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Originally Posted by evilbeefchan
Any specific reason as to why the mini mac isn't a good idea? Is it the notebook hard drive? Processor speed? Does the graphic card suck?
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When it comes to graphic design, all of the above. I got an office computer that had a Radeon 9200 2 years ago, and it sucked back then. I can't believe they're still selling computers with them. Plus, there's not enough memory in the base model, and it's expensive to add more. And graphics apps are notorious memory hogs, which means a lot of virtual memory swapping has to be done. This is where hard drive performance comes in. Apple doesn't publish specs on this, but based on the other hardware it's probably slow as hell.
You're paying a premium on the downsized components and cute case rather than the hardware that actually gets the job done. If you really want a Mac, get a higher end model. If your budget is under $1000, you'll be a lot better off with a PC.