Hello all,
I have been debating over the past few months to upgrade or get a new Mac Mini, as my current one (MA206LL/A: 1.6 Core Duo/2 GB RAM/80 GB stock hard drive) is getting long in the tooth.
I use my Mini as a kitchen/living room computer, mostly for:
-internet access (especially Hulu)
- some light word processing
-scanning
-iPhoto
-the occasional HandBrake job
- Airtunes hub.
I also have an XP partition for boot camp; the hard drive is filling up fast and is slow, especially with iPhoto.
I have already maxed out the RAM, and was thinking about doing a processor and/or swap hard drive swap. AppleCare is just about up, so I don't mind taking a look inside again.
What would you do, based on what my needs are? I love the new mini, but justifying $500-$700 on an upgrade for the is hard for me right now, even with selling my current Mini.
I would figure on spending $75-$100 on a t7200 and $60-$80 on a new 7200 rpm hard drive. Would the performance be worth it?
Thanks for your help.
I have been debating over the past few months to upgrade or get a new Mac Mini, as my current one (MA206LL/A: 1.6 Core Duo/2 GB RAM/80 GB stock hard drive) is getting long in the tooth.
I use my Mini as a kitchen/living room computer, mostly for:
-internet access (especially Hulu)
- some light word processing
-scanning
-iPhoto
-the occasional HandBrake job
- Airtunes hub.
I also have an XP partition for boot camp; the hard drive is filling up fast and is slow, especially with iPhoto.
I have already maxed out the RAM, and was thinking about doing a processor and/or swap hard drive swap. AppleCare is just about up, so I don't mind taking a look inside again.
What would you do, based on what my needs are? I love the new mini, but justifying $500-$700 on an upgrade for the is hard for me right now, even with selling my current Mini.
I would figure on spending $75-$100 on a t7200 and $60-$80 on a new 7200 rpm hard drive. Would the performance be worth it?
Thanks for your help.