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Do You Need a Mac mini?

One caller the other night had some questions about whether or not he should purchase a Mac mini. He actually asked me if a Mac mini would be Windows machine running on a quad-core system. Uhm. No. It’s not. You can’t even begin to compare those two systems. If anything, the Mac mini would be more along the lines of a Windows machine with a Core 2 Duo.


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A Mac mini will work well if you don’t need anything really powerful. If you’re going to browse the Web and watch some videos, it’s great. However, if you want to do any video editing or game playing, forget it. The mini isn’t going to fit the bill when it comes to system-intensive tasks.

Our caller mainly uses his computer to surf the Web, check his email, and watch YouTube videos. He also does a lot of selling on eBay, so he prints a lot of shipping labels. The Mac mini may very well suit him perfectly.

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  1. My Social Media for April 22nd « ☺ | LockerGnome.net Lifestream says:
    April 22, 2010 at 10:00 pm

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  2. jim says:
    September 3, 2011 at 5:54 pm

    i keep a 32 gb in mine for music and quick transfers of files… works great. for more active stuff like code or dropbox storage, i use an ExpressCard SSD.

  3. Hal Woz Here says:
    September 4, 2011 at 9:19 pm

    i just use 128gb ssd in my macbook air and a western digital my passport 1tb. perfect for traveling when i need more then 256gb which is what id have if i used this sdxc card