04-12-2010, 06:14 AM
Doc wrote:
Is your Mini one with Intel graphics or with Nvidia graphics? If yours uses Intel graphics then an upgrade might be smart. If yours has Nvidia graphics or if you buy a current Mini then I suggest that you connect a fast drive via FireWire 800 instead of RAIDing.
I have the 2009 model with nvidia graphics. I already have a drobo on the FW. I just read a review and striping the drives give a huge transfer increase; well above a single FW800 drive.
yFilliam H. Muffman wrote:
I do not think the mini will be updated for a while, like maybe August when it will get a Core i3. MacBook Tuesday, then a couple of weeks later for the Mac Pro.
What are you doing with a mini that you are always waiting for the CPU?
Sometimes I'll peg the CPU. The main benefits are 25% faster, much higher data transfers, a new machine, for about couple hundred dollars. I have the opportunity to sell my mini for a good price so I'm thinking about grabbing the fastest mini available.
I appreciate all of the replies.