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First I had the impression that the new mac minis are overpriced and the specs are lame (1GB RAM... ).
But after reading all this enthusiastic posts, I'll order mine tomorrow right away.

sparklepuff wrote:LOL NO

$400 to go from 2.93 to 3.06. Yeah, you're gonna totally need that boost.

You may have missed the part where that $400 also bumps you up to a 1tb drive, and the GT130 with 512mb memory... Once snow leopard drops, there should be a noticeable difference in "snappiness."

$400 is worth a snappier Safari, if you ask me!

Rave wrote:

Rave wrote:Just ordered the mac mini .
Have thrown in the 4gb of ram too , good times

I jest I got a MAc pro 8 core instead

Can it connect 2 LCD monitors via DVI with the stock config or does it require a 2nd card?

stock cards have 2 dvi ports.

one with that shitty mini dvi adapter you have to buy separately though

ekwipt wrote:one with that shitty mini dvi adapter you have to buy separately though

Wait. Do you need to buy a separate mini DVI adapter to connect 2 LCD monitors via DVI or not?

Oh I see what they did.



Stupid fucking Apple fuckers.

So Dual Link DVI requires an adapter for 2 DVI connections?

sparklepuff wrote:Oh I see what they did.

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Stupid fucking Apple fuckers.

Hilarious

That's why I'm installing macos on a pc.

yep it's not overly expensive but still, they should have made both of them with the new tech (don't think it's better juts proprietry for their new monitors) or leaved it the alone

just got the mini...realised a second later that the new mini has firewire 800...i have two firewire 400 drives.....found the adapter:
www.sonnettech.com

astromass wrote:just got the mini...realised a second later that the new mini has firewire 800...i have two firewire 400 drives.....found the adapter:
http://www.sonnettech.com

There are also seemingly infinite numbers of 6-pin to 9-pin cables out there. I own half a dozen. Readily available wherever cables are sold, like at, oh, the Apple store.

yep, but i found the adapter.......
-mr. helper

So... will the new Mini be a good Ableton Live machine? Or is that a crazy idea?

mooncaine wrote:So... will the new Mini be a good Ableton Live machine? Or is that a crazy idea?

It's as powerful as a low-end MacBook and they're fine for running Live. As ever, it depends what you want to do. If you're using extremely intensive plugins with a huge track count your requirements are different from a DJ who just wants to play a few tracks at a time with some effects running.