Mac Mini

[m3rcury]

"Look! Its a dead horse!"
"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?"
"I call the club!!"

 

[krcat1]

Isn't this thing just a glorified docking station for an iPod?

 

[zakee00]

Originally posted by: PieDerro
Please tell me why people are so excited about the Mac mini?

Sorry to rant, but it's a POS and almost every person out there who doesn't know a thing about computers is wanting one!

:disgust:

Dear:

[x] Clueless n00b
[ ] Lamer
[ ] Ricer
[x] kid with no clue
[x] Flamebait
[ ] Jackass
[ ] Lazy person
[ ] Me too'er
[ ] Spammer
[x] Idiot
[ ] Asterik-laden adjective
[ ] Pointless Thread Starter

You Are Being Flamed Because:

[ ] You continued a long, stupid thread
[ ] You said "me too" to something or "Send ______"
[ ] You asked for w@rez
[x] You don't know what you're talking about
[ ] You posted a thread that deserved pics, and no pics were found
[ ] You posted "postcount++" or any variation
[ ] You suck
[x] You posted one of the reposts from hell.
[ ] Your post title has nothing to do with the content
[x] You complained about something you can get for free/low cost
[ ] You are not the grammer police
[ ] You hate the U.S. or its policies yet will not leave
[x] You started a flamewar thread
[x] You are b!tching about something you have no right to b!tch about
[ ] You asked for medical help on a computer forum
[ ] You asked an incredibly stupid question
[ ] You like ricers
[ ] You are a ricer
[ ] You asked how to mod a honda
[ ] You tried to build a system even though you have NO clue how to do it
[ ] Your sig/alias sucks
[ ] You did not listen to a smarter member or ignored advice
[ ] You need use the damn search button
[ ] You posted in the wrong forum
[ ] You said any version of "repost" This is allowed sometimes but not this time
[ ] You posted something totally uninteresting
[ ] You posted a topic/message all written in CAPS
[ ] You posted spam
[x] Your stupidity is astounding
[ ] You used the words 'suxors' and/or 'roxors'
[ ] You posted "FIRST POST!"
[ ] You are quitting the boards for good...again
[ ] You complained about the Mods

To Repent, You Must:

[ ] Give up your AOL/Euronet/MSN/Planet Internet account
[x] Bust up your modem with a hammer and eat it
[ ] Jump into a bathtub while holding your monitor
[ ] Actually post something relevant
[ ] Listen to Moonbeam for 3 hours
[ ] Become friends with Red Dawn
[ ] Kiss Grasshopper27
[ ] Pry the Caps Lock and Shift keys from your keyboard
[ ] Read the damned FAQ
[ ] Post some damn pics
[ ] Go hug your parents right now
[ ] Go to the damn doctor
[ ] Remove the <insert forum here> forum from your list
[ ] Read the manual / instructions
[x] Remove your genitalia so you do not breed
[ ] Repenting is not possible. you are banned.
[ ] Use the damned search function
[ ] Post in the right damned forum
[ ] Put your car into a crusher
[x] Apologize to everybody on these boards
[ ] Actually leave the boards for good
[ ] Perform sexual favors on the Mods

Thank you.

 

[Jeff7181]

I've actually considered getting one, and I'll tell you why...

1) Price was one of my biggest reasons for not using a Mac in the past... at $500 USD, that reason is no longer valid.

2) OS X is very attractive... it's more secure than Windows XP in the sense that there's hardly any viruses or spyware or malware written for it. Not to say that viruses and the like COULDN'T be written for it... they just aren't right now.

3) It's small and doesn't consume a lot of power... most likely whisper quiet (I've never heard one myself)... I would put this in my bedroom if I got one, probably paired with an LCD monitor.

The only thing stopping me from getting one is that I use my computer for games... I could spend the same amount of money on my PC and increase my gaming pleasure quite a bit... or have a Mac Mini and only use my PC for gaming. Seeing as how it takes quite a bit of money to keep a gaming PC up to date so I can play brand new games, I'd rather not spend $800 (Mac Mini + good LCD monitor) on something to check my e-mail and browse the web with.

 

[Jeff7181]

Originally posted by: m3rcury
"Look! Its a dead horse!"
"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?"
"I call the club!!"

Ok but I call the fork and knife!

 

[zakee00]

Originally posted by: Jeff7181
I've actually considered getting one, and I'll tell you why...

1) Price was one of my biggest reasons for not using a Mac in the past... at $500 USD, that reason is no longer valid.

2) OS X is very attractive... it's more secure than Windows XP in the sense that there's hardly any viruses or spyware or malware written for it. Not to say that viruses and the like COULDN'T be written for it... they just aren't right now.

3) It's small and doesn't consume a lot of power... most likely whisper quiet (I've never heard one myself)... I would put this in my bedroom if I got one, probably paired with an LCD monitor.

The only thing stopping me from getting one is that I use my computer for games... I could spend the same amount of money on my PC and increase my gaming pleasure quite a bit... or have a Mac Mini and only use my PC for gaming. Seeing as how it takes quite a bit of money to keep a gaming PC up to date so I can play brand new games, I'd rather not spend $800 (Mac Mini + good LCD monitor) on something to check my e-mail and browse the web with.

do you OWN a digicam or camcorder?
thats what macs are for, and if you dont use iLife there really isnt any point in getting one.
unless you are too stupid to avoid viruses with XP, which sadly is about 95% of the computer using population. in that case, get a mac.

 

[Jeff7181]

Originally posted by: zakee00

Originally posted by: Jeff7181
I've actually considered getting one, and I'll tell you why...

1) Price was one of my biggest reasons for not using a Mac in the past... at $500 USD, that reason is no longer valid.

2) OS X is very attractive... it's more secure than Windows XP in the sense that there's hardly any viruses or spyware or malware written for it. Not to say that viruses and the like COULDN'T be written for it... they just aren't right now.

3) It's small and doesn't consume a lot of power... most likely whisper quiet (I've never heard one myself)... I would put this in my bedroom if I got one, probably paired with an LCD monitor.

The only thing stopping me from getting one is that I use my computer for games... I could spend the same amount of money on my PC and increase my gaming pleasure quite a bit... or have a Mac Mini and only use my PC for gaming. Seeing as how it takes quite a bit of money to keep a gaming PC up to date so I can play brand new games, I'd rather not spend $800 (Mac Mini + good LCD monitor) on something to check my e-mail and browse the web with.

do you OWN a digicam or camcorder?
thats what macs are for, and if you dont use iLife there really isnt any point in getting one.
unless you are too stupid to avoid viruses with XP, which sadly is about 95% of the computer using population. in that case, get a mac.

I own a digital camera, but not a camcorder.
I hope by "you," you didn't mean me personally and that was more of a general insults to the "95% of the computer using population."
I haven't downloaded a virus in my life... family members are another story... in high school a family member even went out of his way to disable McAffee Virus Scan so he could open this attatchment someone e-mailed to him. It took him a LONG time to realize that not EVERY e-mail that shows up in his inbox is actually sent by a human sitting at a computer typing and clicking...

 

[sxr7171]

Originally posted by: novon
Are none of you picking up on the sarcasm in that review?

The gift of language is lost on many here, hopefully they make up for it in tech skills or nuclear astrophysics or something.

 

[Wightout]

Mini can have such potential.

i do not believe this guy to be sarcastic at all

http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20050120.html

PBS isnt exactly known for thier sarcastic reputation.

plus other parts of what i have read show that he is very into what he is saying.

http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20050127.html

he may not be the most well known but i do believe that he may be right in some areas

 

[thirdlegstump]

Hm.....I bet if you buy a Mac Mini, video tape yourself destroying it, put up the video on a website full of affiliate banners and post the link to a Mac advocacy site, you could make more money than what you paid for the Mini. That and you get the satisfaction of killing one. Just an idea.