Anyone using Mac Mini

digitalbuff · 4th May 2005

Hi

Anyone using Mac Mini with Photoshop to edit pictures? Any pleasant experiences? I am a PC user but really like the Mac Mini for its looks.

kerpalz · 8th May 2005

i just got(psycho) him to get a mac mini for himself, for surfing, listening music and stuff... coz his old P3 is giving way. i have tried CS on his comp.. very good @ handling 10-15jpegs in a shot, but yet to try out RAW on it.
he's having 1GB memory ram on his mini.

digitalbuff · 28th May 2005

Originally Posted by kerpalz

i just got(psycho) him to get a mac mini for himself, for surfing, listening music and stuff... coz his old P3 is giving way. i have tried CS on his comp.. very good @ handling 10-15jpegs in a shot, but yet to try out RAW on it.
he's having 1GB memory ram on his mini.

What do you mean by handling 10-15 jpgs in a shot? Do you mean you have 10-15 files opened in PS?

nightpiper · 28th May 2005

get the iMac. its definitely a better deal running G5 instead of G4. dun take my word for it, go down to Lane Crawford macshop to have a hands on.

rem to up the RAM to min 1GB.

(ps. i dun own any macs so not advertising for apple, just being objective)

TMC · 28th May 2005

Imac would be better. Mini is more looks,

jaded · 28th May 2005

Mac mini's price is so low that even Apple employees don't get to exercise their usual 20% discount when they buy it. Ditto for Ipod Shuffle.

Mac mini is an excellent choice, esp if you have a spare monitor/keyboard/mouse lying around. Get the mini with the lowest specs and check online on how to upgrade it yourself. I believe SGL Mktg at Sim Lim Sq does just that, opening the cube with a paint scraper. I've seen a movie online on how to open it.

Check online for upgrade programs. In the US, there are companies offering upgrade programs specially catered to the mac mini. There's a program called "Mini to the Max" that upgrades the internal hard disk and includes a dual layer DVD burner.

Hope this helps.

wind30 · 29th May 2005

Originally Posted by TMC

Imac would be better. Mini is more looks,

I thought the imac looks great too. Mac mini, you have to find a matching screen and apple LCD are very ex right?

vince123123 · 30th May 2005

If I need to run Windows programs on the MAC, and use this Virtual PC program, how's the performance like? I've read online that it's rather slow...anyone with experience using these?

Originally Posted by jaded

Mac mini's price is so low that even Apple employees don't get to exercise their usual 20% discount when they buy it. Ditto for Ipod Shuffle.

Mac mini is an excellent choice, esp if you have a spare monitor/keyboard/mouse lying around. Get the mini with the lowest specs and check online on how to upgrade it yourself. I believe SGL Mktg at Sim Lim Sq does just that, opening the cube with a paint scraper. I've seen a movie online on how to open it.

Check online for upgrade programs. In the US, there are companies offering upgrade programs specially catered to the mac mini. There's a program called "Mini to the Max" that upgrades the internal hard disk and includes a dual layer DVD burner.

Hope this helps.

jaded · 31st May 2005

Originally Posted by vince123123

If I need to run Windows programs on the MAC, and use this Virtual PC program, how's the performance like? I've read online that it's rather slow...anyone with experience using these?

I used to use Virtual PC on a 800 MHz G3 ibook to run Microsoft Excel. Excel actually runs faster on an emulator than Office X for Mac, but I kept running out of memory. So i switched back to Excel on Mac. It depends on what programs u intend to run. If you are running graphics intensive programs, like Photoshop, u get good results on a G5 or even an imac. Forget about running Microsoft products on a mac. Waste of time.

SniperD · 31st May 2005

Originally Posted by digitalbuff

Hi

Anyone using Mac Mini with Photoshop to edit pictures? Any pleasant experiences? I am a PC user but really like the Mac Mini for its looks.

hey dude! get it man.. you will not regret it!

Darren · 31st May 2005

I have a Mac Mini (1.42Ghz, 512MB memory) but I don't really use it for the high-demand applications.

A quick'n'dirty test using Capture 1 Pro 3.6 on the Mac mini and a Thinkpad T40p (1.6Ghz Pentium M, 1GB memory) showed that the Mac mini is around 30-40% slower in processing the same amount of RAW files. Needless to say, my desktop PC (3Ghz Pentium 4) stomps all over the Mac mini in graphics processing.

What do I use the mini for? Right now, accessing the web, doing email, doing some small projects for the kids - it has become the de-facto computer for day-to-day use. I only fire up the PC when I need to do the graphics stuff.

wind30 · 1st June 2005

Originally Posted by Darren

I have a Mac Mini (1.42Ghz, 512MB memory) but I don't really use it for the high-demand applications.

A quick'n'dirty test using Capture 1 Pro 3.6 on the Mac mini and a Thinkpad T40p (1.6Ghz Pentium M, 1GB memory) showed that the Mac mini is around 30-40% slower in processing the same amount of RAW files. Needless to say, my desktop PC (3Ghz Pentium 4) stomps all over the Mac mini in graphics processing.

What do I use the mini for? Right now, accessing the web, doing email, doing some small projects for the kids - it has become the de-facto computer for day-to-day use. I only fire up the PC when I need to do the graphics stuff.

I don't think it is slowness is due to the processor, just that your mac mini has too little ram. I think the OS X takes up a lot of ram. 512mb is really little.

wingless84 · 7th June 2005

wind30 is right. 512MB is just not enough if you want to run OS X (tiger, especially) and Photoshop together, much less for opening RAW files.

i'm on a powerbook G4 with 1GB ram and it does just fine. Get an iMac instead of a mini, though, because if you count the screen alone, the iMac is pretty value-for-money.

sinlg · 7th June 2005

Mac going to INTEL platform soon... so no point buying PowerPC macs.. wait for INTEL macs next year

together with new OS X

khairi · 7th June 2005

Originally Posted by sinlg

Mac going to INTEL platform soon... so no point buying PowerPC macs.. wait for INTEL macs next year together with new OS X

ha ha ha .. yeap, that caught me by surprised when i heard the news...i wonder how'd the performance be? faster? or on par with a normal PC.

lets wait and see!

whoelse · 7th June 2005

how much 1 piece ah?

digitalbuff · 29th July 2006

1. Anyone with the Mac Mini (Intel) ABLE to use a mic/other device for Audio IN. Doesn't seem to work for me.

2. Anyone has used iSight for Mac Mini?

Parka · 29th July 2006

Check out the refurbished G5 imacs selling at apple.com.sg

digitalbuff · 29th July 2006

Originally Posted by Parka

Check out the refurbished G5 imacs selling at apple.com.sg

?? What has this to do with this thread??

4th May 2005	#1
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digitalbuff Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 769	Re: Anyone using Mac Mini 1. Anyone with the Mac Mini (Intel) ABLE to use a mic/other device for Audio IN. Doesn't seem to work for me. 2. Anyone has used iSight for Mac Mini?

29th July 2006	#18
Parka Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 639	Re: Anyone using Mac Mini Check out the refurbished G5 imacs selling at apple.com.sg

8th May 2005	#2
kerpalz Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: TheDaysMovie.com Posts: 1,887	i just got(psycho) him to get a mac mini for himself, for surfing, listening music and stuff... coz his old P3 is giving way. i have tried CS on his comp.. very good @ handling 10-15jpegs in a shot, but yet to try out RAW on it. he's having 1GB memory ram on his mini.

28th May 2005	#4
nightpiper Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,799	get the iMac. its definitely a better deal running G5 instead of G4. dun take my word for it, go down to Lane Crawford macshop to have a hands on. rem to up the RAM to min 1GB. (ps. i dun own any macs so not advertising for apple, just being objective)

28th May 2005	#6
jaded Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 109	Mac mini's price is so low that even Apple employees don't get to exercise their usual 20% discount when they buy it. Ditto for Ipod Shuffle. Mac mini is an excellent choice, esp if you have a spare monitor/keyboard/mouse lying around. Get the mini with the lowest specs and check online on how to upgrade it yourself. I believe SGL Mktg at Sim Lim Sq does just that, opening the cube with a paint scraper. I've seen a movie online on how to open it. Check online for upgrade programs. In the US, there are companies offering upgrade programs specially catered to the mac mini. There's a program called "Mini to the Max" that upgrades the internal hard disk and includes a dual layer DVD burner. Hope this helps.

31st May 2005	#11
Darren ClubSNAP Admin Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: ClubSNAP HQ Posts: 7,473	I have a Mac Mini (1.42Ghz, 512MB memory) but I don't really use it for the high-demand applications. A quick'n'dirty test using Capture 1 Pro 3.6 on the Mac mini and a Thinkpad T40p (1.6Ghz Pentium M, 1GB memory) showed that the Mac mini is around 30-40% slower in processing the same amount of RAW files. Needless to say, my desktop PC (3Ghz Pentium 4) stomps all over the Mac mini in graphics processing. What do I use the mini for? Right now, accessing the web, doing email, doing some small projects for the kids - it has become the de-facto computer for day-to-day use. I only fire up the PC when I need to do the graphics stuff.

7th June 2005	#13
wingless84 Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Joo Chiat, Singapore Posts: 215	wind30 is right. 512MB is just not enough if you want to run OS X (tiger, especially) and Photoshop together, much less for opening RAW files. i'm on a powerbook G4 with 1GB ram and it does just fine. Get an iMac instead of a mini, though, because if you count the screen alone, the iMac is pretty value-for-money.

7th June 2005	#14
sinlg Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 355	Mac going to INTEL platform soon... so no point buying PowerPC macs.. wait for INTEL macs next year together with new OS X

7th June 2005	#16
whoelse Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,227	how much 1 piece ah?