[mythtv-users] Re: New Mac Mini

[John Thomas]

On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 16:42:29 -0500, Mark L. Cukier <mark at pemicro.com> wrote:
> iTunes is free....
> 
> Jon Bauerle wrote:
> 
> > Don't forget, though, that with the Mac you also get iPhoto, iTunes,
> > iMovie, etc.  :-)
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> >
> > On Jan 21, 2005, at 3:06 PM, John Thomas wrote:
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> >>
> >> No, you are correct.  The Shuttle system is barebone.  But the CPU, 40
> >> GB drive and memory would be pretty comparable to the Mac Mini in
> >> price.  Plus you would also have to add a DVI compatible video card in
> >> the one PCI slot available.  So maybe the two systems are more
> >> comparable in price.
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Here is a nice comparison with a complete micro-ATX system and the Mac
Mini in price.  They are both pretty comparable.  The PC can even be
made better by getting a cheaper 32 MB video card along with changing
a few other things while adding a sound card with SPDIF.

http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=9450

I guess then the argument for opportunity cost would be exandability
versus the advantage of having the MacOS with included software.

Any opinions????

I do wonder about differences in noise levels of the two systems though.