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Mac Mini Review

MonksMac

MonksMac

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Dec 5, 2005
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Hey guys look at this review I found on the Mini. It's absoulutely horrible! http://www.divisiontwo.com/articles/MacMini2.html

I sent the author an eMail. Here is the message-

I was most disappointed with your review of the Mac Mini. Your article is quite inaccurate.
First of all the Mac OS X has NO viruses therefore needs no virus protection. There is no registry. You have to buy a version of Office for the Mac. Regualar windows versions of office don't work. Macs have never used PS/2 ports ever. Yes you can run Windows on a mac just buy Virtual PC made by Microsoft. The display connects using DVI and the Mini includes an adapter in the box.Mac OS X is not a stripped down operating system it is a full featured operating system based on Unix.It includes several Apps like iTunes, iMovie, Garageband, and with Tiger Dashboard. Mac OS X doesn't need to be defragmented like windows. Internet Explorer is not included by default with Mac OS X anymore since it has not been updated since 2003! I reccomend you redo your tests with these in mind and update your article.

Sincerly, Disappointed reader -----End of Message.
As you can see I was clearly angery. Tell me what you think.
 
I think Ive seen that article before. That one about it being stripped down always gets me. I hate it when people say that
 
He acts as if Windows is the best! No weather bug! Hmm, widget and none of those stupid pop ups. Weird display connector! Ha! It's DVI man! It's "better." What a dunbash.
 
MonksMac said:
As you can see I was clearly angery. Tell me what you think.
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Well, if it was real, I'd be pissed. A lot of the assertions made are stupid and wrong, notably claiming Apple claimed it had the same dimensions as the iPod shuffle. But explore other parts of the site, and you find...
 

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That Picture was copied from someone else's website! I knew i had seen it somewhere else. That site is complete crap!
 
Monk, you just gave the author another laugh. You should feel good about yourself - maybe his son just died, and he's in the hospital with a chimpanzee stuck up his ass, and needed the laugh to light his day up slightly.
 
ColoJohnBoy said:
Well, if it was real, I'd be pissed. A lot of the assertions made are stupid and wrong, notably claiming Apple claimed it had the same dimensions as the iPod shuffle. But explore other parts of the site, and you find...
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Dual Drive Notebook! Sweet! :p
 
i sent him an email. is said:
Your article about Linux vs. windows has an obvious bias towards windows. I am not a Linux fascist, but I believe in the use of the best possible software, and Linux is definitely the best for servers. Concerning the video streaming server, it is extremely easy to set up with Video LAN Server. You can find more information regarding this at http://www.videolan.org/streaming/. Also, your article about the Mac mini is awful. It is incorrect on several counts. First, Mac OS X is not at all similar to Windows CE. CE is a RTOS, which is designed to run on a device with limited hardware resources. Mac OS X is designed to take full advantage of high-end hardware. Also, it is extremely easy to connect a printer to a Mac Mini. It has two USB 2.0 ports on the back, one of which is used to plug in a mouse and keyboard, and the other is used to connect any USB-compatible devices (including all modern printers.) Third, concerning software, you can't install your Windows Office 2003 because Windows PC systems use the Intel x86 architecture, which is different from the PowerPC G4 architecture used in the Mac mini. You can either buy Office for Mac OS X, or you can download Open Office. Also, Microsoft Internet Explorer is horrid browser, and you should use Mozilla Firefox. It is faster, and open source. Instead of weather bug, you can use the dashboard weather widget, and instead of Dream helper, you can use the Keychain program built into Mac OS X. You don't need all of those security programs, because the Mac doesn't have all of the risks that come with windows. In short, your review is inaccurate, and before you bash a product the way you did, you should check the facts, and make sure you aren't making a large mistake. If you have any questions about apple-related products, please feel free to email me before you present a large amount of incorrect information to an audience that may not be knowledgeable than myself.
 
deadlygopher said:
i sent him an email. is said:
Your article about Linux vs. windows has an obvious bias towards windows. I am not a Linux fascist, but I believe in the use of the best possible software, and Linux is definitely the best for servers. Concerning the video streaming server, it is extremely easy to set up with Video LAN Server. You can find more information regarding this at http://www.videolan.org/streaming/. Also, your article about the Mac mini is awful. It is incorrect on several counts. First, Mac OS X is not at all similar to Windows CE. CE is a RTOS, which is designed to run on a device with limited hardware resources. Mac OS X is designed to take full advantage of high-end hardware. Also, it is extremely easy to connect a printer to a Mac Mini. It has two USB 2.0 ports on the back, one of which is used to plug in a mouse and keyboard, and the other is used to connect any USB-compatible devices (including all modern printers.) Third, concerning software, you can't install your Windows Office 2003 because Windows PC systems use the Intel x86 architecture, which is different from the PowerPC G4 architecture used in the Mac mini. You can either buy Office for Mac OS X, or you can download Open Office. Also, Microsoft Internet Explorer is horrid browser, and you should use Mozilla Firefox. It is faster, and open source. Instead of weather bug, you can use the dashboard weather widget, and instead of Dream helper, you can use the Keychain program built into Mac OS X. You don't need all of those security programs, because the Mac doesn't have all of the risks that come with windows. In short, your review is inaccurate, and before you bash a product the way you did, you should check the facts, and make sure you aren't making a large mistake. If you have any questions about apple-related products, please feel free to email me before you present a large amount of incorrect information to an audience that may not be knowledgeable than myself.
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GUYS! THE REVIEW IS A JOKE! READ THE THREAD!

I always love these threads about jokes that go over people's heads and lead to mass angry emails by the Mac faithful.
 
Quick, send that review to MonksMac's parents ... :eek:

That should really help in the quest for a Mac. :cool:
 
I think that article may be too subtle by half. Frankly, I was having a hard time telling whether the guy was putting me on or a total ***hole who would go to any lengths to trash Apple.

Thing is, if this article went over a lot of our heads, what do you think it's gonna look like to those totally un-savvy Windows users who know nothing about Apple except the anti-Mac bitching they already read in other media?
 
dubbz said:
I'm not sure what's funnier... the article or the people who take it seriously :D
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I think the latter. I think the proper order of events is like this:

- We read the article, and then laugh out loud
- We let n00bs read it and take it seriously, then roll on the floor laughing
- We then go out and get bears and chuckle and celebrate how 1337 we are.

:D
 
I would expect a Mini to get really slow and unstable within a couple months if you can’t perform any routine maintenance tasks on it.
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Ha ha! Yeah this is obviously a joke, no question about it. I think each paragraph reveals something more about windows pcs than macs ;)
 
mkrishnan said:
I think the latter. I think the proper order of events is like this:

- We read the article, and then laugh out loud
- We let n00bs read it and take it seriously, then roll on the floor laughing
- We then go out and get bears and chuckle and celebrate how 1337 we are.

:D
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You forgot step 4: five more people walk in after it's been pointed out as being a joke (which I did on only the second reply to this thread), read just the first post of the thread and then post another obvious flaw in the article or, even better, about how they also e-mailed the guy and gave him a piece of their minds.
 
pseudobrit said:
...about how they also e-mailed the guy and gave him a piece of their minds.
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It's interesting how the people with the least mind to give up are so generous in giving up a piece to this person and that person. It really speaks to the charity of mankind. This thread has been uplifting in all kinds of ways. :)
 
I mean I don't even have a mac...yet and I know more then him:eek:
I guess the article was a joke but still eMachines uggh nice looking my rear end.
 
The one about the Barbie computer is hilarious! you should read it!
Barbie Wizards guide girls through the process of partitioning their disks, formatting volumes, mounting Samba shares, and installing packages.
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:)
 
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