53 Responses to “The Macmini (UNPACKED)”

1. geschmacksverstärker >>> » Mac Mini - Erste Berichte says:

   1/30/2005 at 9:30 pm

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2. derek says:

   1/20/2005 at 11:01 am

   oh man… im JEALOUS! you know you can send that my way if it fails to meet your expectations :D i’ll make sure to give it a nice home.
3. sumguy says:

   1/20/2005 at 11:24 am

   sweet :)
4. xeon says:

   1/20/2005 at 12:18 pm

   damn, thats cool, so, any umm, you know contests in the future???
5. Anonymous says:

   1/20/2005 at 1:47 pm

   cool an how does it works?
6. Stella says:

   1/20/2005 at 1:52 pm

   so what are the dimensions of the power supply?
7. Dan says:

   1/20/2005 at 1:54 pm

   1/2 the size of the mini
8. Tha Renoiser says:

   1/20/2005 at 2:01 pm

   Me like it…
   BTW nice carpet you have dan :)
9. herr.akx says:

   1/20/2005 at 2:08 pm

   and now the most important question ever in the whole history of mankind… the fan is *always* on? only when using very cpu intensive task? almost everytime? is too loud? :|

   after half a year hearing nothing but the head of the hdd ’cause i use a fanless via epia the fan on the mini is the only thing restraining me from ordering one :S
10. Gilbert says:

    1/20/2005 at 2:31 pm

    Muy bien, felicidades, buena compra… saludos.
11. Hal says:

    1/20/2005 at 2:35 pm

    What’s this hardrive in the pictures?
12. Dan says:

    1/20/2005 at 4:16 pm

    Just for size comparason
13. Gil says:

    1/20/2005 at 5:42 pm

    Clean your desk!
14. Gil says:

    1/20/2005 at 5:44 pm

    Now for a real ? Whatare the specs on our unit? and how well does it work?
15. Dan says:

    1/20/2005 at 5:46 pm

    http://www.apple.com/macmini/specs.html

    I have the 1.42 model iwth Bluetooth and Airport
16. Gil says:

    1/20/2005 at 5:49 pm

    I ordered the 1.25 w/airport. Hoping i see the fedex guy tomorrow.
17. Dan says:

    1/20/2005 at 5:59 pm

    I was shocked I got it TODAY!
18. Gil says:

    1/20/2005 at 6:02 pm

    What part of the country are you in? i noticed mine had to go to Inianapolis for customs(?) and I am in california.
19. Dan says:

    1/20/2005 at 6:07 pm

    Meet us in the forums. NYC. Mine was in Alaska…

    http://uneasysilence.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=2319
20. Gil says:

    1/20/2005 at 6:09 pm

    sorry i am getting errors maybe tomorrow when i get my mac thanks
21. LGR says:

    1/20/2005 at 9:22 pm

    One thing I’d really love to know:

    Does it work without a monitor, keyboard, and mouse? For use as a home file/web/print/media/server via VNC for example.

    Thanks.
22. Dan says:

    1/20/2005 at 9:45 pm

    You need a monitor and keyboard for setup – then it functions fine without it after initial setup
23. SR says:

    1/21/2005 at 6:15 am

    cool… it really does operate headlessly. and what is the font you are using for the text in this comments? it is the best kerning of any web-type i have seen
24. Dan says:

    1/21/2005 at 9:09 am

    Yes it does – After the first setup, its headless.
25. dinesh says:

    1/21/2005 at 8:04 pm

    Hi all, Now looking at how the mini was unpacked, i have a question here. Is it possible to buy a RAM chip at a normal computer vendor and upgrade it yourself? I mean why do you need to pay more to get it installed from apple?
    cheers
26. derek says:

    1/21/2005 at 9:08 pm

    dinesh,

    apple recommends that y ou order the ram and have it installed by them. however, a quick look around the net turns up results showing that the ram slot is easily accessible making ram installation possible. the difficult part will be the removal of the cover.
27. dimplemonkey says:

    1/22/2005 at 10:40 am

    Very nice. I just ordered mine through Target to get the $50 discount! My mini will be in the kitchen, hooked into a small flip down screen under the cabinet with an EyeTV Wonder USB 2.0. Soon I will be able to surf the net wirelessly and have a Tivo-like device!
28. dman says:

    1/23/2005 at 12:06 am

    great buy! did you get the wireless kit built in? thats what im getting as you can install the ram easily, but the wireless kit is another thing.
29. Dan says:

    1/23/2005 at 12:59 am

    I did get the kit installed…
30. DeeKay says:

    1/23/2005 at 11:20 am

    About Fans and RAM-Installation:
    Macworld writes:

    “One thing that did surprise me about the Mac mini was the noise level, both good and bad. Most of the time the machine is very quiet, basically silent; I expected more regular fan noise given the cramped quarters inside the box. On the other hand, under the heaviest extended loadsâ€â€Â?ripping a number of CDs in a row while performing other processor-intenstive tasks, for exampleâ€â€Â?the fan ramps up to a surprising volume. Nothing compared to the wind tunnel levels of a crashed Power Mac G5, to be sure, but louder than I expected. Similarly, the Mac mini’s optical drive is about as loud as its PowerBook cousinâ€â€Â?it can get noisy when ripping songs in iTunes. (Thankfully, it’s nearly silent when watching DVDs.)”

    “the official word from Apple is that the Mac mini’s RAM is user-upgradeable, “unless you break something when you open it.â€ÂÂ? The fact that Apple is saying that explicitly might give you pause… and it probably should. I opened my mini today, and although it’s not as tough to upgrade as some Macs I’ve used (can you say, “Power Macintosh 8100?â€ÂÂ?), it’s nowhere near as easy as the iMac G5.”

    “So how difficult was the process? Once I figured out the trick to popping the top, so to speak, not bad at all. But discovering that trick was a bit sketchy. At first I tried using thicker putty knives, which not only didn’t fit in the gap easily, but would have likely damaged the Mac mini’s plastic and aluminum surfacesâ€â€Â?cosmetically, that isâ€â€Â?if I’d forced them. And even when I found putty knives that fit, I was at first quite nervous that I was going to break my brand new computer trying to pry it open; it took a bit of discipline to force myself to press hard enough to get the desired results. Now that I’ve done it, it won’t be difficult to do it again, but I’m not sure I’d recommend the procedure to some of my less-gadgety-inclined friends and relatives. (Read: I’ll be doing most of the upgrades.)

    That being said, the process wasn’t bad, and it’s certainly better than paying Apple $425 for a 1GB RAM upgrade when you can get a 1GB DIMM online for $160 to $180 and install it yourself (or pay a service provider $50 or so to do it for you). Plus this way you can keep or sell the original 256MB chip.”
31. dman says:

    1/23/2005 at 1:28 pm

    you can buy and install any ram you want, however applestore employees claim the ram apple uses is high quality. i don’t know if thats true, but if you stick with the better-known suppliers like crucial,kingston,etc. (i dont work for crucial but i’ve used them) you should be good to go. i would however avoid generic ram, as i have had nothing but problems (and blue screens of death) when i used them. check here:

    http://www.crucial.com/library/quality_page4.asp
    http://www.crucial.com/library/quality_page8.asp
32. Anonymous says:

    1/23/2005 at 7:07 pm

    Maybe you can post some pictures opening the case? It would be nice.
    Denis
33. Dan says:

    1/23/2005 at 9:30 pm

    Check out http://www.smashsworld.com/2005/01/taking-apart-mac-mini-how-to.php for take apart vids
34. Charles says:

    1/24/2005 at 4:56 am

    Hi man i just order the Ipod Shuffle and in the same verve i ordered the mac mini… so i’m pleased with the pictures but however i’m working on my homepage and i wonder what FONT you are using… it’s so esasy to read, smooth for the eye… over n out!
35. ffs says:

    1/24/2005 at 6:48 am

    jesus, stop asking about fonts … it’s in the css ffs..
36. Linus says:

    1/24/2005 at 9:52 am

    did u check the code… it’s not in the css ffs…..
37. Linus says:

    1/24/2005 at 9:56 am

    so ffs…. instead of not asking …just say
38. ffs says:

    1/24/2005 at 11:28 am

    where else would it be?

    .commentlist li, #commentform input, #commentform textarea {
    font: 0.9em ‘Century Gothic’, ‘Lucida Grande’, ‘Lucida Sans Unicode’, Verdana, Sans-Serif;
    }

    …and text-align: justify; in .commentlist..

    ffs ;)
39. Dan says:

    1/24/2005 at 11:40 am

    Bingo!
40. Anonymous says:

    1/25/2005 at 8:32 pm

    Okay. Now am I supposed to bow, kneel or just meditate in front of it? Do I pray for it to redeem my everlasting soul? Or deos that happen automatically when you fill out the registration forms? If it breaks before warranty is out does that me my soul is damned to hell for all eternity? Do they run Linux in hell? What is our scripture reading from the user manuel this week? [edit]
41. Derek says:

    1/25/2005 at 8:55 pm

    anonymous if you need some help with css and check out the forums. someone can help you out in there.
42. []DETE says:

    1/28/2005 at 9:27 am

    i want one. if i had one i would give it a “nice” home.
43. Andrew Le says:

    2/4/2005 at 1:24 pm

    I like the Mac mini concept, but the main drawback I see is the use of a laptop hard drive, which is just “slow,” compared to a regular 3.5″ desktop HD.

    Also, the requirement of a USB keyboard and mouse kinda sucks, since I have PS/2 style mouse and keyboards galore.. (yes, I know you can buy a $10-15 USB to PS/2 adaptor, but still)… oh well…..

    If Apple ever changes the hard drive to a standard IDE 3.5″ hard drive, I would be considering buying this Mac.. otherwise, I’ll just wait until the G5 comes down in price a bit. eheheh…

    Cheers.
    be236@hotmail.
44. aMakUzr says:

    2/5/2005 at 10:12 pm

    There’s another strategy … if you have multiple systems on your desk and they all have monitors and you don’t want to have multiple keyboards ‘n meeces, you should take a look at KMremoteControl from http://www.derman.com.

    Simply put, KMremoteControl is a software keyboard/mouse switcher (i.e., KVM without the “M” part). I’ve been using KMremoteControl for quite some time (in a different setup) and it works really well. Hope this helps.
45. Ben says:

    2/6/2005 at 6:50 pm

    I found a 1GB stick of RAM from newegg for $154:
    http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-141-166&depa=0

    There is one comment left by a previous customer saying it worked with the mac mini ….. who knows if that’s trustworthy though. It’s non-ecc and unbuffered/unregistered. Any thoughts on if this is a good buy? Any better deals out there that people have found for quality memory?
46. derek says:

    2/6/2005 at 7:35 pm

    check out deals at outpost.com.

    imo if you’re that paranoid about sticking ‘questionable’ raminto your apple computer, i recommend ordering from someone reputable like crucial.
47. macfan says:

    2/11/2005 at 4:34 pm

    This Mac Mini conga line just started…get in the top 30-50 slots and you’ll get your mac fast!

    http://conga.section3.net/
48. i need a mac says:

    2/13/2005 at 2:50 am

    anyone wanna help me get a new macmini? i fried my own computer and i’m too broke to fix it (i’m 13… stupid child labor laws) just register, and complete 1 offer. i can offer as many Gmail invites you want

    http://www.ifreegear.com/?r=7123
49. EyesOpened says:

    2/17/2005 at 6:43 am

    This is a little peace of shit!
50. Michael says:

    4/30/2005 at 12:44 am

    I\’m getting a Mac Mini in August, Same wireles kit execpt 1.25gh model. Is 256mb of ram sufficent? I can\’t wait!
51. Dan says:

    4/30/2005 at 12:52 am

    No, you really need 512 – Espically with 10.4!
52. Michael says:

    4/30/2005 at 10:45 pm

    ok
53. SK Brown says:

    10/21/2005 at 11:20 am

    Great pics! I’m sort of curious: are the disks included exclusive to the mini, or can you use them on other Macs? For example, do you get Tiger on seperate disks like a retail package, or is it (them?) a specific mini setup/restore disk? I.E. one that won’t let you install it on say, a PowerBook you just might have laying around?

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