On the Fence
Can’t say I much cared for the new Intel Mac mini when I first read over the specs, but it’s been slowly growing on me the more I think about it.
I guess, like mostly everyone else, I felt the machine was underpowered, and I can’t say I’m very happy with integrated graphics OR the $100US increase. Problem is, I’m very much in the hunt for a new Mac, the Powerbook is my favourite computer ever, but it’s illsuited to some of my more esoteric tasks. I had been looking forward to the announcement of the Intel mini, but my initial reaction was not positive, if only due to the collective disgust pouring out from the Apple faithful. Everybody, it seems, was disappointed with it.
But, a little bit of time and I’m revisiting the idea of getting one. Most of the complaints about the video card seem to be about how it takes memory away from the system (72mb total), but add a GB of memory and there’s really no problem. The real problem is the price, it’s practically impossible to justify over saving a bit more and buying a used Power Mac from some poor sap.
