| And it's still cheaper than the best new Mac Mini, and it will way way out perform it. That BRIX you linked to has a quad core with hyper threading (8 threads), and Iris Pro graphics (you can do some gaming with this, not just hi-def video). And when outfited with 16GB of RAM, and a 240GB SSD, this puppy is what the new Mac Mini should have been. (only this is cheaper!) http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemLi... And according to this review, it sips about 82w at full throttle: http://www.missingremote.com/review/gigabyte-brix-pro-gb-bxi... So, it uses less power than the Mac Mini, busting Apple's claim that their new Mac Mini is the "lowest power computer in the world". All-in-all, you'd have to be a fool to buy the new Mini. Especially given we can expect the current (new) Mini hardware to be the same for another 2-3 years without a refresh, and given the difficulty you will have trying to upgrade it with more RAM, HDD, etc. |