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Apple Mac mini 1.66 GHz

Price: $545 - $545

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Excellent computer05/01/06

13 of 13 Yahoo! users found this review helpful
Pros:
Small, silent, ease of use, wireless connectivity, value for money
Cons:
Small hard drive, low default RAM

I have long been one to build my own PCs, but I've never liked the rather noisy and clunky looking PCs that I built. The previous PPC Mac mini was nice, but I wasn't sure I'd be able to leave all my Windows applications behind (Virtual PC is too slow..).



When I found out that the latest Intel-based Mac mini can also dual boot Windows, I knew I had to get this machine. It is really small and virtually silent - a blessing when I need to concentrate on work. OS X is beautiful and a joy to use, and the bundled software makes this machine an excellent value for money. Sure, you can build a PC with equivalent specs for less, but it won't have the same size, look or software bundle.



The hard drive is a tad small, but it uses a laptop harddrive - and laptop harddrives still haven't reached the same capacities as desktop harddrive. The pre-installed 512MB RAM is just enough, but not if you want to multi-task - an upgrade to 1GB RAM is ideal.

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Apple Mac mini 1.66 GHz
  • Overall:5/5
  • Ease of Use: 5/5
  • Features: 4/5
  • Hard Drive: 3/5
  • Processor Speed: 4/5
  • Quality: 5/5
  • Support: 5/5
  • Value: 4/5

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