Mac Mini

[wasutton3]

I am a college student looking for a small desktop (to use as a remote print, vpn, etc) and i was looking at a mac mini (which my friend got). I was wondering where the best place to find a mac mini would be, ( i was going to slap linux on it so the intel/ppc argument doesnt apply here)
and on top of that, about how much i would be looking to pay for it. I dont really need the hdd from it, i have a few spares. Thanks for your help!

 

[GGJstudios]

...I was wondering where the best place to find a mac mini would be...

http://store.apple.com/us/go/macmini

 

[flopticalcube]

eBay for second hand minis. G4 minis can be had for $200 but an Intel 1.66GHz Core Duo would be soooo much faster and goes for about $300. A 1.5GHz Core Solo can be upgraded (CPU is socketed) so if you can get one for $40-50 less than a Core Duo, that might be worth thinking about.

 

[Scottsdale]

For $419, you can buy a refurbished last gen Mac mini with one year warranty. I think that is a great price for a nice little machine.

Go to Apple.com, Store, Refurbished Mac.

Good luck.

 

[bobjob186]

micro center has a brand new mini 1.83 c2d for $399 after Instant rebate on their website.

GO LOOK BEFORE IT's GONE

 

[Bye Bye Baby]

Think about an imac. If you have screen keyboard etc then go with the mini.

 

[striatedglutes]

Think about an imac. If you have screen keyboard etc then go with the mini.

Pretty sure he will be running it headless.

 

[ElectroGhandi]

I am a college student looking for a small desktop (to use as a remote print, vpn, etc) and i was looking at a mac mini (which my friend got). I was wondering where the best place to find a mac mini would be, ( i was going to slap linux on it so the intel/ppc argument doesnt apply here)
and on top of that, about how much i would be looking to pay for it. I dont really need the hdd from it, i have a few spares. Thanks for your help!

Why spend extra on a Mac if you are just going to run Linux on it? I don't know if you need it to be as small as a mini, but you can get a refurbished PC from Tiger Direct for $100 that's not much bigger than the mini.

Edit: Would this be something you'd be looking for? http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4514377&CatId=6

 

[mgridgaway]

Don't bother trying to upgrade the solo to a duo. Those merom processors cost just as much as the mini itself.