New (?) Mini mac pics

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I could say a lot, but it's all fairly obvious, and will go back and forth for hours.  One interesting theory nobody's mentioned is that the warranty is void if you crack it to expand the RAM, unlike other models -- if so, remember to include the appropriate 'tax' up-front.

There's only one thing that's really been overlooked:

Wayne wrote:

looks like EVERYONE was right about the price.

...Don't forget, that's before the student discount.  Which, whether you're groaning or cheering or just kind of surprised they saw another almost-sensible product to fruition, leaves them in a rather comfortable place.

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Waccoon wrote:

Floid:  Don't forget, that's before the student discount.

Well, lots of companies offer K12 discounts, too.[/quote]
I was thinking of the college discount; fewer companies offer that, it's more obfuscated from the PC vendors that do, and by that point, students are usually making their own purchasing decisions.

As to keyboards... PC USB keyboards are said to work, and generic USB mice definitely do.  Someone once said that Option (Alt) and Command (Apple) trade places, but I just ran back and forth comparing layouts, and that means the 'positions' are Mac-correct when plugged into a Mac -- you'd just want to pop your keycaps around.  (Or buy a cheap MacAlly keyboard instead of the official Apple one... Or this para-ruggedized thing someone showed me the other day.)

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Dan wrote:

Tv-out:Both requires an adaptor(mac mini) or special cable(A500/A1200). A1200 superior here. A500 had the adapter included in price.
Sound in: both needs a sampler.

Other expansion: All can add external hardrives pretty easy. Videodigitizers can used(firewire/side-expansion/par).

You've hit on the reason there's no TV out; Apple's in the TV (Studio Display) business now.  Why should they take pains to be compatible with the competition -- both at the physical layer and in content?

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Dan wrote:

Nothing wrong with the video, I say the so-dimm(I assume?) is the worst part. 1GB is *#£$€&€# expensive. I guess Apple realized that getting lots of RAM is you run newer OSes on outdated machines. This won´t run OSX Puma or OSX Lynx or whatever.

I've seen some internal shots; it's a regular DDR DIMM, crammed in on the left? side.  Standard height, Apple likes to use cheap commodity parts where the user can't tell the difference.

Not sure that matters either, because if they wanted to, Apple COULD do upgrade plans as needed later.
Wayne

But thye won´t, thats the whole point, switch to Mac and then upgrade to a faster, bigger more expensive machine the next time. That´s why they didn´t put two regular RAM-slots on. Never underestimate Jobs loathing of the users( see the Newton-thing).

While it's fun to knock them for this, I assume they didn't put two regular slots on because this is the new integrated Freescale wunderchip, and the pin count/loading characteristics don't allow it with ease.  (Anyone know if I'm right?)