Homer Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 Hey, Just thought I'd post that I have just ordered a Mac Mini, I've wanted one for quite a while now and then when Radish said he was ordering one it pushed me over the edge and I went into want overdrive. Made the plunge, I would have gone and bought it directly from PCWorld but they didn't have it in stock, and I'm not going to Staples in central London (especially seeing a cab ride would be ?36) so I have just ordered it from PCWorld's online store, if I'm lucky (which I'm usually not) then it should be here in a few days, if I'm not so lucky it'll be here in 5-7 days which is their standard delivery time. I will buy a ram upgrade for it at some point, but has anybody got tips for me to start with? I can't wait!:happy:: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forster Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 No chance that one of the resellers had one they could deliver next day? Helpful thread -> https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=281947 My best advice would be to get an official Mac board from Apple, preferably wireless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted February 16, 2005 Author Share Posted February 16, 2005 Damn wish I saw that now, too late. Bleh. I'll wait, it'll just hype me up. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilsbury Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 couldn't you have got a train / bus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golazo Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 so you got one just because radish did... is there something you're not telling us :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forster Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 Damn wish I saw that now, too late. Bleh.I'll wait, it'll just hype me up:p:p 585480821[/snapback] No problems buddy, the only problems I have seen with my mini is that safari occasionaly goes a bit schizo, and it can take a while to render several tabbed pages at the same time. Not really a biggy, but can get on your nerves somewhat (Im using 512 memory btw - get 1gig if you can afford it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djjasonsa Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 couldn't you have got a train / bus? 585480888[/snapback] lol maybe he could of ,,, maybe he wants the more executaive way to travel & trust me the way the underground is going , it would be cheaper to get a taxi :whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted February 16, 2005 Author Share Posted February 16, 2005 couldn't you have got a train / bus? 585480888[/snapback] I'd feel slightly uncomfterble walking about London with an expensive bit of kit. so you got one just because radish did... is there something you're not telling us :p 585480893[/snapback] He made me jelous. :cry: forster, I'm going to stick 512mb in it when I get a chance, and 1gb at a later date. :happy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.MULLA Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 bought mine from pcworld for ?360 the 1.42ghz model- they had 1 in stock.. and i grabbed it..:DD i've put in a 512mb corsair mem- big speed increase over general apps.. photoshop loads much faster- but it does tend to slow down when u have 3-4apps and 3 windows open. For this reason i'm gonna get some kingston 1gb mem module. btw my mac mini came with samsung pc3200 mem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadishTM Veteran Posted February 16, 2005 Veteran Share Posted February 16, 2005 I iz l33t Mac converter :laugh: :ninja: Radish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted February 16, 2005 Author Share Posted February 16, 2005 Something tells me that Radish's ego just grew 10 fold... :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrisb Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 bought mine from pcworld for ?360 the 1.42ghz model- they had 1 in stock.. and i grabbed it..:DDi've put in a 512mb corsair mem- big speed increase over general apps.. photoshop loads much faster- but it does tend to slow down when u have 3-4apps and 3 windows open. For this reason i'm gonna get some kingston 1gb mem module. btw my mac mini came with samsung pc3200 mem. 585481132[/snapback] Did you get a discount on your purchase Elite? It seems to be ?399 for the 1.42ghz model in PC World round my way.... Also, can anyone of you guys confirm how well World of Warcraft runs on the mini? Frames per second would be nic:):) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[ timko ] Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 Did you get a discount on your purchase Elite? It seems to be ?399 for the 1.42ghz model in PC World round my way.... I got a discount on my bundle : Standard 1.42Ghz version with the following additions... Airport Bluetooth Wireless Keyboard Wireless Mouse ...RAM, Optical drive and HDD as stock values. Would have cost ?538.98 but got it for ?485.60 instead - approx 10% cheaper. Will put the money I save towards a 1Gb stick instead. Was going to go for the updated PowerBooks but decided to try this out for a while instead. All I have to do now is wait for another 2 - 3 weeks for Apple Online to build and ship it to :yes:es: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Peewee210 Subscriber¹ Posted February 16, 2005 Subscriber¹ Share Posted February 16, 2005 couldn't you have got a train / bus? 585480888[/snapback] Yea, i was thinking that too lol :happy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chmsant Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 Something tells me that Radish's ego just grew 10 fold... 585481359[/snapback] rofl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostspyder Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 Ive been eyeing this up as well. Its terrable :p probaly me next pay check ill end up buying one :huh: Does it realy take apple 2 weeks to put together and ship one? :no: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Vector.. Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 i was considering buying one, but i have got a PSP value pack and ridge racers instead, I think i will get more from having a PSP and a PC than having a Mac and a PC :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Allen Veteran Posted February 16, 2005 Veteran Share Posted February 16, 2005 Write a good review and take some nice pics for us when you get it ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted February 16, 2005 Author Share Posted February 16, 2005 Write a good review and take some nice pics for us when you get it ;) 585481667[/snapback] Hell yeah! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincent Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 Congrats Home-skillet. (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon2611 Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 im so tempted to get one and throw out that old g3 i got under my desk .... id order direct from apple though probably Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razorwing Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 I still haven't seen one in real life.. :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Rapture| Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 How viable would it be for someone to upgrade the memory on their own? I read a guide somewhere which I thought I'd bookmarked which showed how to get the thing open which talked about it but thats about all I know. They look really nice, and seem like a nice way to make at least a mini switch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[ timko ] Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 I read a guide somewhere which I thought I'd bookmarked which showed how to get the thing open which talked about it but thats about all I know. Here's the guide complete with official Apple PDF instructing employees how to open the mini... http://www.kevinrose.com/index.php/weblog/comments/186/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted February 16, 2005 Author Share Posted February 16, 2005 Here's the guide complete with official Apple PDF instructing employees how to open the mini...http://www.kevinrose.com/index.php/weblog/comments/186/ 585482866[/snapback] Cheers for the link. (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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