Mac Mini Has Arrived
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Jun 4th, 2009 |
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I’m not made of money though it would be convenient. However, I did order a Mac Mini for a variety of reasons, and while I won’t be the first, or last, to write about it, it is imminent, complete with some HTPC (or would that be HTM?) impressions.
I can hardly wait to see what it’s like, especially after it gets a new hard drive and more RAM.
Oh, and this is an experiment in posting from my iPhone. I’m curious what it’ll look like.
You’ll love it (the Mini). I’m on my third one. For something that wasn’t designed to be an HTPC they sure do a great job. The new Mini’s of course are even better at this non-feature – I have a 22″ monitor hooked up on the desk and of course mini-DisplayPort->DVI-HDMI to the 42 incher.
If Apple would stop trying to babysit our morals and just put a damn HDMI port in the Mini that would be welcome. Alas, you have to run audio out to the TV as well since DVI can’t do/handle/designed for audio. The old G2 Mini and the new one both are great for 720p.
If you’re feeling somewhat Zen you can also clean up and minimize desk clutter with the mini and a wireless keyboard/mouse. You may want to get one of these or something similar:
http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/products/external/freeagent/freeagent_go_mac/
This is an interesting computer. I wonder if it would work on our network with our Vista systems.