Originally posted by: EmoHawk
How about you start by telling us why you think its a POS.
No, not really. They're good, simple machines at a low price; what's wrong with them?Originally posted by: PieDerro
Anyway, add that to the usual Mac-bashing and I think my point begins to make sense.
Originally posted by: PieDerro
Piro, I know what you're saying about it not being a cheap system, but the thing is, it's being advertised as a cheap system down here.
Mind you, I think Apple have a good marketing department. Judging by how good they are, I'm sure Apple could save a few hundred million and sack them all, and shave about 25% off the costs of their systems.
Then they might be worth it. Maybe...
Originally posted by: DurocShark
The Mac Mini is being pushed as a media machine. You're supposed to plug it into your TV and receiver.
The Media Center PCs are still over a grand.
plus everything a non-gamer needs is built into the MiniMac.
Originally posted by: dwell
Not getting good reviews. (the subtlety may be lost on many here).
Poor standards compliance: Apple's Safari web browser often fails to render MSN properly.
So is the mini a maxi value? For me, clearly, no. When I consider that a good deal of my time is spent running applications like Disk Defragmenter, Scandisk, Norton AV, Windows Update and Ad-Aware--none of which are available for the Mac platform--it doesn't make sense for me to "switch" to a Mac at this time. But will Apple's famous marketing team be able to sell the the emperor an invisible computer anyway and turn the mini into a maxi hit? That?s the question that remains to be answered.
Monster is now the world's leading manufacturer of high performance cables...Originally posted by: dwell
Not getting good reviews. (the subtlety may be lost on many here).
$799 aus? If so, that sounds about right for $499 us. It's not the cheapest thing out there. it's just the best for the size...and for a Mac, it is insanely cheap. Compare to $799 us for the cheapest eMac. Oh, and you need to make the keyboard USB.Originally posted by: PieDerro
Ok, down here Australia, it costs $799 for the box alone and it's being sold as the cheapest thing out. Which is completely untrue if you compare it to a comparable PC offering (without monitor, keyboard or mouse).
Er, that's about the wait time in the U.S., if you didn't get one on openning day.Also, there's a 2-3 week build time down here for this system. Amazing when you compare it to the "build-time" on non-custom machines - ready for pick-up same day if they're in stock.
The Mac mini is cool. Not having FB2K running is really the worst thing about using it.Anyway, add that to the usual Mac-bashing and I think my point begins to make sense.
PD