The size of Mac & Mac Mini impress me.
My question is, will they get overheated in long-term operation with intensive/heavy usage?

What are you going to do with it...? BOINC...?

This thread might help you

http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...&hl=temperature

Cheers.

This one better....

This post has been edited by Eithanius: Jul 29 2006, 08:18 PM

tumpang this thread, i was wondering, do you guys switch off your mac mini?

i havent switched of my iMac for a month

the most ive done is 3 months straight before it starts to slow down,then i'll shut it down for lets say 3 hours and boot it back up again.Right now its about a month and a week on,havent gone hot yet...love it...no sound as well.Gonna restart it when it gets slower..maybe next week

the iMac of course you can run forever till it dies.... coz it has a large form factor, who worries about heat....

the mac mini is different, it has a small form factor, ventilation ain't as efficient as the iMac....

but, do it save electric ar?or it's still run like normal?if like this ar, when the electric bill come, ma die lo?

mac mini is ok,i'm using PPC G4 1.42,so far i'm not using my gaming or designing...Mac mini is very suit for newbies who wanna change to Mac computer.
now the latest mac mini is very powerfull n hav a nice spec oso

seriously, you need to do research on this before asking stupid questions... if mac mini comsumes a lot of power, then what about the PM Quads.... blowing up the house....?

kalau takut bill mahal, shut it down then, or at least put it to sleep if you hate booting it up.... common sense ain't it....?

not that you're gonna let it idling overnight without doing anything other than cron tasks in which the Mac performs automatically as it deemed suit.... unless you're into crunching/folding 24/7....

sleep mode is cool, im gonna switch, when mac mini core 2 duo comes, my saving will also enuf i think...and its time for me to mac

Go for mac and Gudluck to you!

Hi Guys! I need your help(s). I've been using pcs' all along and I'm just getting so sick of MS windows. I'm an engineering student , and I want to do a full migration to mac.
Now, my needs are to run :
(1) Enginnering software like matlab, pspice, multisim, mathcad . I need windows for them. I'm aware that mac can run windows on it at the same time using bootcamp.
(2) Programming software like MS Visual C++ , Java2 and etc.
(3) I would like to have a 20" LCD monitor to view all my simulations.
(4) I play moderate games like ragnarok, A3-MMORPG.
(5) I use Office suites to edit and types my reports.
(6) Surf the net and chatting
(7) Watch movies and listening to music.

Is it okay to get a mac mini+20" LCD monitor or will it be better to get an imac or do you have any other better suggestions?

Thanks a lot.

Simple dude everything is depends on your "Budget".

a) Intel Mac Mini - portable but it not comes with LCD/Monitor, Keyboard & Mouse. Thats why its cheap.
b) Intel iMac - With LCD-Big LCD (for 20" LCD laa), Big HD,Webcam, Acceptable for moderate gamers, comes with Keyboard & Mouse too. Thats why it 2/3x expensive as compared to Mac Mini.

Mac Mini will do everything as you needed but for moderate gamer me not too sure the performance of the integrated graphic card embedded in it. The engineering softwares perhaps should ask the other forumers or the most you still can dual boot (OSX and Win XP)

This post has been edited by 76radius: Aug 21 2006, 08:56 PM

Hi Peachfrost,

I think, by looking at your requirements, you should
not get a Mac.

Perhaps a good quality PC like IBM Thinkcenter. Do
they still make those?

http://www.pc.ibm.com/europe/desktops/?europe&cc=europe

Bootcamp cannot run Windows alongside OS X. Parallels can
but it's buggy.

- yap

This post has been edited by ChopSuey: Aug 22 2006, 11:46 AM

76radius
Thanks 76radius. Ur rite. Basically it boils down to budget. Think that I'll get a mac mini , beef up the memory , and get a nice 20" LCD monitor to admire .

ChopSuey
Thanks for the advice , ChopSuey. . I have 3 pcs in my house and I have a toshiba laptop. And err..... i dun think i need umm... another pc la . . Been using windows for the past 10 years. I'm a faithful linux user. Been using SuSE, Mandrake(now its mandriva), and tested plenty of others like ubuntu, corel/ debian, Redmond , redhat and etc. . After reading about mac and doing some research i found it to be better in hardware. =). Think I'm beginning to fall in luv with macs. I've going to divorced pcs and marry macs.

Ha ha!! welcome to the Apple's World. I bet you will start dump ur PC

Mac Mini cheap but not worth bcoz that PC not upgradable

MMmm at least better than cheaplang PC that having sub-standard OS like Window.. Mac mini is upgradable except for the graphic card.

Unlike PC freaks, macintosh doesn't need constant hardware upgrading. This is due to the fact that Mac O/S is constructed in a way that it has a better system architecture that utilizes system resources in a more efficient way. e.g. Windows only makes use of 75% - 85% over all resources compared to a mac utilizing 100% resources. . This is the main reason why many ppl keep on upgrading their pc and sometimes it just doesnt seem to improve. Many people just compare the hardware aspects of a PC with Mac and consider value for money. This is when one makes a mistake that a PC may be better than a Mac.
Consider this senario, in :
Cloned PC : we just go to the computer shop, select the best appealing hardware and get them to fix it for us or we fix it ourselves. But don't forget there are many intermediate steps needed to test each speed channeling and compatibility. This is critical to eliminate bottlenecks.
Branded PC : A bit better. But basically we are paying extra for the brand name. But still its a pc. And windows have their limits.
As for macs: the engineers have tested and constructed it well. Futhermore the o/s is more efficient, thus allowing the machine to work better.

I disagree with those who says that windows work better on PC's. Test windows on a PC and a MAC. Many peeps only look out for the performance(speed) issues. But THEY forget about stability issues.

Like radius said , mac mini is upgradable, only VGA isn't . Well, I don't intend to use it for games, hence it churning extremely hot frames isn't really important to me.
Thanks radius76. All the best to MAC owners and mac enthusiasts.