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  • Advice: exchange DP G4 for intel Mac Mini?

    From brucebiz_wi@yahoo.com@brucebiz_wi@yahoo.com to comp.sys.mac.system on Sunday, April 16, 2006 13:53:12
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    Hi Folks-

    I'm trying to figure out whether it's time to exchange my 1.25G Dual
    Processor PowerMac G4 (mirrored Drive bays) w/ 1GB RAM for the new
    intel Mac mini. I'm not using the expansion features of the PowerMac substantially, except for an additional 320GB hard drive. When I got
    it, I wanted a reasonably fast dual processor for running Virtual PC occasionally. The G5 Powermacs had just come out when I bought it (so
    this was the last generation of PowerMac G4s), so the G4 price had
    dropped and it seemed a bargian. I've always been very happy with it.

    However, I have a feeling that, except for the video, the new DuoCore
    Mac mini is actually just as capable, and now I can run Windows with
    either Boot Camp or Parallels. I'm thinking of selling the PowerMac
    and buying a Mac mini and NewerTechnology mini-stack (http://www.newertech.com/ministack). My guess is that my sales price
    will be approximately +/- $150 the buy price of the mini.

    Does this sound like an accurate assessment, or am I missing a key
    advantage of the G4 or disadvantage of the Mini. Would a CoreSolo mini
    be just as good?

    My main uses are:

    email, surfing, powerpoint, iapps, occasional games (age of empires,
    etc.), project management software, personal finance, statistical
    software (SPSS, Stata, DeltaGraph). Infrequent photoshop or
    moviemaking stuff (as an occasional hobby). Ocassional VirtualPC use.

    All advice appreciated!

    Cheers,
    Bruce

    PS: I must admit, I always thought the G4 PowerMac cases were very
    attractive, though the mini has it's charm too.

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  • From Randall Ainsworth@rag@nospam.techline.com to comp.sys.mac.system on Sunday, April 16, 2006 14:59:41
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    In article <1145220792.108058.58170@z34g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>, <"brucebiz_wi@yahoo.com"> wrote:

    I'm trying to figure out whether it's time to exchange my 1.25G Dual Processor PowerMac G4 (mirrored Drive bays) w/ 1GB RAM for the new
    intel Mac mini. I'm not using the expansion features of the PowerMac substantially, except for an additional 320GB hard drive. When I got
    it, I wanted a reasonably fast dual processor for running Virtual PC occasionally. The G5 Powermacs had just come out when I bought it (so
    this was the last generation of PowerMac G4s), so the G4 price had
    dropped and it seemed a bargian. I've always been very happy with it.

    I have an MDD 867. It's time, but I'll probably wait until next year,
    well after the Intel-based PowerMacs are out.
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