I JUST did this to the in-laws 2007 C2D to put in 4 Gigs of RAM. What a pain in the %@&*$!!! You swear you are going to break the thing in half when popping off the shell.
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Why is the Mac Mini so cheap?
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I JUST did this to the in-laws 2007 C2D to put in 4 Gigs of RAM. What a pain in the %@&*$!!! You swear you are going to break the thing in half when popping off the shell.
What a crap: The white mini's are very easy. Just get a good sharp putty knife and don't have fear. You can't go wrong. It is a piece of cake. Inside everything is done with normal Philips screws. Worst case you break a clip.
The 2010-2012 can be a real pain though and you can damage serious parts, especially when following the wrong video with unnecessary steps. Worst case you run those ones FUBAR.
Inside is just fine. I still managed to crack one of the white locking flanges, as well as the bottom white base between two of the air inlet spaces doing just that.
I"m just glad I remembered the tiny, two wire, black insertion sensor bit before I put the lid back one. It was close, I has the lid on and ready to push when I remembered that I had forgotten to replace that one piece.
What is your definition?
Nearly a year ago I started a poll asking how much a Mac Mini cost relative to people's pay. For over 50% of those who responded it was less than a week's pay...... which, depending on what other commitments someone has, it seems fairly inexpensive, relatively speaking, to me.
However, I don't fit into that bracket. For me it is well over a month's pay, so far from cheap, but still reasonably good value for money.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1468966/
I'd agree with good value, but not inexpensive. A couple hundred dollars for anything isn't inexpensive, but could represent a fabulous value...I'm just looking at it from a dollar spent perspective.
So you must believe it is poorly made - not inexpensive.
It's not a $300.00 Acer netbook. It's a tremendously capable computer at a very fair price.
In fact, one could say it's 'inexpensive..." - - - you really don't think it's expensive, do you?
It's expensive depending on your point of view. I didn't call it cheap at all. Not sure why people keep calling out my comment.
Really? It's NOT a $300 Acer netbook? Man. My whole life is a lie!
It's expensive depending on your point of view. I didn't call it cheap at all. Not sure why people keep calling out my comment.
Really? It's NOT a $300 Acer netbook? Man. My whole life is a lie!
I merely called out your comment because you called out MY comment.
Pretty simple. I replied.
A Whopper at Burger King is 'expensive' to one who has little money to eat...but it really is inexpensive. Not cheap. (OK, it's not 100% Black Angus sirloin with heirloom tomatoes - I use this as an example only).
This is a high tech forum - expect folks to have enough money to pay $549.00 for a Mac Mini (a refurb for sure, but NOT cheap):
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/mac/mac_mini
Sheese! How many threads are there on 512GB+ SSD's? They are not inexpensive either!
It's not really any cheaper than PC systems with the same specs, and it lacks expansion, dGPU and mouse and keyboard, so of course it has to be cheaper to sell.
Really? It's NOT a $300 Acer netbook? Man. My whole life is a lie!
That acer is more expensive.
You can have a Mini for less than 100$ a year. Forget it with the Acer, and besides, it is a whole lot less of a serious computer.
