Comments on: Quick Look: Mac Mini http://www.pcmech.com/article/quick-look-mac-mini/ Helping Normal People Get Their Geek On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:43:08 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Bill http://www.pcmech.com/article/quick-look-mac-mini/comment-page-1/#comment-9144 Bill Sat, 29 Mar 2008 05:26:57 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/quick-look-mac-mini/#comment-9144 It's a great computer "for the rest of us." Really. I know a few things about computers but I stopped making a hobby out of it years ago. I don't have a mini, but I do have the legendary G4 Cube and I've been using it happily for many years now. Very few people in real life give a crap about the same things that geeks like. That's not a ding against geekism as a hobby or a profession--it's just true that for most people a computer is an information appliance and that's all. Like the Cube, a mini can go on a desk in the living room without looking like industrial machinery. It makes almost no noise, and it does everything a consumer wants, which is email, surfing, iPod, iTunes, and a little photo cataloging. It’s a great computer “for the rest of us.” Really. I know a few things about computers but I stopped making a hobby out of it years ago. I don’t have a mini, but I do have the legendary G4 Cube and I’ve been using it happily for many years now. Very few people in real life give a crap about the same things that geeks like. That’s not a ding against geekism as a hobby or a profession–it’s just true that for most people a computer is an information appliance and that’s all. Like the Cube, a mini can go on a desk in the living room without looking like industrial machinery. It makes almost no noise, and it does everything a consumer wants, which is email, surfing, iPod, iTunes, and a little photo cataloging.

]]> By: Soli http://www.pcmech.com/article/quick-look-mac-mini/comment-page-1/#comment-8355 Soli Sat, 01 Mar 2008 19:16:47 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/quick-look-mac-mini/#comment-8355 Yeah, it looks like this one was intended for those who loves mini stuff as some sort of entertainment station but not for the real geeks. Just my 2 cents. Yeah, it looks like this one was intended for those who loves mini stuff as some sort of entertainment station but not for the real geeks. Just my 2 cents.

]]> By: David Risley http://www.pcmech.com/article/quick-look-mac-mini/comment-page-1/#comment-8170 David Risley Sat, 23 Feb 2008 12:59:27 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/quick-look-mac-mini/#comment-8170 It isn't meant to be a laptop replacement. It is meant simply for people who want a Mac that fits into a tiny space and remains out of sight. A lot of people take these things and hook them up to big TVs, for example, providing the power of a Mac to the entertainment system. Others do what I'm doing and use it to take care of background tasks while staying out of sight. This machine is definitely for a niche audience. It isn’t meant to be a laptop replacement. It is meant simply for people who want a Mac that fits into a tiny space and remains out of sight. A lot of people take these things and hook them up to big TVs, for example, providing the power of a Mac to the entertainment system. Others do what I’m doing and use it to take care of background tasks while staying out of sight. This machine is definitely for a niche audience.

]]> By: David M http://www.pcmech.com/article/quick-look-mac-mini/comment-page-1/#comment-8164 David M Sat, 23 Feb 2008 03:51:35 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/quick-look-mac-mini/#comment-8164 I don't get it. What would it be used for? It's small but to carry it around would mean carrying a monitor, mouse and keyboard with it, so rule out portability. Its not fast, compared to a bottom of the line Dell desktop which would be faster and cheaper. You cant play games with it or run graphics intensive software. So who is the target market? ..perhaps people who want a cute computer? I don’t get it. What would it be used for? It’s small but to carry it around would mean carrying a monitor, mouse and keyboard with it, so rule out portability. Its not fast, compared to a bottom of the line Dell desktop which would be faster and cheaper. You cant play games with it or run graphics intensive software.

So who is the target market? ..perhaps people who want a cute computer?

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