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New iMac, Mac Mini Benchmarks Show Changes Are Slight
jfpoole writes "Primate Labs has posted some preliminary benchmarks of the new iMacs and Mac minis. They found that processor speed is virtually unchanged between the older and newer models. Clearly these new Macs are minor updates rather than the major upgrades many Mac users were hoping for." As reader olddotter points out, there are changes, also slight, to the new Mini's case.
As referenced by their ability to place awesome cutting edge games like Doom 3, Quake 4, and Unreal Tournament 2004. Seriously, every time Apple tries to make it look like their computers are any good at playing video games I feel embarrassed for them. Meanwhile I can take that 5 year old computer I was using to play Doom 3 when it came out and put in a new video card and actually get a performance boost out of it for about $100. Too bad you can't upgrade Macs, but at least they're more recyclable so when you throw out your 2 year old incredibly obsolete Mac Mini someone can turn it into a tin can and you can buy a new $900 Mini.
Always depends on what you do with your computer..
Your new video-card will cost about as much as the whole mini ;)
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Nice to see the reality distortion field still working fine in Steve Jobs' absence.