.

[imported_Snagle]

or you could just get a mac mini instead of trying to "pwn" it with large ugly cubes that dont even come with a lesser OS, let alone a great software package.

 

[tami]

those cubes have existed for way too long. nothing special. the mini is a revolutionary design and is pretty damn sweet.

 

[n0cmonkey]

No software, and the heatsink doesn't mention Socket A compatibility.

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
No software, and the heatsink doesn't mention Socket A compatibility.

u pay for software?:Q

its how pc users "save" money, didn't u know?

 

[remagavon]

I was considering this case until I saw it in person at CUSA, it look like garbage IMO, and I thought it was nice online. It's very large for a cube case, larger than a shuttle by quite a bit it seemed to me (might be wrong though).

 

[0roo0roo]

from the other thread
http://www.ysdhc.com/kevin/macworld/mac_mini2.jpg
http://www.ysdhc.com/kevin/macworld/mac_mini3.jpg

 

[imported_Snagle]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
No software, and the heatsink doesn't mention Socket A compatibility.

u pay for software?:Q

its how pc users "save" money, didn't u know?

BAN!!!!

ok maybe not

 

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
Who in their right mind would spend $97.50 on a case for a computer that's less than $500 in total?

Get a $25 case and put the extra money into a quality motherboard and more RAM.

ZV

the aria is sweet, comes with 8-in-one card reader, power supply, pci cooler

i have one in my kitchen

 

[silent tone]

My Aria is noisy, but mostly because of the nvidia 6800. The PCI blower is very quiet.

It also has a 300W power supply and can handle any microATX mobo. Room for 3 HDDs + 1 optical

 

[Tylanner]

I'd take the mac.

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: RMSistight
First of all, this system is nowhere near the tiny size of the Mac mini.

Second of all, this setup does not contain an OS. Mac mini comes with this software:

iLife ?05 (includes iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD and GarageBand), AppleWorks, Quicken 2005 for Mac, Nanosaur 2, Marble Blast Gold and Apple Hardware Test

Mac OS X version 10.3 ?Panther,? includes Classic environment, Mail, iChat AV, Safari, Sherlock, Address Book, QuickTime, iSync, iCal

Third of all, the whole Mac series is completely user-friendly.

meh, "user-friendly" != "so dumbed-down you can't break anything and enough unnecessary visual distractions to hog half your RAM", IMHO.

Both OS X and WinXP seem to think otherwise, however

 

[Kishan]

Originally posted by: Tylanner
I'd take the mac.

 

[IAteYourMother]

Originally posted by: TheLonelyPhoenix

Originally posted by: Weeeman

Originally posted by: TheLonelyPhoenix
Came across this on Newegg's shared wishlists.

Link

I'm pretty sure you could get it even cheaper if you played around with it. Anyone wanna make their own submissions?

Yeah, and I can make a gaming computer via newegg that costs less than a dell.

Your point?

You're no fun. :thumbsdown:

:laugh:

 

[halik]

Originally posted by: TheLonelyPhoenix

Originally posted by: b0mbrman

Originally posted by: Weeeman
Yeah, and I can make a gaming computer via newegg that costs less than a dell.

Bingo

p.s. Hey OP, where's the operating system?

Linux, bitch.

i take it you've never used linux before, huh?
you can fit 4 mac minis into that thing and they be all more quiet that one of those boxes filled with foam

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
No software, and the heatsink doesn't mention Socket A compatibility.

u pay for software?:Q

its how pc users "save" money, didn't u know?

I have recently purchased 2 pieces of software (well, one I got for xmas). 90% of what I use is free.

I do generally pay for my free OS though.

 

[halik]

Originally posted by: jagec

Originally posted by: RMSistight
First of all, this system is nowhere near the tiny size of the Mac mini.

Second of all, this setup does not contain an OS. Mac mini comes with this software:

iLife ?05 (includes iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD and GarageBand), AppleWorks, Quicken 2005 for Mac, Nanosaur 2, Marble Blast Gold and Apple Hardware Test

Mac OS X version 10.3 ?Panther,? includes Classic environment, Mail, iChat AV, Safari, Sherlock, Address Book, QuickTime, iSync, iCal

Third of all, the whole Mac series is completely user-friendly.

meh, "user-friendly" != "so dumbed-down you can't break anything and enough unnecessary visual distractions to hog half your RAM", IMHO.

Both OS X and WinXP seem to think otherwise, however

wow,
and i take it you've never used osx then either , huh?

punch these 4 letters into google: U N I X ... you might learn something

 

[TheLonelyPhoenix]

Here comes the "You don't know sh!t" troll, hungry for the remains of failed threads.

*Flees in terror*

 

[gabemcg]

Originally posted by: RMSistight
First of all, this system is nowhere near the tiny size of the Mac mini.

Second of all, this setup does not contain an OS. Mac mini comes with this software:

iLife ?05 (includes iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD and GarageBand), AppleWorks, Quicken 2005 for Mac, Nanosaur 2, Marble Blast Gold and Apple Hardware Test

Mac OS X version 10.3 ?Panther,? includes Classic environment, Mail, iChat AV, Safari, Sherlock, Address Book, QuickTime, iSync, iCal

Third of all, the whole Mac series is completely user-friendly.

hmm... Nanosaur 2 and Marble Blast Gold... I'm really missing out. All I have is Half-Life 2 and Doom 3. Damn. I should have built myself a Mac... Oh. Wait....

J/k...that itty bitty thing is cool, but I liked it better when it was called an iPod

 

[kalster]

that setup is so similar to my htpc setup

except i have xp 1800+ and 280gb hd space, i am pretty happy with it

 

[tRaptor]

Your missing the point here. Its not the "cheapest computer evar" but its a cheap mac. If all you care about it $$ then throw together a PIII 750 or some crap, cost you $100, thats more then enough to surf and little things like that. I have 3 or 4 unused systems like that sitting in the closet.

Forget it, its just easier to call you stupid.

 

[cerebusPu]

yeah...you guys are totally missing teh point. its not the cheapest computer evar..its the cheapest mac ever. its the one chance for pc users to play around with a low priced mac.

 

[0roo0roo]

cheapest and tiniest.

 

[RMSistight]

Originally posted by: halik

Originally posted by: jagec

Originally posted by: RMSistight
First of all, this system is nowhere near the tiny size of the Mac mini.

Second of all, this setup does not contain an OS. Mac mini comes with this software:

iLife ?05 (includes iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD and GarageBand), AppleWorks, Quicken 2005 for Mac, Nanosaur 2, Marble Blast Gold and Apple Hardware Test

Mac OS X version 10.3 ?Panther,? includes Classic environment, Mail, iChat AV, Safari, Sherlock, Address Book, QuickTime, iSync, iCal

Third of all, the whole Mac series is completely user-friendly.

meh, "user-friendly" != "so dumbed-down you can't break anything and enough unnecessary visual distractions to hog half your RAM", IMHO.

Both OS X and WinXP seem to think otherwise, however

wow,
and i take it you've never used osx then either , huh?

punch these 4 letters into google: U N I X ... you might learn something

LOL...hey it turns out that this Mac Mini sports only one DIMM module of PC2700. You can get a stick of 512MB pretty cheap these days. 1GB is another story.

 

[RMSistight]

I've always thought about getting a Mac too. But often times I wouldn't because of cost. Now with the Mac mini, no more speculating...just buying.

 

[777php]

this case is probably more similar to the mac mini in aesthetics. Soldam Polo. However, the case alone is more than the mac mini.

This is the 3rd or 4th version of the Polo, the first one came out quite a few years ago and was even more simplistic looking than this one.