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Unboxing and Disassembly Photos of the New Mac Mini
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Size, noise level, and power consumption are specs. They may not matter to you, but that doesn't make them irrelevant to everyone.[/QUOTE]
I bet a dollar to a doughnut that if you ask 100 Apple faithful if they would rather have a super quiet, super small and extremely green Mini at $599 with specs comparable to a two year old computer but being sold as 'new' or a more standard Mac priced more in line with a comparable PC that 80% would say a cheaper more standard Mac.
Apple is great at giving people what they don't want but not so good at responding to the customer. Yes - I have found that some of these features not often asked for are actually game changing features - but to blow-off your customer base (or a large part of them) for a fairly pedestrian Mini is nothing but another slap in the face from the minds at Apple.
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I bet a dollar to a doughnut that if you ask 100 Apple faithful if they would rather have a super quiet, super small and extremely green Mini at $599 with specs comparable to a two year old computer but being sold as 'new' or a more standard Mac priced more in line with a comparable PC that 80% would say a cheaper more standard Mac.
Apple is great at giving people what they don't want but not so good at responding to the customer. Yes - I have found that some of these features not often asked for are actually game changing features - but to blow-off your customer base (or a large part of them) for a fairly pedestrian Mini is nothing but another slap in the face from the minds at Apple.
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They DO make a low-end computer and unfortunately for me it is the woefully underwhelming Mac Mini.
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They may fit those bills perfectly but the specifications and upgrade-ability of the Mini not to mention the performance is not only underwhelming and disappointing but a quick way to loose people to the Hackintosh craze. I must say I am thinking about going that route since it worked well on my Acer One netbook.
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Did you even compare it to the Dell Studio Hybird or are we telling you to do it in vain ?
It's not woefully underwhelming, it's has an average price for the features it provides in its market segment.
Again you show your lack of understanding of what the Mini is. It has greater performance than a Dell Studio Hybrid with at a very similar price point. In the market of small form factor, low power computers, it is a very competitive offering.
You just don't want a small form factor, low power computer. Why are you even looking at the mini ? Because you think it's the low-end xMac ?
I honestly don't believe that's where Apple wants to be. The Nvidia whitebook is a sweet enough entry point, not much point for them to get into the low margin netbook market.
They may not give you what you want but I ran out to buy this new mini on release day as it is exactly what I need
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So I see that complaining about the price of the mini has taken the place of claiming the leaked mini pics and video is fake.
I am SO glad those people that were positive all the mini leaks were fake were wrong. Just shows that they know nothing more than anyone else and hopefully they will stop spouting their opinions as fact.
So I see that complaining about the price of the mini has taken the place of claiming the leaked mini pics and video is fake.
I am SO glad those people that were positive all the mini leaks were fake were wrong. Just shows that they know nothing more than anyone else and hopefully they will stop spouting their opinions as fact.
the actual unit is a fake since it has 10 vents, because the box is real and it shows it having 9 vents. so it's a real fake, or the fake is real
nope the investors don't want the money in the bank they either want it back (buyback) or used to make more profit.
Money in the bank (to this degree) is just bad management.
I haven't really found anything that has lead me to believe that it's such a great technology over what VMWare and Parallels implement.The P7350 does not have Intel VT-x. Thanks Apple
If you have access to it try out Hyper-V. I also think that VMWare ESX uses it too. IMHO, it is nice to use when you have it. I have a 16 core server that hosts 9 VM's (CPU allocation varies). When one VM is pegging the CPUs allocated to it 100% the host system doesn't even really notice. Of course that could be based on how the VM system works more than the Virtualization Tech supported.
i meant from the orignal price to current price drop ($1799 to $1399) not the amazon discount..
ESX only uses VT optionally, it's only mandatory to run 64-bit guests on 32-bit hosts. VMWare has always maintained that their software emulation layer is faster.
It isn't any different with ESX on non-VT hardware, though.
we are trying out ESX on an older server. But our 16 Core rig is running Hyper-V.
Fusion and Parallels both support and use VT-x under OS X, although because Apple's support for VT-x is so shoddy (their EFI implementation etc.) they have workarounds in place for when it's not accessible, like sometimes when the processor is powered up after sleep
In any case I want it for use under other OSes too - e.g. Windows 2008 Hyper-V won't work unless VT-x is present and enabled.
Another nail in the coffin for the base spec Mac mini
Windows 2008 on my Mac mini?Fusion and Parallels both support and use VT-x under OS X, although because Apple's support for VT-x is so shoddy (their EFI implementation etc.) they have workarounds in place for when it's not accessible, like sometimes when the processor is powered up after sleep
In any case I want it for use under other OSes too - e.g. Windows 2008 Hyper-V won't work unless VT-x is present and enabled.
Another nail in the coffin for the base spec Mac mini
The P8400 is there is you're going to be doing something just needs VT-x support on a Mac mini. Yes there are a few things that need it but on a Mac mini? Even I find that hard to swallow.
This is kinda OT, but I would figure the mini would be perfect for either WHS or Windows 2008 (R2 preferred). It is between that or Windows 7 (for Media Center).Windows 2008 on my Mac mini?
The P8400 is there is you're going to be doing something just needs VT-x support on a Mac mini. Yes there are a few things that need it but on a Mac mini? Even I find that hard to swallow.
So far I have the wife on board for an iMac to replace our bedroom TV. Shooting for the Mini to replace my 2003 server in the basement.
Windows 2008 on my Mac mini?
The P8400 is there is you're going to be doing something just needs VT-x support on a Mac mini. Yes there are a few things that need it but on a Mac mini? Even I find that hard to swallow.
Yep there is the option to throw even more money at Apple UK after the shafting they've already given us
Then there's the other option: Hackintosh FTW!!!!LOL!!111
I'd just get a WHS from HP. As much as I like the Mac mini you can't just swap multiple 3.5" drives in easily.
Just make sure you get a processor with VT-x.Yep there is the option to throw even more money at Apple UK after the shafting they've already given us
Then there's the other option: Hackintosh FTW!!!!LOL!!111
It's not Apple that's doing that it's Intel.
Wow - I give up. You do not get it - really. No one I know wants a super-small and super quiet and over-priced Mini. Simple as that. Since that is what Apple is pimping as there 'entry level' desktop - that is what I as a user have to compare it with. Get it, now?
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