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Title: Pondering Getting a Mac Mini
Post by: jitspoe on December 29, 2005, 05:07:15 PM
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0009U7Y0U/ref=nosim/104-9731730-8345541?n=541966

A lot of people have been wanting an OSX port.  520 bucks isn't too bad for a Mac, though I don't know what it has in the way of 3D graphics support.  I'm spending a bunch of cash on a new gaming system right now, though, so it probably isn't the best time to get it.
Title: Re: Pondering Getting a Mac Mini
Post by: XtremeBain on December 29, 2005, 08:47:50 PM
I'm in same situation, stuck between getting a Mac Mini or system that can play Q4.
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Post by: IronFist on December 29, 2005, 09:59:18 PM
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Title: Re: Pondering Getting a Mac Mini
Post by: XtremeBain on December 29, 2005, 10:12:26 PM
But no(legal) OS X
Title: Re: Pondering Getting a Mac Mini
Post by: jitspoe on December 30, 2005, 03:57:57 PM
It sounds like mac mini's are kinda crappy (slow), so I decided against it.  Plus I already have half the parts for a new machine, so there's really no choice to be made...
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Post by: Dirty_Taco on December 30, 2005, 05:53:39 PM
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Title: Re: Pondering Getting a Mac Mini
Post by: XtremeBain on December 30, 2005, 11:13:56 PM
Quote from: jitspoe on December 30, 2005, 03:57:57 PM
It sounds like mac mini's are kinda crappy (slow), so I decided against it.  Plus I already have half the parts for a new machine, so there's really no choice to be made...

What have you gotten so far? :)
Title: Re: Pondering Getting a Mac Mini
Post by: jitspoe on January 01, 2006, 12:10:55 AM
So far... eVGA 7800GT + mobo (combo), (this is the only thing I actually have so far, everything else is on its way)
AMD Opteron 144 (64bit, 1.8GHz, 1MB cache ~= 3.2GHz pentium?)
Thermalright Xp-90 Heatsink and a panaflo fan
1GB (2x512) dual channel memory (OCZ)
Transparent case.
250GB Seagate HD
500W SeaSonic PSU

Hopefully I can start building it nex.. well, technically this week.
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Post by: Dirty_Taco on January 01, 2006, 07:06:09 PM
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Title: Re: Pondering Getting a Mac Mini
Post by: jitspoe on January 01, 2006, 09:21:34 PM
That's easy enough to upgrade later.  I got a deal on it - 2 sticks for like $50.
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Post by: IronFist on January 02, 2006, 10:19:31 AM
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Title: Re: Pondering Getting a Mac Mini
Post by: XtremeBain on January 02, 2006, 10:49:36 AM
Quote from: IronFist on January 02, 2006, 10:19:31 AM
with 8MB graphics?
I think he had gotten an 8x ATI card of some sort which gave him nothing but troubles ;)
Title: Re: Pondering Getting a Mac Mini
Post by: jitspoe on January 02, 2006, 04:43:39 PM
I'm so tempted to just set that thing ablaze... but I need to keep it around for testing purposes.
Title: Re: Pondering Getting a Mac Mini
Post by: nXe on January 03, 2006, 04:29:03 PM
Office Space style ;) - darn it feels good to be a gangsta...
Title: Re: Pondering Getting a Mac Mini
Post by: jitspoe on January 18, 2006, 07:11:23 PM
Ok... pondering again... http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=318372&pfp=SEARCH

$398... grr...