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03-23-2006, 10:14 PM
monday i picked up a refreshed 1.42 mac mini at the apple store for $529.

wednesday my Viewsonic 19"widescreen lcd arrived but i wasn't home.

today, this moment, it's all hooked up and running. installing software updates now. the mini itself is soooooo quiet which is what i was seeking. this viewsonic monitor is a thing of beauty.

i'm going out of town for a few weeks so i won't transfer things until i get back but right now, i'm a pretty happy mac camper!
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03-23-2006, 10:35 PM
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03-23-2006, 10:36 PM
A big old MINI LEADER for you!
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03-23-2006, 10:40 PM
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03-23-2006, 11:00 PM
this should be your next purchase...

http://eshop.macsales.com/Item_Specials.cfm?ID=7926&Item=NWTFWU2MS
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03-23-2006, 11:12 PM
the mini stack is interesting in that i may need more usb ports. but the 80GB hard drive is plenty for me since i've only used 24 on my 4 year emac. i'm leaning toward maxing out the memory first.
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03-23-2006, 11:14 PM
Agreed on the RAM expansion but, when it's time for a hub/external HD, you can't go wrong with the miniStack. That plus it's a much faster drive than the mini's -- you'll get a performance boost that way as well.
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03-23-2006, 11:32 PM
Are people booting from the ministack to get a performance boost or are they just using it for external storage?
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03-23-2006, 11:42 PM
Booting from the miniStack. The internal mini's drive is 4200 or 5400, depending. The miniStack is 7200 with a bigger cache. Check out OWC's page on the miniStack.
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03-24-2006, 12:34 AM
Mini LEADER!
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