I treated myself to a new toy today, a Mac Mini. Here it is, next to the rather splendid curtains in our spare room:
To be honest, I really want a nice big iMac but can’t afford it. The Mini is a nice, relatively cheap alternative. Working on a MacBook all the time really isn’t good for the eyes – and with the Mini plugged into a 20″ monitor, that’s no longer a problem.
In terms of grunt, the Mini is slightly less powerful than your average MacBook, but seems to be fine with what I need it for. Editing video might be a struggle, though.
Ooh that’s cute.
Dave, these Minis are great little machines in the training sector, especially if configured dual-boot MacOS–Windows. Easy to deploy from room to room, easy to lock up for the night, and more secure against spillage than laptops would be (students, you know)… I have also heard of Minis being used as small stand-alone servers.
Perfect for ‘boxee’ which you probably already know. Local Cambridge company Mythic Beasts use them for servers even offering a co-lo service. Found them to be a bit slow when it comes to running the Adobe Creative Suite products but apart from that , nice little machines.
Got to change those curtains mate.
I’m now thinking about this…can you provide an update?