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Jan 15, 2005, 14:32 #51
Originally Posted by iwinweekly.com
It just be nice if we had a little something inbetween this and a powermac. The idea of both the mini and the imac is to make everything look cool and be compact. I just want a nice Mac base unit that I can run on my current CRT monitor that is plenty of power but maybe not streching as far out as powermac.
With the iMac you are paying for 1) making everything fit nicely in the small space and 2) for the screen. I would love that power in a simple base unit and i'd be happy.Garlic bread, I've tasted it, it's the future
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Jan 15, 2005, 14:33 #52
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Originally Posted by Smarky
You would probably be interested to know that the same G4 chip in the Mac Mini, powers thousands of RS/6000 computers around the world sold by IBM. Albeit, they have multiple processors but they are also processing tens of thousands of database transactions a second. Visa uses RS/6000 machines to keep track of over 1 million transactions per second and they are using processors that are equivalent to the G4.
While the memory seems a little low, that is easily rectified and the overall price of the computer is not bad. Considering the fact that you can use them headless (no monitor) for distributed computing, I can see them selling quite a few to research institutions looking to lower costs and eliminate space needs.
Will be investigating it in-depth come March when I look for a computer. Will also look into it for my Retail store if I can find a decent POS package for Mac. Was already considering eMac for a kiosk in my retail store but will have to compare that with this new offering.
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Jan 15, 2005, 14:41 #53
Originally Posted by Hierophant
Megahertz myth's aside, slow is still slow.Garlic bread, I've tasted it, it's the future
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Jan 15, 2005, 15:21 #54
Originally Posted by Hierophant
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Jan 16, 2005, 09:39 #55
Originally Posted by Smarky
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Jan 16, 2005, 09:50 #56
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Originally Posted by vgarcia
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Jan 16, 2005, 10:09 #57
If your working on a G5 and you go to a G4 is going to be slower... that doesn't mean it can't do the job. Must of the actions you do on a regular basis you won't even see the difference (except opening applications). Especially if your just using Dreamweaver and Photoshop.
As for RAM 256MB is the worst for OSX, its like running 256 with XP. Why they just don't make the minimum 512MB is beyond me. Guessing its because they don’t want people to know the OS uses a lot of memory.
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Jan 16, 2005, 10:22 #58
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Originally Posted by iwinweekly.com
Yeah, I guess so. I have the extra memory at home now!! Just waiting for the damn iMac to arrive!
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Jan 16, 2005, 11:26 #59
The models I have used have been the standard so I assume they were 256mb
We actually sold a G4 iMac for £600 yesterday and it came back in store today, customer complained it was too slow compared to his older machine running Mac os 8.Garlic bread, I've tasted it, it's the future
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Jan 16, 2005, 11:41 #60
Originally Posted by Smarky
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Jan 16, 2005, 11:44 #61
I'll be totally honest that when I watched him doing what he was doing I was puzzled at why he belived this was slow. I have noticed it be slow in other applications but internet surfing it was not, the slowness was due to the dailup and not the Mac.
His problems I argured were down to AOL version 9 (of which he uses AOL version 5 on his older machine) but to me everything seemed fine.Garlic bread, I've tasted it, it's the future
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Jan 16, 2005, 14:22 #62
Holy cow.
I'm watching Steve Job's Keynote webcast right now. Whoa! How much do I want a Mac?!Garlic bread, I've tasted it, it's the future
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Jan 16, 2005, 15:39 #63
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LOL.... I just watched it too! Damn i'm impressed!
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Jan 16, 2005, 15:52 #64
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well i think they did it to attract more pc users anyways...there are too many problems with pcs...macs are great and always will be...probably until all the pc users come over and start creating viruses for us...
and the ipod shuffle was a great release as an alternate to the bulky ipod
jake
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Jan 17, 2005, 06:14 #65
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Originally Posted by Smarky
Anyway, I love to watch Jobs presentations. They are textbook examples of how presentations should be made.Mattias Johansson
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Jan 17, 2005, 08:17 #66
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Originally Posted by M. Johansson
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Jan 18, 2005, 06:15 #67
Heh, Steve Jobs rocks though. It's a classic example of fall in love with the product then sell your love.
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Jan 19, 2005, 15:53 #68
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I was poking around for a second-hand mac for testing last week and the local mac shop said "wait on - have a look at this". The mini is perfect for us - we're currently all PCs and are using browsercam for screenshots. But do the math - in about 12 months the (cancelled) browsercam subscription has paid for a mini.
Can't wait till next month! I'm gonna have one of those mac thingy-majiggies. Maybe I'm moving over to the dark side...
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