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FORMS PR 2581N+ 9-WIRE-WCAR DOTPRVistaQuest VQ-9100 Blue-WATERPROOF UP TO 3 METERS UNDER THE WATER, DIGITAL CAMCORDER, DIGITAL STILL CAMERA, REMOVABLE DISKDRIVER, 12.0 MEGA PIXELS, COLOR 2.4 TFT LCD, 8X DIGITAL ZOOM, UP TO 30FPS @ VGA WITH SOUND, SD CARDUP TO 8GB, 2 X AAA BATTERY
2.5GHz dual-core Intel Core i5
4GB memory
500GB hard drive1
Intel HD Graphics 4000
OS X Mountain Lion
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This upgrade to the Mac Mini makes it sufficient for everyday computing. The only task that this computer would not be good enough for would be gaming, otherwise the integrated Intel 4000 graphics work well for other tasks. The addition of USB 3.0 is great for faster transfers with newer hard drives, and the Thunderbolt port can be used for a second display. I was able to play a Blu-ray and 1080p YouTube video on two different 1080p monitors simultaneously without any stutter or dropped frames.It only comes with 4 GB of RAM, and I would recommend upgrading to at least 8 GB, which is a very easy upgrade (no tools required) and is only about $50 currently (I got 16 GB for $90). The one downside of this computer is the hard drive, because Apple uses a 5400 rpm Hitachi for this model. For basic web browsing and other everyday tasks this is fine, but upgrading mine to an SSD greatly increased performance for my more demanding use. Upgrading the hard drive is more... |
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This is my second Mac - I bought a MacBook Air with 8 GB of RAM earlier this year. I really love that laptop.The Mini is perfect for the uses to which I put it as a desktop: It is a home theater pc through HDMI to my 51" Samsung plasma, as well as the main desktop through Thunderbolt-->DVI to my 24" Dell Ultrasharp. The heavy-ish lifting it will have to do is some pretty hardcore picture editing, as well as FLAC-->AAC conversions.I threw in 16 GB of Corsair Vengeance 1600 a few days after the Mini arrived. It flies through the heavy lifting tasks described above.I agree with another reviewer about replacing the HDD with an SSD - this would remove the only remaining bottleneck. It is a task that isn't for the fainthearted, but I will be doing so in the coming weeks or months - already have purchased the tools, just waiting for an amazing deal on an SSD.Overall, loving the Mini. |
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I bought this to replace an aging IBM laptop I was using as an HTPC. It does the job nicely - small, whisper quiet, and powerful enough to handle playback of 1080p video without any stutter at all.My only issues now are making the thing play nicely with my predominantly windows-based network for folder sharing and remote control. |
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