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Any new developments in Mac Mini CPU upgrades? Falling prices?
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[quote AAA]Okay, so what would happen should one install (attempt) a non-667 bus? The multiplier would just make it lower than the maximum possible???
Yes, I am pretty sure it will run 20% slow. A 2.4 GHz processor designed to run on an 800 MHz bus will run at 2.0 GHz in a mini.


Until the next price drop, it is kind of a waste of money to upgrade a mini (unless you paid less than $200 for it like AAA). For people that paid close to MSRP, if they spend more than about $200 for anything other than RAM, I think they would have been much better off to have bought an iMac, and have the option to get a much better graphics chip too.

I am expecting that Intel will introduce a new socket with the next round of processor technology updates. If that happens be prepared to jump when the new prices show up at the retailers like Newegg. After a socket format change, the old version is usually only stocked at big retailers for about 6 months.
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Re: Any new developments in Mac Mini CPU upgrades? Falling prices? - by Filliam H. Muffman - 09-26-2007, 05:15 PM

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