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anyone used a mac mini
JoelP - 21/5/06 at 10:59 AM

thinking of getting one, seems small and cheap which is what i want

Are they any good for games at all though? I dont play games usually, but its nice to have the option Any other pros and cons?

Your thought are appreciated


DIY Si - 21/5/06 at 11:23 AM

I was looking at these a while back, and they're only real advantage is the size. They aren't very fast and are supposed to be a bugger to upgrade to make it worth using. Ended up buying a g5. Does everything I need it to and much more. Also only cost £600 from ebay.


donut - 21/5/06 at 12:31 PM

I have had 2 of these little baby's and i took both of them back. I found that they did not do anything much better than windows and they are not good for games plus there are very few games you can get for it compared to PC.

They are however small, quiet and well screwed together, a good introduction to Macs.

If you do get one make sure you get at least 1gig of Ram as the board shared ram with graphics which eats up quite allot.

They are very cool but unless you have a 'thing' for Mac's the i would (and have) stick with a PC.


andyharding - 21/5/06 at 01:56 PM

I replaced my laptop with and iBook and then my PC with a Mini. Love it.


JoelP - 21/5/06 at 02:56 PM

cheers chaps. I found an online review, didnt realise how bare it came for the price. Size is still a temptation though.


robertst - 21/5/06 at 04:55 PM

i have the 20 inch imac g5. couldnt be more happy with it.

looking to get the new black macbook. quite good albeit its McDonalds name


donut - 21/5/06 at 08:11 PM

If you are going to get a seperate screen stc then i'd recomend the iMac.