A post from a forum . . . well it must be true and up to date.Originally Posted by Drunkard #1
From the user manual "Your Mac mini came with at least 2 gigabytes (GB) of memory on a pair of 1 GB memory modules. You can replace these with a pair of 2 GB or 4 GB memory modules, for a maximum of 8 GB of memory." Pages 41-46 cover the procedure in depth.
"Le mieux est l'ennemi du bien." FM Arouet
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke
"Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience" Unknown
You'll notice that I said "and a SSD". I'm not willing to use a HTPC without one. I guess I should just pay apple R 6000 to fit one for me?
No, because Apple clearly states:
Adding memory (DRAM, VRAM) or other user-installable upgrade or expansion products to an Apple computer is not considered a modification to that Apple product. Therefore, it is not necessary to obtain Apple's written permission to upgrade or expand an Apple computer. While Apple strongly recommends that you retain the services of an Apple Authorized Service Provider to perform any product upgrades or expansions, you will not void your Apple warranty if you choose to upgrade or expand your computer yourself. However, if in the course of adding an upgrade or expansion product to your computer, you damage your Apple computer (either through the installation of, or incompatibility of the upgrade or expansion product), Apple's warranty will not cover the cost of repair, or future related repairs.
I think you need to find a new drum, the one you're currently pounding on is broken.
"Le mieux est l'ennemi du bien." FM Arouet
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke
"Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience" Unknown
Hmm, but that just confirms his claim:
WARNING: Do not attempt to open your Mac mini, except to install memory. If your Mac mini needs service, see “Learning More, Service, and Support” on page 62 for information about how to contact an Apple Authorized Service Provider or Apple for service. Your Mac mini doesn’t have any user-serviceable parts, except the memory.
150% true.It's easy to say that, but have you looked at their range? It's all crap. I also considered a mac mini as a HTPC, once, then I saw what it was made of: under powered, over priced, backwards laptop parts. It was better for me to import a silent PSU (PicoPSU =) for my PC than to buy a mac mini (R 6000?) and then void the warranty by adding a usable amount of RAM and a SSD (R 2500?). Unless you catch a 1 in a million shot, and your needs happen to coincide with
god'ssteve's whim, you can look at macs, but you won't find something appropriate.
If I want to go with OSX, I would rather build a Hackintosh than pay double for the same computer parts. Same goes for the software.
I've been running Windows 7 for more than two years now, rock solid, never had a blue screen - and it supports blu-ray disc & all pc games. What more can one want?
The Samsung Galaxy S2 - It is the only phone you will ever need.
Fair enough then.
However judging by the warranty voided if removed sticker on the back of my desktop Acer pc I don't think this is an Apple phenomena, is it? Heck, on those, and I suspect many prebuilt PCs, you cannot even upgrade your RAM without voiding the warranty.
"Le mieux est l'ennemi du bien." FM Arouet
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke
"Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience" Unknown
Yeah, and I doubt that in reality it would stop it from being repaired. Technical arguments about these things are just fun.
What I would definitely do, though, is take out the SSD and put back the original or other HDD before sending it in. If you get given a replacement instead of having your unit repaired, well I doubt you'll ever see that SSD again.
Impossible. The apple fanboi admitted defeat.
/goes outside to look for flying cows
The Samsung Galaxy S2 - It is the only phone you will ever need.
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"methinks he doth protest too much" -- over arguing a point only shows one thing, that you might well be the very thing you accuse everyone of.Lies, damned lies and statistics... as you own article points out: "appears more dramatic than it really is". So just sleight of hand really.
Assuming that mac products sit at the bottom of the PC sales charts is trivial , not ignorant.
And the reason they sit there is because macs are shiny overpriced crap, not because 90% of the PC using population are idiots. If it wasn't for the halo effect, macs would be discontinued due to poor sales.
It's easy to say that, but have you looked at their range? It's all crap. I also considered a mac mini as a HTPC, once, then I saw what it was made of: under powered, over priced, backwards laptop parts. It was better for me to import a silent PSU (PicoPSU =god'ssteve's whim, you can look at macs, but you won't find something appropriate.
Your aggressive approach is revealing your lack of knowledge; the win should never be worth more than sanctity of your statements
Btw I've always said if Windows floats your boat then stick with it, we prefer something different and that is our decision.
Last edited by [)roi(]; 15-04-2012 at 12:17 PM.
Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge -- Charles Darwin
I've also been running Windows 7 for the same period; the difference is that is lives in a VM on my Mac. Stable, reliable and works for me -- and when I feel the need to play a game I revert either XBOX or iPad.
You don't have to look far to see that purchasing Blu-ray and disk based games is a dying activity (replaced by online purchases).
FYI it has been more than 3 years since I bought my last disk (game disk or music CD, never quite saw the value in blu-ray, especially the idea that we need to repurchase things already owned on DVD -- 10 months ago I gave all my DVDs + CDs and players / speakers to a charity. I simply tired of dusting off something I never use) -- oh and let's not forget the DVD on my Macs, never use those either.
Last edited by [)roi(]; 15-04-2012 at 01:02 PM.
Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge -- Charles Darwin
I'm still waiting for the ZA release of the Humancentipad...
Connecting people like never before!
Or am i being stupid?
LOL... Did you just accept those iTunes terms and conditions again?
I was not aware we can buy online HD/3D movies in South Africa! Please post the link immediately!
Also, is the 8GB download from this online purchase place free?
The Samsung Galaxy S2 - It is the only phone you will ever need.
If you still want to own the media then, for example: iTunes is one, but a simple google search will help you find many more (pick your poison).
In my case since I switched to live streaming Hulu, Netflix, BBC iPlayer, etc. I no long feel the need to own the content; and have more than my fill of movies, tv shows and sport if I so desire.
Of course you need fixed price bandwidth and unlimited data (in my case it's justified for my work and hence the private use is a bonus) -- of course I also don't have DSTV or TOPTV.
Btw there are more than one articles on this site and the internet explaining how to do this.
Last edited by [)roi(]; 15-04-2012 at 01:30 PM.
Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge -- Charles Darwin
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