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edscoble:
what your opinion on this? there was mixed opinion on the G4 Mac Mini, but now it got an Intel Core Duo/Solo processor in it, it's a lots more bargain for your quid, thought it is a bit more expensive than the previous model, and it's graphic card shared the memory instead.

I'm seriously considering getting one since it's quite cheap for an Core Solo/Duo.

Catfish_Man:
Upsides:
CoreDuo Mac mini, duh :P

Downsides:
You won't be playing any modern games on it (even more so than most macs). The integrated graphics they used are pretty good for video, but abysmal for 3D gaming.

Conclusion: I want a stack of them to do compiles on.

oh, and about the price increase: if you use wireless, it's the same price as the old one (the old base model didn't include wireless).

edscoble:

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You won't be playing any modern games on it (even more so than most macs). The integrated graphics they used are pretty good for video, but abysmal for 3D gaming.

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I realise that the Intel graphic card aren't that bad really and it is better than the previous graphic card (32mb, ugh, how 1997)

it is Core image supported thought, and that's a bonus

Matteh99:
Unless you have a keyboard mouse and monitor the mac mini isn't that great of a deal.  I personaly would rather get an iMac if I didn't have any extras.  Though if you arn't ever going to play games or store alot of movies or music the mini might be better.

edscoble:

--- Quote from: Matteh99 ---Unless you have a keyboard mouse and monitor the mac mini isn't that great of a deal.  I personaly would rather get an iMac if I didn't have any extras.  Though if you arn't ever going to play games or store alot of movies or music the mini might be better.
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that the beaut, need a major upgrade? go for the iMac, need a simple computer upgrade? go for the Mac Mini.

I'd says that DOOM III actually run rather well in the G4 Mac Mini (with some setting tweak to able to get it to 27 frame per second) so since the Intel version spec is better (2GB of RAM! finally) and the graphic card are actually better than the  G4 one not to mention it support Core image, thus game would run well, if it an X86 for the Mac.

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