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1st 'official' thread from the OS X Dell mini - DaviDC. - 12-08-2008
I think our fearless Leader has missed the boat on the netbook craze.
Mac users seem to want a tiny laprop but the 'all knowing one' hasn't seen fit to provide.
If I could put this little sucker to sleep & have it wake up & function normally I'd have no complaints at all with it.
It even found my network & connected when I started it up this time with no intervention from me at all.
I just got through looking for a larger SSD for it because I know 8GB isn't going to be enough in the long run. Only 2 companies carry them; one is out of stock & the other charges over $16 to ship something smaller than half a candy bar.
Re: 1st 'official' thread from the OS X Dell mini - BigGuynRusty - 12-08-2008
DaviDC. wrote:iPod Touch 32GB.
I think our fearless Leader has missed the boat on the netbook craze.
Mac users seem to want a tiny laprop but the 'all knowing one' hasn't seen fit to provide.
If I could put this little sucker to sleep & have it wake up & function normally I'd have no complaints at all with it.
It even found my network & connected when I started it up this time with no intervention from me at all.
I just got through looking for a larger SSD for it because I know 8GB isn't going to be enough in the long run. Only 2 companies carry them; one is out of stock & the other charges over $16 to ship something smaller than half a candy bar.
But the Dell is cool.
BGnR
Re: 1st 'official' thread from the OS X Dell mini - MacArtist - 12-08-2008
I really like Apple's hardware but I too feel Steve is missing the boat.
I like the accessibility the iPod Touch provides to email and the web but the screen is a bit too small for me. A 9" screen would be heaven. Price it realistically and people will buy it.
Is there SSD hard drive easily accessed in the Dell Mini?
Re: 1st 'official' thread from the OS X Dell mini - p8712 - 12-08-2008
The Voodoo 9.5 Kernel will give you normal sleep and wake.
So will this prefpane http://www.jinx.de/SmartSleep.html if you don't know how to change the kernel.
Re: 1st 'official' thread from the OS X Dell mini - BigGuynRusty - 12-08-2008
MacArtist wrote:Yeppers!!
Is there SSD hard drive easily accessed in the Dell Mini?
Just like the RAM, through a hatch in the bottom.
Ten Second access.
BGnR
Re: 1st 'official' thread from the OS X Dell mini - BigGuynRusty - 12-08-2008
Here you go MacArtist.:
http://www.liliputing.com/2008/09/how-to-upgrade-the-dell-inspiron-mini-9-ssd.html
BGnR
Re: 1st 'official' thread from the OS X Dell mini - DaviDC. - 12-09-2008
I just got through shutting it down & putting it away for a while.
If it's going to ever be a usable computer, the SSD has GOT to be upgraded. There's 7.1GB available out of 8GB & the OS is about 6GB. This is after running Monolingual on it, which freed up almost a GB.
None of the USB ports are working. The only USB item that shows up in System Profile is the Webcam. The battery doesn't show up either. There's a PowerManagement package in one of the updates I downloaded & I just put it in my Shared Folder so the Dell can find it the next time I turn it on.
The Dell & Asus are both very easy to get into. Both have a panel on the bottom held in place with 2 screws.
I also got an email from the company that charges $16 for shipping, letting me know that it comes from Japan & must be insured.
Re: 1st 'official' thread from the OS X Dell mini - Article Accelerator - 12-09-2008
DaviDC. wrote:
I think our fearless Leader has missed the boat on the netbook craze.
Mac users seem to want a tiny laprop but the 'all knowing one' hasn't seen fit to provide.
You missed the iPod touch. It's a tiny palmtop. $229.
Re: 1st 'official' thread from the OS X Dell mini - guitarist - 12-09-2008
I think Dell makes the greatest computers on earth! Who needs Apple? Dells work really great with Windows OS too. What do you need Mac OS for?
Re: 1st 'official' thread from the OS X Dell mini - DewGuy - 12-09-2008
DaviDC. wrote:
I just got through looking for a larger SSD for it because I know 8GB isn't going to be enough in the long run. Only 2 companies carry them; one is out of stock & the other charges over $16 to ship something smaller than half a candy bar.
Did you see this one:
http://dealmac.com/OCZ-2-5-64-GB-Serial-ATA-Internal-SSD-Drive-for-75-after-rebate-2-s-h/266751.html