Re: Fwd: Hi question about mac - mini
On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 07:19:39 -0600, Tommy Trussell
<tommy.trussell@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 22:14:49 +1100, Dean Hamstead <dean@bong.com.au> wrote:
> > would seem that sound doesnt work and the hard disk is
> > a laptop hard disk
> >
> > (5400rpm, 2mb sounds laptop to me)
>
> Yes, other places have reported that. Some have even reported exactly
> which model it is. Apple probably chose it for its low price and low
> power. I'm not sure why some folks have gotten so upset about the slow
> drive -- Apple is going for a low price point, after all, not catering
> to people who need higher performance.
Using 2.5" drives in desktop machines (x86/amd64) works great for me.
They are quiet (inaudible in a desktop case) and don't use much power
-- and the performance loss is minimal for many workloads.
Karl
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