[mythtvnz] New Mac Mini

[Nick Rout]

On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 10:18 AM, Wade Maxfield <mythtvnz at hotblack.co.nz> wrote:
> On 16/06/10 7:19 PM, Steve Hodge wrote:
>> Not bad but it's huge compared to a Mac Mini: 3.8" x 12.8" x 16.8" vs 1.4" x
>> 7.7" x 7.7". I think that's where the other $300 goes: making it 10% of the
>> size. Plus the 801.11n, firewire, bluetooth but those are probably gettable
>> on the right MB if you need them.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Steve
>>
>
> Plus Infrared receiver.
>
> Then also factor in the overall power consumption and also the noise.
> The mini is pretty damn hard to hear while being used for Myth type
> loads. Not so any of the Antec cases I've got with their included power
> supplies (NSK2480 & NSK4480 which are designed with low noise in mind,
> but not totally silent)

horses for courses. some people will pay extra for the features of the
mini, others will take something bigger/noisier/less sexy.

to my mind the feature set of the mini is way overkill for a frontend.
An atom will do cpuwise as long as it has an ion chipset. Hell you
don't even need a hard drive.

So personally I can't see the value in a mini when a revo or eee box
will do the same for less$.