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Is a 2005 mac mini worth buying?
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Okay so i was wondering if this computer was worth buying? I was wanting to do like photoshop and vegas editing.

Specs
Brand Apple
Product Family Mac Mini
Model ID PowerMac10,1
Model Number A1103
MPN M9686LL/B
UPC 0885909058945, 885909051007

Processor
Processor Type PowerPC G4
Processor Speed 1.25 GHz
Number of Cores Single-Core

Motherboard
Video Output Interface AGP 4x
Motherboard I/O Ports FireWire (IEEE1394a) x 1, RJ11 Phone Jack x 1 (Input), RJ45 Lan Port x 1, USB 2.0 x 2
Bus Speed 167 MHz

Technical Features
Expansion Slots AGP x4 x 1

Hard Drive
Hard Drive Capacity 40 GB
Hard Drive Interface Ultra ATA

Memory
RAM Technology DDR SDRAM
Installed RAM 512 MB
RAM Supported Speed 333 MHz
RAM Max Supported Size 1 GB
RAM Memory Slots Qunatity 2 x DIMMs
Installed Cache Memory 512 KB
Max. Cache Memory 512 KB

CD / DVD
Optical Drive Type CD-RW/DVD-ROM
Optical Drive Read Speed 24x (CD), 8x (DVD)
Optical Drive Write Speed 24x (CD)
Optical Drive ReWrite Speed 16x (CD-RW)

Video
On Board Graphic Processor ATI RADEON 9200
Max. Video Resolution 1920 x 1200
Installed Video Memory 32 MB
Video Outputs 15 Pin D-Sub VGA port x 1, DVI x 1

Audio
Audio Output Analog Audio, Headphones, Sound card, Speaker(s)

Modem
Modem Type Fax / Modem

Networking
Data Link Protocol Ethernet, Fast Ethernet
Networking Type Integrated 10/100 Network Card

Dimensions
Depth 6.5 in.
Height 2 in.
Width 6.5 in.
Weight 2.9 lb.

Miscellaneous
Form Factor Desktop Slimline
Release Date July, 2005
Exterior Color Silver
OS Certified MacOS X 10.4
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No, just no.

For any machine those specifications are incredibly outdated and you would not be able to use Photoshop or do any editing.

I wouldn't recommend a Mac at all, only if you have a lot of money to blow, should you be buying one of those.
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Well it depends, play games within it's year may be playable. It's really just a regular use computer, nothing really for gaming.

I would get it as a secondary computer if you are getting for it cheap. But like I said you can't do much on it except the basics and maybe the older Adobe Suites.
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No. 512MB of DDR(1) RAM = not enough to run photoshop lol

Single core CPU = bad

2003 GPU with 32 MB = absolutely horrible

40 GB = lol, let me put it this way. I currently have 2 TB ( 2048 GB )

That is not even considered bad by today's standards. That's worse than bad lol
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System32 wrote No. 512MB of DDR(1) RAM = not enough to run photoshop lol

Single core CPU = bad

2003 GPU with 32 MB = absolutely horrible

40 GB = lol, let me put it this way. I currently have 2 TB ( 2048 GB )

That is not even considered bad by today's standards. That's worse than bad lol


Ooops didn't catch that. My bad.
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Hey if you want a cheap Mac, then their you go. Is it worth anything more than just basic computing? No.

But then that's why you are looking at it right? Because you understand how to read computer specs right?

I would hope so, don't pull what I just did and didn't read the specs.
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There is also the issue that you want to buy a Mac. You should get that fixed.
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Cawnah wrote There is also the issue that you want to buy a Mac. You should get that fixed.


Lol, that was my first thought exactly. But then I decided not to be a fanboy and tear it down on its actual specs
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System32 wrote
Cawnah wrote There is also the issue that you want to buy a Mac. You should get that fixed.


Lol, that was my first thought exactly. But then I decided not to be a fanboy and tear it down on its actual specs


I work with windows all day repairing them, they are shockingly bad.

I have had a Mac for over 5 years and have not had one single problem (since upgraded to iMac), just because you don't like it it doesn't mean other people have to follow what you do.

My opinion Mac>PC

ON TOPIC,

Get a Mac from 2009 onwards they are normally decent specs and very reliable, but obviously the newer the better. You can also upgrade RAM on Mac Mini models from about 2009 onwards very easily and cheaply.

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A macbook pro is what you need for your editing
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