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(yet another) mac newbie

  • 11-11-2005 12:10pm
    #1
    hadook
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 792 ✭✭✭


    I've had enough of Windows - I'm making the move to Mac :D

    I was thinking of getting a mac mini with these specs:

    1.42GHz PowerPC G4
    512MB DDR333 SDRAM
    ATI Radeon 9200
    32MB DDR video memory
    80GB Ultra ATA hard drive
    Superdrive

    All I want to use it for is some video/photo editing & browsing the net but I do need reliability (ie not XP home) & the ability to burn DVD's.
    I'm moving from an AMD64 3200+ with a gig of ram and a 250GB harddrive - can I upgrade the mac mini to something similar ram wise? I was thinking of adding an external usb harddrive to bump up the storage space.

    Help & suggestions gratefully received - I've spent the past 2 days reinstalling XP & lost everything I hadn't backed up this week. I hate Windows!!


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  • #2
    Oriel
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,154 ✭✭✭Oriel


    You'll definately notice a difference in performance between the 3200+ and the 1.42GHz I think, (the Mac trailing behind) but the hard drive (5400rpm) on the Mac will be the main bottleneck. You'll want to upgrade the Mac to 1Gb or RAM to increase your performance close to what your PC was.


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