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Burninator · 07-20-2011, 08:37 AM

http://www.apple.com/ca/macmini/

Drops the optical drive and a hundred dollars. Can be upgraded to an i7 and a SSD.

- 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5, 500 GB hard drive, 2 GB RAM, Intel HD Graphics 3000 processor with 288MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory: $599

- 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5, 500 GB hard drive, 4 GB RAM, AMD Radeon HD 6630M graphics processor with 256MB of GDDR5 memory: $799

Apparently the mini can access the optical drive on another computer, not sure how that works or how often I would need it, but neat. Is it worth the extra $200 for the slightly faster processor, graphics and RAM? I'm not really sure what the difference is with the graphics processor. I don't plan on gaming, just the usual computing needs. If I got the $599 model I would upgrade the RAM myself.

07-20-2011, 08:37 AM	#1
Burninator Franchise Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Exp:	2011 Mac Mini http://www.apple.com/ca/macmini/ Drops the optical drive and a hundred dollars. Can be upgraded to an i7 and a SSD. - 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5, 500 GB hard drive, 2 GB RAM, Intel HD Graphics 3000 processor with 288MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory: $599 - 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5, 500 GB hard drive, 4 GB RAM, AMD Radeon HD 6630M graphics processor with 256MB of GDDR5 memory: $799 Apparently the mini can access the optical drive on another computer, not sure how that works or how often I would need it, but neat. Is it worth the extra $200 for the slightly faster processor, graphics and RAM? I'm not really sure what the difference is with the graphics processor. I don't plan on gaming, just the usual computing needs. If I got the $599 model I would upgrade the RAM myself.