Woohoo. I finally got my shipped confirmation from Apple this morning saying that it was shipped yesterday. I picked the free ground shipping, but Apple upgraded it to Overnight Priority for free, so it's gonna be there in 1.5 hours. Odd thing is that mine shipped from Ontario, California!!! I guess they have a stash of stock machines(I ordered the $599 model) being shipped from local locations?
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I'm upset I didn't order mine right away. I was worried about being able to add ram myself. So, I waited until Monday(01/17) to order. That was when I finally decided I'd be able to get into it. The next day, of course, I see the video of the guy opening it. So, I was right the whole time that I could get into it.
Why didn't I order it right away?!?! I was configuring it as soon as the Apple Store came back online after the keynote, but was worried about the ram.
One thing I did get yesterday is the 1 gig ram from Crucial. I probably would have waited to order it if I knew the estimated ship date was in February.
Why didn't I order it right away?!?! I was configuring it as soon as the Apple Store came back online after the keynote, but was worried about the ram.
One thing I did get yesterday is the 1 gig ram from Crucial. I probably would have waited to order it if I knew the estimated ship date was in February.
iLife DVD?
A question for those lucky people who have a Mac mini already:
Does iLife 05 come on a seperate DVD in the box, or is it preinstalled and hidden away on the Software Restore disk (I assume there is one of those in the box)?
Just wondering about how easy it will be to install iLife 05 on my main Mac - I'm not likely to use it on the mini because it'll be acting as a server, and will only have a TV for output.
A question for those lucky people who have a Mac mini already:
Does iLife 05 come on a seperate DVD in the box, or is it preinstalled and hidden away on the Software Restore disk (I assume there is one of those in the box)?
Just wondering about how easy it will be to install iLife 05 on my main Mac - I'm not likely to use it on the mini because it'll be acting as a server, and will only have a TV for output.
JMT529 said:
Apple shipments have confused me before. When I ordered a Powerbook last year, it was shipped from China to Ontario, CA to the midwest and back to me in Los Angeles! I live 40min. away from Ontario, why ship it elsewhere? Heck, I would have driven there to pick it up!
Here are some pics
http://homepage.mac.com/cgriffiths76/macmini/PhotoAlbum23.html
It's up on Ebay right now I'm curious how desparate people are.
http://homepage.mac.com/cgriffiths76/macmini/PhotoAlbum23.html
It's up on Ebay right now
I'm curious how desparate people are.
Just checked the Apple order status site, and my Mac mini has shipped! To be delivered tomorrow morning by 10:30 AM.
Even for a Windows guru, I'm pretty psyched.
Even for a Windows guru, I'm pretty psyched.
Another switcher here...
I just ordered:
Mac mini 1.25GHz,512MB DDR333 SDRAM, 40GB Ultra ATA drive,
SuperDrive, AirPort Extreme and BlueTooth Card.
This is just after getting a Dell Inspiron 1150 laptop computer last summer.
I'm impressed with their hardware and operating system. I used to be a mac hater until I accidentily walked into an Apple store 3 years ago , and after I realzed where I was, started walking out until I saw the ibook and OS X.
It was love at first site. Haven't looked back since though I still love Dell too. But I think this mini model will put me there now. It will replace my desktop PC at home and I plan on using 100% Macintosh now!
Can't wait!
Pat
I just ordered:
Mac mini 1.25GHz,512MB DDR333 SDRAM, 40GB Ultra ATA drive,
SuperDrive, AirPort Extreme and BlueTooth Card.
This is just after getting a Dell Inspiron 1150 laptop computer last summer.
I'm impressed with their hardware and operating system. I used to be a mac hater until I accidentily walked into an Apple store 3 years ago , and after I realzed where I was, started walking out until I saw the ibook and OS X.
It was love at first site. Haven't looked back since though I still love Dell too. But I think this mini model will put me there now. It will replace my desktop PC at home and I plan on using 100% Macintosh now!
Can't wait!
Pat
I just received my Mac mini. Unfortunately, they sent me a ComboDrive 1.42, BT/AE when I asked and paid for a SuperDrive model! Oh well, this is going back on eBay since I'm saving for the iMac G5! Looks nice, though. Box is somewhat heavy. I'm tempted to open it but I can't!!!!
Should I be bothered?
I ordered a 1.42/512 on the 11th, and my order is still open. I'm pretty sure the "delivery by the 22nd" thing is out the window. I'm a quasi-switcher as I'm reMacing (I've been using Macs since I was a wee one in the 80s, but stopped having access to one when I graduated and moved a few years ago), and I must say I'm not feeling the surfeit of warm fuzzies I was hoping for.
Well, hopefully the jubilation when it arrives will make up for this.
Scarr
P.S. hello
I ordered a 1.42/512 on the 11th, and my order is still open. I'm pretty sure the "delivery by the 22nd" thing is out the window. I'm a quasi-switcher as I'm reMacing (I've been using Macs since I was a wee one in the 80s, but stopped having access to one when I graduated and moved a few years ago), and I must say I'm not feeling the surfeit of warm fuzzies I was hoping for.
Well, hopefully the jubilation when it arrives will make up for this.
Scarr
P.S. hello
Well, Apple & FedEx have lost my Mac mini. Just got off the phone with the Apple Store, and the tracking number on my Apple Invoice and Shipping E-Mail do not match. The Apple Store is not sure as to which tracking number is legit, the one on my invoice actually does work with FedEx's website and shows a package coming from China to IN. However, they are cautious as to if that is actually my package or not. Go figure, the Apple Store is going to contact FedEx, and see whats going on.
No Mac mini for me tommorow that is for sure.
No Mac mini for me tommorow that is for sure.
josr said:
Here are my xbench scores
Results 105.34
System Info
Xbench Version 1.1.3
System Version 10.3.7 (7T21)
Physical RAM 512 MB
Model PowerMac10,1
Processor PowerPC G4 @ 1.25 GHz
L1 Cache 32K (instruction), 32K (data)
L2 Cache 512K @ 1.25 GHz
Bus Frequency 167 MHz
Video Card ATY,RV280
Drive Type ST940110A
CPU Test 152.63
GCD Loop 147.64 5.77 Mops/sec
Floating Point Basic 155.15 561.07 Mflop/sec
AltiVec Basic 152.01 4.42 Gflop/sec
vecLib FFT 156.72 2.43 Gflop/sec
Floating Point Library 151.95 6.08 Mops/sec
Thread Test 110.90
Computation 79.94 1.08 Mops/sec, 4 threads
Lock Contention 181.03 2.27 Mlocks/sec, 4 threads
Memory Test 137.04
System 155.78
Allocate 808.63 527.47 Kalloc/sec
Fill 169.67 1350.56 MB/sec
Copy 82.46 412.30 MB/sec
Stream 122.33
Copy 121.34 886.99 MB/sec [altivec]
Scale 123.18 909.04 MB/sec [altivec]
Add 124.90 799.38 MB/sec [altivec]
Triad 120.00 733.17 MB/sec [altivec]
Quartz Graphics Test 164.27
Line 126.98 3.23 Klines/sec [50% alpha]
Rectangle 148.81 10.47 Krects/sec [50% alpha]
Circle 154.71 3.57 Kcircles/sec [50% alpha]
Bezier 160.82 1.75 Kbeziers/sec [50% alpha]
Text 316.46 5.16 Kchars/sec
OpenGL Graphics Test 112.37
Spinning Squares 112.37 78.64 frames/sec
User Interface Test 219.55
Elements 219.55 70.62 refresh/sec
Disk Test 41.59
Sequential 30.46
Uncached Write 15.38 6.41 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 73.68 30.17 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 25.48 4.03 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 74.08 29.93 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Random 65.55
Uncached Write 57.24 0.86 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 65.91 14.87 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 67.40 0.44 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 73.82 15.19 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Just got a shipping notice for my mini around noon. Stock 1.42/80/Combo configuration.
Origin is Middletown PA. I guess Apple has been stockpiling off-the-shelf models for a while now.
Eitherway, FedEx says delivery tomorrow by 4:30 [standard remarks for me, they usually come mid-day] ('paid' for Free Shipping, shows as Express Overnite. Thanks Apple!).
Can't wait.
FYI, I'm using a Belkin USB KVM. Get decent results switching between my PC and my Tablet, we'll see how it handles the lil' Mac.
Origin is Middletown PA. I guess Apple has been stockpiling off-the-shelf models for a while now.
Eitherway, FedEx says delivery tomorrow by 4:30 [standard remarks for me, they usually come mid-day] ('paid' for Free Shipping, shows as Express Overnite. Thanks Apple!).
Can't wait.
FYI, I'm using a Belkin USB KVM. Get decent results switching between my PC and my Tablet, we'll see how it handles the lil' Mac.
boy i was already happy when i saw my order going from "under review" to "open" a whole week after i put my order up ..those banks deserve a serious kick for thsoe slow wire transfers
still 3-4 weeks remaining untill it ships...i hope that stays this way
still 3-4 weeks remaining untill it ships...i hope that stays this way
Can anyone confirm that I can actually use this with a TV as my monitor? I spoke with the genius here at the Apple Store and he told me I could. I know you COULD use it to view photos and video, but I want it to use as my only "everyday" monitor. Some have said that the text is blurry, if that's the case, then it's pointless to use. I'm ready for the iMac G5. I'll keep this if I could use my TV. For reference, it's Sony 34XBR910.
Thanks!
Thanks!
I received mine this morning, well at least one of mine. Funny thing was - was the FedEX gal was looking through here stuff for a good couple of minutes. When she came to the door she asked if there was supposed to be another package? I said I ordered two but according to Apple only one shipped. The package said 1 of 1, but she said it had a master invoice or something like that that led her to believe there should be another package. She said she had another one in the truck, but that it was for someone else around the corner! Guess I'll see if my other one ships here in the next day or so...
Some observations...
- Unit is really tiny, but power brick is kinda big.
- Very quiet in normal use, but got quite a bit louder when running Handbrake ;-)
- Seems quite snappy performance wise. My numbers were almost exactly what barefeats.com posted except my video scores were all about 10% higher.
- This is still with 256MB... going to try to open it up here in a bit to put in a bigger stick.
- not specific to the Mac mini, but VGA sucks on my Dell 20" LCD. MUCH MUCH better in DVI... guess I'll have to get a DVI switchbox rather than an VGA one (I was then just going to manually switch the inputs on the Display but use the switchbox to switch my keyboard mouse).
Some observations...
- Unit is really tiny, but power brick is kinda big.
- Very quiet in normal use, but got quite a bit louder when running Handbrake ;-)
- Seems quite snappy performance wise. My numbers were almost exactly what barefeats.com posted except my video scores were all about 10% higher.
- This is still with 256MB... going to try to open it up here in a bit to put in a bigger stick.
- not specific to the Mac mini, but VGA sucks on my Dell 20" LCD. MUCH MUCH better in DVI... guess I'll have to get a DVI switchbox rather than an VGA one (I was then just going to manually switch the inputs on the Display but use the switchbox to switch my keyboard mouse).