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Photoshop’s memory was set to 75 percent and History was set to Minimum. The Photoshop Suite test is a set of 14 scripted tasks using a 50MB file. We tested MP3 encoding with an audio CD that was 45 minutes long, converting it from the hard drive using iTunes’ High Quality setting.
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We exported a 1-minute-and-40-second movie to QuickTime: Email using iMovie.
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All systems were running Mac OS X 10.3.7 with 512MB of RAM. Finder, Cinema 4D XL, Compressor, iMovie, iTunes, and Photoshop scores are in minutes:seconds. Speedmark 3.3 scores are relative to those of a 1GHz eMac G4, which is assigned a score of 100. You can get a lot of use from the Mac mini right out of the box.
However, iLife ’05, which comes in the box, and most of Apple’s other included apps, such as Mail, Address Book and iCal, really add value to the package. Consider our strong recommendation to get additional RAM at $75 for 512MB, and that you may opt for the extras-an 4x SuperDrive is $100, Bluetooth is $50 and an AirPort Extreme card is $79 (or $99 for both wireless options)-and you’re looking at a price tag well over $499, but still about $200 less than the next-least-expensive Mac.
The Mac mini comes in two configurations: the $499 model, with a 1.25GHz G4 processor, 256MB of RAM, a 40GB hard drive, and a Combo (CD-RW/DVD-ROM) drive and a $599 model that brings the processor to 1.42GHz processor and the hard drive to 80GB. The rubberized bottom guards against slipping and raises the Mac mini up off a desk to keep air moving out of the unit. And like Apple’s musical hit, the iPod, the Lucite white top of the Mac mini is easily scratched-a fact we found out the hard way.
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Apple repeatedly warns in its manual not to place anything on top of the Mac mini, as it might interfere with your wireless Internet or Bluetooth connection, should you elect those options. In fact, for people with small children, it may be ideal to place the Mac mini high on a shelf to keep it away from curious hands.
We also used the Mac mini while it was standing on its side, which works well, provided it has adequate space for ventilation. The brushed aluminum box with the curved corners looks laughably small next to a monitor. The only port some people will miss is an audio-in. And you’ll want to connect your FireWire devices to each other (daisy-chaining) to compensate for the mini’s sole FireWire 400 port.Ĭonnecting a display was quick work: if needed, the DVI video outlet can be converted to work with a VGA monitor using the included adapter, and you can also watch slideshows and movies on a TV using the $19 DVI to Video Adapter.Īlso on the back of the mini is a row of air vents, the Power button (which is a little hard to find without turning the computer around to see it), a headphone/audio-out port, Ethernet jack, modem jack, the power adapter slot (which could be confused with a USB or FireWire port) and a security slot. If you have a few USB devices, you’ll need a USB hub to plug them in, since the Mac mini only has two USB 2.0 ports. In fact, the power brick indicates an overall theme here: you need to have some external components to really make the most of this machine. The power source’s location outside the case is really what lets the Mac mini stay so small. The Mac mini’s power brick, on the other hand, is not mini at all-it’s rather large-but it can at least hide out behind a desk.
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And with a footprint of only 6.5 inches square and a height of 2 inches, it might even get lost on a desk full of speakers, a monitor, a lamp, and papers. In fact, it’s easy to be taken aback by the Mac mini’s miniscule size next to an aging Power Mac G4, the mini looks like an external hard drive. Taking the Mac mini out of its box is a one-handed operation, since the computer only weighs about 3 pounds. The most fun aspect about trying out the Mac mini was setting it up.
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