Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Mac mini's New Friend

Posted by Hemos on from the rolling-out dept.

Thijs van As writes "The miniMate, MicroNet's new external disk drive and port replicator, is created specifically to complement Apple's new Mac mini. With available storage up to 400GB, 4 USB 2.0 ports and 3 FireWire ports, the miniMate extends the capabilities of the Mac mini. Looks impressive if you ask me."

6 of 142 comments (clear)

  1. 3 Firewire and 4 USB ports? by theWrkncacnter · · Score: 5, Informative

    That's slightly misleading, since you have to use one of each of those to connect the unit to the mac mini and use those ports as a hub. Still seems pretty neat though. 2 firewire ports can be very handy.

    --
    -1 (Troll) is antihammer
  2. Pricing by telbij · · Score: 4, Informative

    From the website:

    MM80 $149.00
    MM160 $179.00
    MM250 $249.00
    MM400 $499.00

    As much as I like the form factor I would have a real hard time buying one of these, but if I did it would have to be the 250. Can you stack 'em and get an extra 100GB + twice the ports for $500?

  3. Yes by Kyusaku+Natsume · · Score: 5, Informative

    From their specs page:

    -OS Support : Mac OS X v10.1.5 & greater, Windows 98SE, 2000, ME, XP

    --
    Mexico: 100% conservative's America now!
  4. Re:I think they should include a KVM. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    So then everyone who doesn't need that KVM ability still has to pay for it? Great idea!

    If you're too cheap to buy a USB KVM and a couple cables (and you're running XP Pro), why don't you just set up your PC so you can operate it via RDC, and use the Mac RDC client? Then you can leave the Mac connected to your keyboard, mouse and video, and still use the PC normally. This would work perfectly for pretty much everything except gaming.

  5. Re:logos by Thijs+van+As · · Score: 5, Informative

    Just scratch it off with a cube of sugar. Good old trick works always.

  6. Re:Very OT, since no one else has said it yet .. by Golias · · Score: 4, Informative

    How does the eyeTV 500 work with the Mini? I've heard the peanut gallery say the Mini doesn't have the horse power to do HD...

    Far exceeds expectations.

    On 1080i broadcasts, there is some (very rare) frame-dropping which can happen during very fast camera-pans, but otherwise it does rather well. Even when it does happen, it's subtle enough that most house-guests don't notice it unless I point it out to them.

    720p broadcasts, such as "Tru Calling" on FOX, play smooth as silk, as long as I'm not running other stuff in the background or moving anything else on the firewire bus.

    --

    Information wants to be anthropomorphized.