The new Mac Mini just landed. It's smaller with a unibody enclosure, no power brick, HDMI, a bit more grunt in the CPU dept and Apple Remote support.
Ladies and gentlemen, I have placed the order for my new XBMC system.
http://www.apple.com/macmini/
cros13
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2010-06-15 10:22
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bossanova808
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2010-06-15 12:13
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It's got a fan though - 'so quiet you'll barely hear it' - I've heard that before.
Still think the fanless Shuttle with ION2 looks to be the better machine (and hopefully cheaper to boot, although I am not that fussed on price if the machine functions perfectly). Furthermore, it should have been a BD drive (although I personally don't care, the ultimate machine in this arena would have to have one I think). Doesn't seem to come with a remote anymore either.... Certainly looks gorgeous, though. My XBMC stuff: ...inc: |
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bossanova808
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2010-06-15 12:23
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...and no SSD option - seriously??
My XBMC stuff: ...inc: |
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Angrenost
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2010-06-15 12:25
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Yes,nice desing,lovely aluminium unibody,the long waited hdmi...but the price: starting at $699 in USA,but in the Europe more or less is starting at 799 euros!!!!! Ok the crisis but they are insane!
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Angrenost
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2010-06-15 12:28
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bossanova808 Wrote:...and no SSD option - seriously?? For this price it should already have SSD and BD built in at the starting price  I will cross my fingers for an eventual new AppleTV. |
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stokedfish
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2010-06-15 12:42
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Way too expensive. No thanks.
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magnetik
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2010-06-15 12:58
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Agreed - looks nice, but overpriced. Without a fan, it would maybe be an option.
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Clumsy
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2010-06-15 15:02
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I really wonder what their target audience is - 800 Euros ... outch.
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Angrenost
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2010-06-15 15:26
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I remember that the nice Cube failed cause they missed the target: too expensive for consumers and no enough power for Prousers (compared to the PowerMac).
One of the biggest flop in Apple history! |
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FunkyELF
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2010-06-15 15:34
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Some questions...
1. Will this GPU handle 1080p content? 2. Is the $20 remote any good and will it work "out of the box" with xbmc? Could I run Linux on it and use LIRC for remote control? 3. Someone mentioned a fanless shuttle with ION2 being better. Is it really better than Core 2 Duo? How much better? What would a similar system cost? 4. Un-related to XBMC.... How do you think NetFlix would look on this vs. the PS3? I know the PS3 looks better than a Windows PC so I'm assuming OSX would be the same. |
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