Mac Mini (was: Re: "Market" for old macs?)

[Scott Stevens]

On Thu, 01 Dec 2005 08:41:07 +0000
Adrian Graham <witchy at binarydinosaurs.co.uk> wrote:

> On 30/11/05 23:35, "Chuck Guzis" <cclist at sydex.com> wrote:
> 
> > Somewhat OT:
> > 
> > At orchestra rehearsal last night, one of the bassists proudly told me that
> > he'd bought a new computer--a Mac Mini for about $800, which included a 14"
> >  LCD monitor and a gig of DRAM.  I must admit that I'm not sure if he got a
> > good deal or not.  You're definitely limited on expansion options and I'd
> > sure hate to repair the thing.
> > 
> > DVD/CD-RW drive, but no floppy.
> > 
> > OTOH, it is kind of cool from an industrial design standpoint, although a
> > small profile PC would be almost as small.
> 
> I'm typing on my Mini right now and it's an excellent little machine,
> practically silent and so small it sits perfectly on the rotating base of an
> 18" flat screen monitor. Like all USB macs it's perfectly happy with my
> Logitech 7-button mouse and for connectivity it comes out of the box with
> bluetooth and 802.11G wireless.
> 
> My only issue with it is that it only has 2 USB ports and no mic input so by
> the time you've got your kbd/mouse plugged in your remaining port is taken
> up by the USB sound module though I guess  I could plug that into the
> keyboard too.....the hard drive is also slow....
> 

Can't you just plug a USB hub into one of the ports, and make it into a big maze of cables if that suits your desires?