Finally ordered...

Conanius · 10 Nov 2011 at 20:49

i7 Mac Mini, come to daddy !

Sad thing is, ordered today, expected delivery the 22nd of November, 2 days after we leave on our honeymoon, gutted.

In the end we went for an i7 mac mini, atv2 for the bedroom, and a 3tb time capsule as well as a 32gb ipad 2 which we'd also been umming and ahhing about for a while. Really rather pleased, and thank god for student discount.

Only question is, how likely is it that this date will be brought forward?

Conanius · 10 Nov 2011 at 22:14

mrbell1984 said:
Lovely little setup. You could have added an airport express connected to a set of speakers which will give you superb wireless music streaming via apples new magic AirPlay!

Already got one

and the iPod touch can then act as a remote !

I just love the way apple stuff just.... works.

Feek said:
Yes, there's a very good chance that you'll get it a few days before that. The last three iMacs I've had delivered (don't ask) have come earlier than originally estimated.

God, still having noisy hard drive problems? gutted.

All I did was spec i7 instead of i5 cpu (seemed worth it) I called the helpline when the e-mail came through and she said its just to cover if they need to order in parts. I'm hoping this is a common customisation and there is one sat in a box ready to go !

Conanius · 10 Nov 2011 at 22:32

Not sure, its optical or 3.5mm jack out, so id guess small unpowered speakers might work. I'll check when I get the kit if you want?

Conanius · 11 Nov 2011 at 00:01

sure no problem. I've only gone for 4GB ram and the 5400 HDD, so I'm sure 8GB RAM and a decent SSD would make a nice improvement

Conanius · 12 Nov 2011 at 23:01

Email today...... Dispatched !

Still says 22nd nov, even though 3 business days is Wednesday ! Let's see what happens

Conanius · 14 Nov 2011 at 13:47

Aww yeah, expected delivery date now 18th November

COME TO DADDY !

Conanius · 14 Nov 2011 at 19:26

No, I ordered it as it was burning a hole in my pocket....Jokes !

I've spent countless pounds over the years on PC stuff, and spent equally countless hours keeping the stuff working and messing around with problems.

My Mac stuff has always just... worked. I know its that fanboy cliche, but its true. On top of that, initial price may be high, but it retains its value so well that your price to change when it comes to an upgrade if you end up selling 2nd hand is much lower than if it was PC kit. I bought my 1.6GHz Core Duo Intel Mac Mini for something like £270 quid in January 2010, I've just sold it now for £230. £40 loss over 20 odd months? can't be bad. Especially when you consider how old that spec machine is.

I want to reduce my effort on messing around with home IT, and with apple being TRUE plug and play, its a win win situation.