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Awesome home system
This review is from: Apple Mac mini MB464LL/A Desktop (Personal Computers) Just purchased am already very happy with the decision. This was a replacement system that I purchased for my wife - I am the home tech support resource and I was tired of constantly having to keep her system patched, updated and rebuilt (from XP to Vista SP1) in order to fight off ad/malware that was constantly infecting it.
Even though the hardware spec's for the Mini are lighter than the...
[Apple MB463LLA Mac mini review can be read at Amazon.com]
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03/06/2009
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Best Mac value available on the market today.
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) I purchased this unit for $600 new from Amazon. I opened it up right out of the box and installed 4GB of ram and a 500GB hard drive. Those parts cost me $160 brand new. Now I have a machine with a 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo CPU, 4GB of DD3 1067MHz ram, 256MB discrete (the card is discrete, only the ram is shared unlike the previous model which had shared graphics as well) Nvidia graphics, Dual-Lay...
[Apple MB463LLA Mac mini review can be read at Amazon.com]
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03/24/2009
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The new Mac Mini is smokin'!
I am moving from an older (see previous reviews) Mac Mini to this one.
I decided to make the move for the new video card - NVIDIA (the old video was shared Intel), the new DDR3 RAM (old one DDR2) and the faster front side bus 1066 Mhz (old one was 667Mhz).
I maxed out the RAM at 4 GB - which automatically maxes out the shared video to 256 MB Video RAM.
NOTE: you don't have to buy the larger hard drive Mac Mini to get the 256 MB Video, just max out the RAM!
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[Apple MB463LLA Mac mini review can be read at Amazon.com]
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04/09/2009
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You gotta love these little guys
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) I bought 4 of the minis, upgraded them myself (although I have never opened a computer in my life) to 4gb RAM and to 7200 RPM 320gb WD hard drives. Online video tutorials made it easy. I use a spatula with a 3 inch by 1.5 inch stainless steel blade and the minis open easily and quickly, without scratching. Be sure to use a magnetized phillips screwdriver when upgrading, the screws that ho...
[Apple MB463LLA Mac mini review can be read at Amazon.com]
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05/16/2009
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fast, silent and solid
This is my second Mini--my first was an early 2006 Mini w. I've been using the new Mini for a couple of weeks now, and couldn't be happier. While my first Mini was mostly whisper-quiet, this one is silent. The graphics capability are finally good with this new version, and I don't think it would be an exaggeration to call it a very stable little workhorse. I couldn't be happier, and I make my living in front of computers. I did get the lower end model--the $599 mini--but I also had Apple upgrade...
[Apple MB463LLA Mac mini review can be read at Amazon.com]
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Mac Mini low end model. A much better buy!
So I got one of these little bad boys (the cheaper model) from the apple store the day after they came out. With a student discount it came out to be just under $600 after tax, so I figured why wait for it to be available on amazon for the same price.
I just ordered 4GB of ram for around $65 after tax and shipping. Just read on a few forums that once you put another gig of ram into the new lower end mac mini, the NVIDIA 9400M graphics card automatically allocates another 128MB of VRAM...
[Apple MB463LLA Mac mini review can be read at Amazon.com]
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A Powerful Machine For Many Things
This Mac mini builds on the success of the last one. The biggest upgrade to the machine is the new graphics. With this change, movies and games perform much better.
Items of clarification: Currently the description on Amazon lists 4 USB ports, but there are actually five.
Also, the Mac mini no longer comes with an Apple Remote so if you're looking to use it as a media server, you may want to pick one of those up.
Our favorite upgrade in this new machine is the...
[Apple MB463LLA Mac mini review can be read at Amazon.com]
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03/05/2009
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A wonderful media center
This review is from: Apple Mac mini MB464LL/A Desktop (Personal Computers) We bought the Mac Mini to use as a media center and as a replacement Mac to our old eMac family computer.
The Mini is connected to our 47" HDTV using an HDMI-to-DVI cable and the included miniDVI-to-DVI adapter. Analog audio is connected to our 5.1 home theater system. For internet access, it's connected through our home wireless-n (802.11n) network. The colors are rich and we enjoy 1920x108...
[Apple MB463LLA Mac mini review can be read at Amazon.com]
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03/29/2009
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Powerful suprise in a small box
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
Pros: Incredible computing power in a small box. I wanted a cheap(and legal) way to get Mac OS X so the mini was the way to go. I am not running the system stock, I upgraded the ram to 4gb and the hard drive to a hitachi 320gb 7,200 rpm drive (both from newegg.com of course). Before upgrading it was a responsive, fast machine that would definately get the job done. After upgrading it, it is blazin...
[Apple MB463LLA Mac mini review by Kevin can be read at Newegg.com]
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03/20/2009
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88%
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meh, great with lower expectations
I'm a mac user. I own a powerbook g4 and a 24" imac g5. I use a quad powermac at work. I've also used a newer powerbook and this mac mini for work. The mini, is the only machine that I wouldn't want to use for serious graphic design/media work. It runs a processor that is as close to as fast as most of those other machines, but for some reason it seems really doggy when doing some photoshop and illustrator work. It's fine for all of the stuff that most people do, surf the internet, write w...
[Apple MB463LLA Mac mini review can be read at Amazon.com]
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04/17/2009
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76%
(16 of 21) Users Found This Review Helpful
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