Guest shootersanks Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 ******I've gotten what I need, thanks for all your help guys********* I'm looking for a mini thats got a core 2 duo and a super drive. Looking to spend $500 or $550, but i might be willing to go a little higher. I know I'm asking for a lot of computer for a small price, but I just saw one sell on here for $500 that I was too slow on finding. I appreciate anything you guys have to offer. thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x86now Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Minis have great prospects. You can upgrade the CPU (recent Core 2 Duo), ram (2 or 3 gb 667mhz) and hard drive (use 7200 or 10000 rpm hard drive on Sata bus externally with a male to female Sata cable or 2 Sata cables and a male to male coupler. Most people power them with an external hard drive case. Then replace the little fan and the plastic housing that holds it with a 120mm or 140mm fan running at 5 or 7 volts (very quiet). The ultimate cooling adventure would be to replace that ridiculous heat sink with perhaps a chipset or video card one. Then with a fan running slow you would have silence at very low heat. The temperatures from all the sensors will drop considerably. I have the coolest Mini in existence. Of course you use the DVD drive on the firewire bus. The stock one is expensive and not as reliable as a typical DVD burner from a PC. Hope that helps all you Mac Mini prospective customers that don't want to bother with OSX86 that don't need the speed of a more traditional computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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