#2005 MAC MINI REVIEW UPGRADE#

For $75, it makes sense to have the Apple store upgrade the memory, but $325 for 1GB is ridiculous. Here is a list of reviews I compiled for Apples new Mac mini. It would be nice if there was a second DIMM slot for more memory, but given what my wife (and probably most users at this price point) uses her computer for, I think 1GB will do just fine. Apple has come out with a great entry-level machine.

I suppose if you were into serious multimedia or other disk-intensive tasks, it would matter, but then you would probably want a G5 anyway.Дespite my initial misgivings about the mini when it was first announced, now that I have one, IвЂ™m duly impressed. The HDD is a 2.5вЂі, so itвЂ™s only 5400rpm, but IвЂ™ve never really the noticed the difference between that and 7200rpm, so that doesnвЂ™t really matter much to me. (IвЂ™m still biting my nails about trying to open the mini, but there are how-to pictures and even a video floating around, I should be okay if IвЂ™m careful). After seeing the difference between 512mb and 1.5GB on the G5, I know that will increase the snappiness of OS X dramatically. Since its introduction in January 2005, the small form factor desktop Mac has offered a low-cost alternative to the all-in-one iMac. IвЂ™m positive that the miniscule 256mb of memory is a serious bottleneck, so this thing will get a 512mb or 1GB upgrade very shortly. The Apple Mac mini has long been the cheapest way to own a Mac.

2005 mac mini review