Comments on: Whither the mini? http://www.macalope.com/2007/05/25/whither-the-mini/ Apple news and analysis from everyone's favorite mythical Mac user Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:02:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: hywel http://www.macalope.com/2007/05/25/whither-the-mini/#comment-26208 hywel Wed, 06 Jun 2007 11:05:50 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/2007/05/25/whither-the-mini/#comment-26208 I'm testing digital signage applications at the moment. We use minis as networked playout devices. They're popular due to the size (can be hidden behind a plasma / next to a projector). I have three on my desk, and there's one on every developer's desk too. One customer is looking to buy 400 of them to run their signs. I’m testing digital signage applications at the moment. We use minis as networked playout devices. They’re popular due to the size (can be hidden behind a plasma / next to a projector). I have three on my desk, and there’s one on every developer’s desk too. One customer is looking to buy 400 of them to run their signs.

]]> By: Ben http://www.macalope.com/2007/05/25/whither-the-mini/#comment-23947 Ben Thu, 31 May 2007 23:20:05 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/2007/05/25/whither-the-mini/#comment-23947 I'm a switcher. I bought a mini because even after buying a 19" 3rd-party monitor and Apple keyboard and mouse it was significantly cheaper (AUD$300-ish) than a 17" iMac. I’m a switcher. I bought a mini because even after buying a 19″ 3rd-party monitor and Apple keyboard and mouse it was significantly cheaper (AUD$300-ish) than a 17″ iMac.

]]> By: Sigivald http://www.macalope.com/2007/05/25/whither-the-mini/#comment-23101 Sigivald Tue, 29 May 2007 21:47:10 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/2007/05/25/whither-the-mini/#comment-23101 I bought my Mini to replace my previous "desktop" Mac ( a Yikes! G4/350), so I don't know from switchers. I <I>do</i> like that it's tiny and quiet and doesn't saddle me with a <I>specific</i> monitor. (I've never really liked all-in-ones, and my first Mac was a Classic. I'm kinda paranoid about combining the entire computer with the relatively fragile monitor.) I bought my Mini to replace my previous “desktop” Mac ( a Yikes! G4/350), so I don’t know from switchers.

I do like that it’s tiny and quiet and doesn’t saddle me with a specific monitor.

(I’ve never really liked all-in-ones, and my first Mac was a Classic.

I’m kinda paranoid about combining the entire computer with the relatively fragile monitor.)

]]> By: Tulse http://www.macalope.com/2007/05/25/whither-the-mini/#comment-23069 Tulse Tue, 29 May 2007 14:20:00 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/2007/05/25/whither-the-mini/#comment-23069 The mini is also a heck of a low-end server. Our organization has seven that we use for various external and internal server tasks. They're cheap, they're quiet, and they're tiny -- it's great to be able to fit all your servers into a shoebox. I would be tremendously disappointed if a product like the mini were not available from Apple. The mini is also a heck of a low-end server. Our organization has seven that we use for various external and internal server tasks. They’re cheap, they’re quiet, and they’re tiny — it’s great to be able to fit all your servers into a shoebox. I would be tremendously disappointed if a product like the mini were not available from Apple.

]]> By: Deadguy http://www.macalope.com/2007/05/25/whither-the-mini/#comment-22969 Deadguy Mon, 28 May 2007 19:47:00 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/2007/05/25/whither-the-mini/#comment-22969 There's a big market for the Mini, of my friends' and family's reactions, and the hard time I had finding one in stock to buy last fall show anything. My Mini has gotten reactions ranging from "Where's the rest of it?" to "Man, that thing is quiet!" to "Holy sh**! Front Row is amazing! It kills anything on Windows or Linux!" Because of the low price, the two friends I showed Front Row on my TV (via the handy DVI-S-VHS adaptor) on the weekend are buying Mac Minis ASAP. There’s a big market for the Mini, of my friends’ and family’s reactions, and the hard time I had finding one in stock to buy last fall show anything. My Mini has gotten reactions ranging from “Where’s the rest of it?” to “Man, that thing is quiet!” to “Holy sh**! Front Row is amazing! It kills anything on Windows or Linux!” Because of the low price, the two friends I showed Front Row on my TV (via the handy DVI-S-VHS adaptor) on the weekend are buying Mac Minis ASAP.

]]> By: Jemaleddin http://www.macalope.com/2007/05/25/whither-the-mini/#comment-22933 Jemaleddin Mon, 28 May 2007 12:19:42 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/2007/05/25/whither-the-mini/#comment-22933 I bought the mini as my first Mac since an SE 30 to run off of a KVM with my my jumbo tower PC. After 6 months, I realized that I was never using my KVM switch and spending all of my time on the mini. Even with its puny 1.42GHz processor, it was so much faster than my beast of a PC running XP. So I gave my PC to my son, and in the next year bought an iMac for my daughter, an iMac for my wife and a MacBook for myself. Toss in the selection of iPods and Apple has made a killing off of my family, all because the mini made it so convenient for me to switch. I'm not saying that I'm the typical mini buyer, but the mini-for-switchers argument worked at least once. I bought the mini as my first Mac since an SE 30 to run off of a KVM with my my jumbo tower PC. After 6 months, I realized that I was never using my KVM switch and spending all of my time on the mini. Even with its puny 1.42GHz processor, it was so much faster than my beast of a PC running XP.

So I gave my PC to my son, and in the next year bought an iMac for my daughter, an iMac for my wife and a MacBook for myself. Toss in the selection of iPods and Apple has made a killing off of my family, all because the mini made it so convenient for me to switch.

I’m not saying that I’m the typical mini buyer, but the mini-for-switchers argument worked at least once.

]]> By: Dave http://www.macalope.com/2007/05/25/whither-the-mini/#comment-22772 Dave Sun, 27 May 2007 07:27:39 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/2007/05/25/whither-the-mini/#comment-22772 I love my Mac Mini on my TV. Wireless mouse, wireless keyboard. It also answers the phone (Parliant PhoneValet) home automation is next (Indigo) it is a perfect home companion for those who own MacBooks and MacBook Pros for each family member. I love my Mac Mini on my TV. Wireless mouse, wireless keyboard. It also answers the phone (Parliant PhoneValet) home automation is next (Indigo) it is a perfect home companion for those who own MacBooks and MacBook Pros for each family member.

]]> By: Tom http://www.macalope.com/2007/05/25/whither-the-mini/#comment-22763 Tom Sun, 27 May 2007 05:33:28 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/2007/05/25/whither-the-mini/#comment-22763 There may be practical realities at work that make discontinuing the Mini a logical move: http://thesmallwave.blogspot.com/2007/05/rumor-has-it-mac-mini-is-soon-finished.html There may be practical realities at work that make discontinuing the Mini a logical move:

http://thesmallwave.blogspot.com/2007/05/rumor-has-it-mac-mini-is-soon-finished.html

]]> By: KenC http://www.macalope.com/2007/05/25/whither-the-mini/#comment-22683 KenC Sat, 26 May 2007 15:43:09 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/2007/05/25/whither-the-mini/#comment-22683 a Mac nano to replace the Mac mini? a Mac nano to replace the Mac mini?

]]> By: John Muir http://www.macalope.com/2007/05/25/whither-the-mini/#comment-22662 John Muir Sat, 26 May 2007 11:57:49 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/2007/05/25/whither-the-mini/#comment-22662 More like just impractical. Ah live stream, where did you go? More like just impractical.

Ah live stream, where did you go?

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