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Is this Mac Mini useful for anything? - richorlin - 11-26-2010
Refurbished Mac Mini model A1103 with 90 day guarantee from Microcenter
1.25ghz G4, 512mb, 40gb drive and Superdrive
Don't know if it has bluetooth or Airport installed.
$249 plus $12 tax $261
It's at the store waiting for me to pick it up.
I have a feeling that it's not worth getting even for $100.
What say you?
Re: Is this Mac Mini useful for anything? - mattkime - 11-26-2010
if you need a G4 machine, why not?
but if you're looking for a great deal, there are probably better ones out there.
Re: Is this Mac Mini useful for anything? - Paul F. - 11-26-2010
It's USEFUL for a lot of things...
But at $249, that's not a screamin' deal.
Re: Is this Mac Mini useful for anything? - mstudio - 11-26-2010
Paul F. wrote:
It's USEFUL for a lot of things...
But at $249, that's not a screamin' deal.
I agree, I have the same model that has been in service as a nice home server for the last few years. I got mine for free, however. I would not pay $250 for one.
Re: Is this Mac Mini useful for anything? - rz - 11-26-2010
I see that model on CL for around $200 all the time.
Re: Is this Mac Mini useful for anything? - sekker - 11-26-2010
How good are these as servers? Would they stream movies from an external USB hard drive to an ATV2?
I have one unused I could setup this way.
Re: Is this Mac Mini useful for anything? - mstudio - 11-26-2010
sekker wrote:
How good are these as servers? Would they stream movies from an external USB hard drive to an ATV2?
I have one unused I could setup this way.
I don't have mine set up that way, so I don't know. If you have all of the components, give it a try.
Re: Is this Mac Mini useful for anything? - silvarios - 11-26-2010
Microcenter has a G4 Mac mini? Wow! How did you find it?
Re: Is this Mac Mini useful for anything? - lafinfil - 11-26-2010
There is one on craigslist for $100 with a keyboard and mouse that I can't convince myself to buy.
Re: Is this Mac Mini useful for anything? - silvarios - 11-26-2010
lafinfil wrote:
There is one on craigslist for $100 with a keyboard and mouse that I can't convince myself to buy.
I would. I could replace my girlfriend's old G3 iMac with something much smaller. She has a MacBook, but still keeps that G3 iMac hanging around.