computers later, Apple
still could not give me an iMac with an acceptable screen,
and the last two iMacs also had manufacturing defects in the bargain
(one had black paint scratched off on the inside of the glass border
and the other had a ding in the lower right front corner.)
In the end I gave up and managed to get a refund...the whole exercise
took from December 2009 to April 2010.
I've waited until this recent refresh to try again and with some
trepidation I have ordered another iMac.
In fact it is ready for me to pick up from the courier depot tomorrow.
I hope I don't have to go through the whole replacement fiasco again,
but I am not confident when discussions like these are
still showing up....
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?
threadID=2528347&start=15&tstart=0
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=983886
If the Mac mini was just a more capable computer, I would definitely
have chosen it over the iMac, just to avoid
all the angst that Apple's lack of quality control is giving me.
Sorry about the rant, but I hope this information is helpful to you.
Cheers
Neil
On 28/08/2010, at 10:38 AM, John Hatch wrote:
I notice a lot of mail about the Mac mini. I am about to upgrade
from my Mac book pro (prismo) and was considering either the mini
or the iMac with fusion(have to work between win and Mac) and
elagato eye TV additions. Would be interested in any pros and cons
by others
John
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