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Time Capsule is also a wireless router, ethernet hub and allows for wireless printing.

It's also worth noting that Apple is continuing to make good on their commitment to be greener - the newer models, even the mini, use fewer toxic substances, are more energy efficient and are recyclable. I wonder how many cheaper PCs can make that claim? The mini or iMac save money on utility bills too. I know HP and Dell, etc. have agreed to be more green, but what have they actually done, especially on entry-level models?

Last edited by robco (2009-03-03 3:27 pm)

robco wrote:

It's just time for everyone to complain that Apple doesn't offer the most fastest bestest hardware available for $8.42.

Do they give trophies for knocking out strawmen these days?

Ignoring the fact, Apple has user replaceable batteries on their low end laptops...

http://www.ecosmartworld.com/batteries- … ls-that-is

I'm relatively careful myself but I'm more likely to properly dispose of or recycle a standalone product than a part.

I doubt the current design of the iMac could tolerate a quad. The temperature of the air exiting a 2.8ghz 24in is simply astonishing. A quad might actually require adequate cooling and we all know Steve aint about that.
iMacs might be more energy efficient but I wouldn't count on that offsetting the shorter life span from internal heat stress.
The pricing on the Mini is kinda odd. It's not like Apple to make the lower end model of anything the better deal but here we are.
Does the fact that there is a mini dvi and a mini display port mean a Mini can drive two screens now?
That would interest me.

Oh thank god they included a DVI adaptor.

Now when will monoprice come out with a Mini Displayport to Displayport adaptor...

Alien wrote:

Pariah wrote:

The temperature of the air exiting a 2.8ghz 24in is simply astonishing.

That doesn't mean squat. If the cooling system is efficient enough, you bet that air's gonna be hot: all that heat was transferred to it from your CPU and GPU. Meaning they run nice 'n' cool.

.tsooJ

My experience repairing Macs leads me to believe otherwise.
Apple's iMac design pushes right up against Intel's maximum recommended temperature specification. It is axiomatic that a given piece of electronics will last longer given a cooler life cycle.

Please forgive a noob. Is the new GeForce GT 120 etc. better than the 9400M?

On a positive note, I am pretty happy to see dual monitor support on the Mini. That was a huge barrier to entry for me.

Pariah wrote:

I am pretty happy

::Nearly dies of shock::

ScifiterX wrote:

wellfleation wrote:

It has Firewire, albeit, I'll need an adaptor.

$6.12 until Friday and then the black 6' ones will get restocked, dropping the price back down to $4.48.

Yeah, I know, just saying. Probably end up buying at an Apple Store out of mere convenience. I don't really care at all about that. I'm just happy they kept the DVI and miniport all there. I was praying for that. If they ax the DVI it better be for HDMI.

wellfleation wrote:

ScifiterX wrote:

wellfleation wrote:

It has Firewire, albeit, I'll need an adaptor.

$6.12 until Friday and then the black 6' ones will get restocked, dropping the price back down to $4.48.

Yeah, I know, just saying. Probably end up buying at an Apple Store out of mere convenience. I don't really care at all about that. I'm just happy they kept the DVI and miniport all there. I was praying for that. If they ax the DVI it better be for HDMI.

Actually while the specs for HDMI standard have equivalent resolution to dual link DVI & DisplayPort (including Mini-Display), there a not yet any commercial HDMI hardware implementations which can handle handle more than single link DVI resolutions and HDMI's other big draw (audio) is handled separately on computers and computer monitors.

You're correct in that All M$ has to do is finally get their Windows right, but somehow I just cant help but read it in the same context as all scientists need to do is make a fusion reaction sustainable.

To be fair, Dells AIO is about the same cost as the iMac - though it does have quad core. In addition to MS fixing Windows, PC manufacturers need to come up with more compelling designs to completely unseat Apple. Few make anything like the mini. Also, the market is trending more and more toward laptops anyway - an area where Apple does well because design matters more.

I've played with the Win 7 beta and while it's an improvement over Vista (what wouldn't be?), it's not going to unseat Leopard anytime soon. Ultimately you use the best tool - hardware and software - for the job. For gamers, that is a Windows box hands-down. Apple can't compete in that market very well, so they go for other areas of the market and that seems to be working for them.