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Question: Should I get a Cube or a Mac Mini?
Go for the Cube...more upgrades!
Get the Mini...it's cute and CHEAP!
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« on: June 08, 2005, 04:15:12 pm »
Well, I want to get a small mac that I can hook up to my LCD monitor on my desk (I have to use a PC at work) and switch back and forth between the two computers.  I like the the Cube because it has more upgrade possibilities than the mac Mini (processor, graphics card, etc).  Price is really not that big a deal...but I really don't want to fork out thousands for a new PowerBook.  So, any thoughts?
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« Reply #1 on: June 08, 2005, 04:21:11 pm »
GS, just get a mini and then get a kvm switch so you can use your monitor and keyboard/mouse witht he same comps, just flip the switch and you can use either one.  Don't get a cube, they are poo compared to the mini, besides, you will pay too much.
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« Reply #2 on: June 08, 2005, 04:29:42 pm »
Quote from: BTs-FahQ2 on June 08, 2005, 04:21:11 pm
GS, just get a mini and then get a kvm switch so you can use your monitor and keyboard/mouse witht he same comps, just flip the switch and you can use either one.  Don't get a cube, they are poo compared to the mini, besides, you will pay too much.

Well, I can get a nice Cube for about $400.  And they make some really great processor upgrade cards for it.  And I really like the graphics card upgrade.  The Mini only comes with a 32MB Card that is NOT able to be upgraded, and that almost kills it for me.  What kind of reliability was there with the Cube?  Is Bucc around?
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« Reply #3 on: June 08, 2005, 05:42:14 pm »
GS,

Im not entirely sure, but Im pretty sure Bucc's Cube caught fire...
hence why we no longer have an MP RVS server.

(this was a problem with older imacs as well) power source shorts
So if that is correct, and you get one, have insurance on your belongings.

Again, I might be talking out my ass, but I thought i heard that the newest minis have the options for a larger card?
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« Reply #4 on: June 08, 2005, 06:08:23 pm »
yeah, check out the BTO options for the Mac minis on the Apple Store site.
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« Reply #5 on: June 08, 2005, 06:19:48 pm »
Quote from: (SiX)Sheixhundt on June 08, 2005, 05:42:14 pm
Im not entirely sure, but Im pretty sure Bucc's Cube caught fire...
hence why we no longer have an MP RVS server.

(this was a problem with older imacs as well) power source shorts
So if that is correct, and you get one, have insurance on your belongings.

Yes, Bucc's Cube, which he was using for the MP Server, did catch fire.  But I think it was due more to how he had it situated in his closet with no ventilation and it overheated more than a problem with the computer.

Quote from: (SiX)Sheixhundt on June 08, 2005, 05:42:14 pm
Again, I might be talking out my ass, but I thought i heard that the newest minis have the options for a larger card?

Nope, the video card in the mac Mini can not be upgraded.  I have this directly from a friend that works for Apple.  That is the part that really bothers me about the Mini...hell, Ghost Recon doesn't even play that great with 32MB!
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« Reply #6 on: June 08, 2005, 06:21:23 pm »
Quote from: (SiX)Sheixhundt on June 08, 2005, 05:42:14 pm
Im not entirely sure, but Im pretty sure Bucc's Cube caught fire...
hence why we no longer have an MP RVS server.

That it did.  'Twas a sad, sad day for mac gamers everywhere.  We had a worldwide moment of silence for Bucc's cube, as it went to the big hard drive in the sky...*sniff*

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Actually not so much, but it still sucks that we dont have huge MP hosted rooms anymore.

I suspect though, that most cubes dont catch on fire, Buccs did after a tremendous ammount of hard use and constant uptime for more than a year.  Soooo, unless GS is intending to host 36 player GhR/RvS rooms out of his office for a few years, I think he's safe from the risk of fire.  

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Whups.  Damn you GS for beating me to posting about the cube.  I didnt know about the closet though.  Sounds like you're asking for trouble if you put a cube/game server in a closet...but that might just be me.
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« Reply #7 on: June 08, 2005, 09:18:50 pm »
Don't buy a computer worth anything now. Buy a Mac Mini then a proper PowerBook when they go to the intel superfast mobility chips.
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« Reply #8 on: June 11, 2005, 06:23:51 pm »
I'm not usually the kind that votes for the dumb answer on polls, but in this case, I'm going to be going to college next year, and sure could use some computer donations.  Smiley
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