Sidebar Sidebar
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.

Mac Mini Rip-Off

MacBoobsPro

MacBoobsPro

macrumors 603
Jan 10, 2006
5,114
6
pagansoul

pagansoul

macrumors 65816
Aug 10, 2006
1,040
42
Earth
Apple does not own the word 'mini'. It's a nice size as forms go and there was bound to be other companies to use it. With so many companys with external HD the same size I suprised we don't see more and in different colors.
 
Killyp

Killyp

macrumors 68040
Jun 14, 2006
3,859
7
Max Payne said:
:D

Sarcasm aside, I mean it's very expensive compared to the Mac mini.
Click to expand...

Even if you include the keyboard and mouse.

Don't forget it's also got a crap motherboard, wheras all the Apple logic boards use pretty high quality components.

PLUS, which OS does it run again? :p
 
iW00t

iW00t

macrumors 68040
Nov 7, 2006
3,286
0
Defenders of Apple Guild
pagansoul said:
Apple does not own the word 'mini'. It's a nice size as forms go and there was bound to be other companies to use it. With so many companys with external HD the same size I suprised we don't see more and in different colors.
Click to expand...

I am sure Apple has a case.

For starters why must the copy also be square shaped (from the top) with such similar physical proportions AND a similar name?
 
iW00t

iW00t

macrumors 68040
Nov 7, 2006
3,286
0
Defenders of Apple Guild
Killyp said:
Even if you include the keyboard and mouse.

Don't forget it's also got a crap motherboard, wheras all the Apple logic boards use pretty high quality components.

PLUS, which OS does it run again? :p
Click to expand...

I'd rather Apple take some of that mythical high quality components out of their logic boards (not true) and put some of that moolah where it matters (LCD).
 
clevin

clevin

macrumors G3
Aug 6, 2006
9,095
1
cmcconkey said:
Well once again someone has ripped off an Apple product, and they are even using Mini in the name.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?sku=SYXS-MP-023362&CMP=EMC-TIGEREMAIL&SRCCODE=WEM1270OP

This is getting pretty sad. Also if Apple legal is not all over them for this I will be VERY surprised.


Christopher
Click to expand...
lol, u dont know what u are talking about. this line of product was out years ago, at that time, some ppl called it mac mini rip off and predicted apple would sue it,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AOpen
the truth is, the manufacturer (Aopen) declared that they designed the concept with no relationship with apple, and in deed, apple didn't sue them after all.
 
OllyW

OllyW

Moderator
Staff member
Oct 11, 2005
17,196
6,799
The Black Country, England
AOpen said:
The Mac mini did a lot of mouths fall open of stupefaction. With the MiniPC a full, more strongly and more flexible alternative for the product of Apple is offered by AOpen. The machine can be sold soon.........

The most important sales argument is that the MiniPC runs on Windows!
Click to expand...

More here :)
 
C

cmcconkey

macrumors 6502
Original poster
Nov 22, 2005
313
5
Rocky Face, GA
clevin said:
lol, u dont know what u are talking about. this line of product was out years ago, at that time, some ppl called it mac mini rip off and predicted apple would sue it,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AOpen
the truth is, the manufacturer (Aopen) declared that they designed the concept with no relationship with apple, and in deed, apple didn't sue them after all.
Click to expand...

Hmmm well whoops... missed that one... oh well. But apparently I am not the only one that missed it.


CM
 
dpaanlka

dpaanlka

macrumors 601
Nov 16, 2004
4,868
30
Illinois
iW00t said:
The antenna at the back waves "Designed in China".
Click to expand...

And I thought the chinese characters on the warranty sticker and super long, un-elegant product name were a dead giveaway :eek:

clevin said:
lol, u dont know what u are talking about. this line of product was out years ago, at that time, some ppl called it mac mini rip off and predicted apple would sue it,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AOpen
the truth is, the manufacturer (Aopen) declared that they designed the concept with no relationship with apple, and in deed, apple didn't sue them after all.
Click to expand...

The difference is the AOpen miniPC looks like something that dripped out of my butthole. Aside from that, cube-shaped and really small computers have always been with Apple since the 80s. LC anybody?

And, even more important, the AOpen thing and the Mac mini really do not look like each other. This thing, however, is obviously trying to look similar to the Mini.
 
3CCD

3CCD

macrumors member
Jun 30, 2006
39
0
FL and NJ
Wow, well at least we know Apple is the creator and pioneer of the little mini. Once you Mac you never go back....
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Register on MacRumors! This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.
Top Bottom