Correction

Its using 2.5" ATA...AFAIK , its on 2.5

www.barefeats.com/mini01c.html

any idea how much heaty is the mini...? both idle and loaded...

at first wanna get a mini as media center. now with iTV on the way... kih kih kih....

care to share what kind of server is that? and why did you choose a mac mini for this task?

i searched this up in some other forum and came up with someone replying a random question asking if a mini could run FCP.

Well its my :-

1. File Server
I usually store all my music files here , i even use this as a downloading machine as it does not consume lot of power and its quiet. No noise or what-so-ever .

2. Web Server
Since OSX uses UNIX Core , I took advantage of this situation by running my own Home Web Server.

3. Folding@Home Client
Heh , fold fold fold fold fold fold

4. Music Streaming Server
With iTunes on the mac and with AudioHijack for OSX , it allows me to stream internet radio or any sort-of-audio from the computer to my Home Theater via Airport Express. Now aint that nice , you could get full 5.1" Surroundsound , wirelessly. I would just use VNC from my laptop or PDA to control it. Now , thats a true music entertainment system !

The main reason why I choose my mini for this task is that , OSX requires lot of RAM to handle my daily tasks , this includes syncing with my Phone and PDA , Checking my e-mail , Web-surfing , ripping MP3s. 256MB does not 'cut' it right , as most of the time the system gets out-of-sync [in other words , it lags behind]. Futhermore , it discourages me to upgrade my RAM as the prices of RAM are soaring high. Not to mention that Apple Malaysia charges a lot for upgrading the RAM itself. The small form factor plus the 'no-noise thingy' is a plus point there , it is easier for me to place my server anywhere in the house. One more thing , the beauty of OSX is that its maintenance -free. I use just make full use out of it. Its simple and elegant . That sums it up

nice. very enlightening on what mac mini can do.

Yep , its cute and small. Thats the beauty of it , if you're thinking of setting up an Entertainment Rig for your Living Room , I would go for Apple's Mac Mini. Just bump the RAM to 1GB at least and you're set. Enjoy with Front Row !

is it still cooler than the core duo version....?

yeah - just found out price is RM 2,399 only. with all the goodies and the size - i'd say it's worth it.

And yeah i asked about the RAMs for the mini, it costs RM800 for 1GB!
as Prasys said.. it's soaring high.

Great, it works...

My friend just bought like 2-3 months, tried your method... not working... should send to the Apple Center for checkup?

quite mafan right each time want to eject cd gotta reboot..

not every time hehehe if can eject from GUI than just reboot
soo far touch wood not yet happen
i seldom used the mac Combo drive ..... bcoz i got firewire external DVD-RW

thats why i am planning just to get the 1.66Ghz enuf.. my PC can act as the printing server since it has the DVDwritter.
but the RAMs are so expensive for me to upgrade... gRrr...

Nah , if you could press and hold F12 or the Eject Key [if you're using an Apple Keyboard] to eject

On the other hand , you could open and upgrade it by yourself. Its possible , its just that I dont want to do that , thats all. I have seen people upgrading their RAMs on the mini !..

OSX is the way to go , dragna I am telling you ...You would not feel the Windowsish on OSX. Its just stay cool and go !

hhahahaha yeah is cool now ram is expensive wait until next year

hahaha. what can i add? wait till u get 10.5, this bugger fly!!!

hahaha i also wait for Leopard but dunno how long to wait

This post has been edited by cuoreboy: Sep 28 2006, 03:56 PM

Mac Mini with Intel Core Duo is Vista Capable?