The random views of Scott KissingerI’ve been using the Mac Mini for about a month now. I definitely give it a thumb’s up. I have not once longed for my laptop since transitioning to the Mini.
Aside from the expected boost in speed from the latest processor, here are the pluses:
- Absolutely silent, and runs much cooler than the MBP. Intensive disk operations will heat it up noticeably, but with ordinary operation it’s barely warm to the touch
- The smaller footprint is nice, and it’s a beautiful piece of industrial design in any case
- The four USB ports on the back reduce the need for an external expander and/or cable swapping (the Dell monitor I use also has USB ports built in, so between the two I’ve got plenty of USB capacity)
- The ability to pinch the screen to expand or contract it (like on an iPad) is a great feature for my poor eyes
- Lion is great on start up—it’s quick and it will bring you back to the same point when you shut down: same browser tabs are opened, same apps are open
- Lion is also much faster when shutting down
I have but one complaint:
- The external disk drive takes up some of the footprint saved by the Mini itself, plus it could use a slightly longer USB cable for more flexibility in placement
This doesn’t seem like much, but given the pain usually associated with migrating to a new computer, the highest praise I can give to the Mini is that the migration was virtually painless and operation since has been flawless (I don’t think there’s been a single crash of an app, let alone the OS).
If you don’t need the massive power of a true desktop and you have other mobile devices to relieve you of the need for a laptop, the Mini is a perfect choice.
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