Snit
"Glorb" <Glorb@orb.com>stated in post ebf9d$482c8f08$10250@news.teranews.com on 5/15/08 12:29 PM:

Glorb
Snit wrote:

Snit
"Glorb" <Glorb@orb.com>stated in post 58f96$482c7afa$31261@news.teranews.com on 5/15/08 11:03 AM:

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Glorb
IOW, if Edwin had bought a Mac Mini, he would have found his assessment of it too generous. He would have had made a $600-$800 mistake. ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **

Mayor Of R'lyeh
That depends entirely upon how much this Edwin of which you speak values the things the Mini does offer. If he puts a premium on the form factor then he might have found it a great bargain. However if he were basing his judgement on the machine's specs then he would have been greatly disappointed.

Glorb
Who is the form factor important to, and why?

Snit
If the computer will be used as part of an entertainment center,

Glorb
Inadequate for the task.

Snit
What makes you think that?

if it will be moved a lot,

Glorb
Get a notebook computer instead.

Snit
That ties you to its monitor (though you can use another).

if it will be a part of a lab

Glorb
Inadequate for the task.

Snit
What makes you think that?

where you want to be able to easily lock it down and position it, etc.

Glorb
Larger computers can be locked down easily. In fact, if theft is your concern, you're probably better off without a computer that fits in somebody's pocket.

Snit
Some truth to that, but it depends on the furniture and the layout.