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Mac mini Dissection

Posted by timothy on from the vicarious-fun dept.

xbasque writes "Smash has a video showing the technique for cracking open a Mac mini safely. Upgrade the RAM and hard drive yourself and save a bundle (ain't that the point of the mini?)" And if you don't plan to take one apart yourself, parvenu74 points out the pictures of exploratory Mac mini surgery on mini-itx.com, writing "From a post: 'The board itself is slightly smaller than Mini-ITX at about 160mm square by our estimations, and includes Ethernet, Modem, DVI/VGA, 2 x USB, Firewire and Audio connectors (sadly not optical).'"

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  1. A buttload of Money by Hermes02 · · Score: 0, Troll

    I'll just spring for the extra 500 bucks and have apple do it for me.....or just buy two whole stinkin' computers for the same price. Hmm....

    1. Re:A buttload of Money by xanadu-xtroot.com · · Score: 0, Troll
      A buttload of Money

      1. Speaking of which That link ought to prove it...
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  2. Hey... by WSSA · · Score: 0, Troll

    ...that's my sister!

  3. $130 > $50 by tepples · · Score: 0, Troll

    In would require a $130 USB2.0 TV tuner

    My PC's entry-level PCI video input card (ATI TV Wonder VE) cost me $50 new in box at Best Buy. Apple has failed to disprove the conventional wisdom that Macs are more expensive.

  4. Re:Mac-Mini Not Revolutionary At All by klaasvakie · · Score: 0, Troll

    While I agree that they are not the same size, I must observe that the power supply for the morex case is inside the case. I understand the one needs an external power brick for the Mac Mini.

    Could be wrong though, couldn't be bothered checking

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  5. OS X is bloated by Sebhelyesfarku · · Score: 0, Troll

    especially for the underpowered mini