$399 Mac Mini with Intel GMA950

[Kaido]

Microcenter deal

PDF Rebate

Spotted at Gizmodo

 

[amdhunter]

Anyone know if this will play 1080P mkv smoothly?

 

[gft]

I thought mkv was just a container format, meaning that the video would play depending on what codec was being used.

 

[Praetor]

Originally posted by: amdhunter
Anyone know if this will play 1080P mkv smoothly?

The older version wasn't.

I'd ask the experts though.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: amdhunter
Anyone know if this will play 1080P mkv smoothly?

If you want real HD playback, you need the newer 9400m-based Mini.

 

[Raider1284]

the question is more related to 1080p content, and amdhunter, it should be able to play it just fine. Those minis have core 3 Duos in them. Would make for a nice small and quiet htpc.

 

[leonowski]

Originally posted by: amdhunter
Anyone know if this will play 1080P mkv smoothly?

Yes. Mplayer now has mult-threaded versions that work well for this.

Plex has also been optimized to work with multiple cores and plays 1080p content just fine (high bitrates too). I think Plex also uses mencoder for decoding.

 

[aphex]

great deal!

 

[skillyho]

Always been tempted to try out the OS....seems like a good time to give it a test run. I would think it would be easy to resell this for the after-rebate price and still break even if I decide.

 

[VinylxScratches]

^ It will. These probably still go for 500+ on ebay.

 

[jalaram]

Is it worth getting this over the new mini? There's a $180 difference for the newer graphics and cpu. According to SD, both systems will have Leopard and iLife '09.

Or is the point that this is the cheapest non-used way to get introduced to OSX in a fully legal way?

I have a Dell Mini that I've installed OSX so that I can start programming iPhone apps, but am tempted to get a proper Mac.

 

[vortix]

Sold out online...call your local store for availability. We'll see if they add more stock before the rebate expires.

 

[StarsFan4Life]

How is this for editing AVCHD raw footage?

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: leonowski

Originally posted by: amdhunter
Anyone know if this will play 1080P mkv smoothly?

Yes. Mplayer now has mult-threaded versions that work well for this.

Plex has also been optimized to work with multiple cores and plays 1080p content just fine (high bitrates too). I think Plex also uses mencoder for decoding.

Good to know!

Plex has been the most efficient 1080p player I've ever used, on any platform. Totally kills VLC on my Mac!

 

[jalaram]

Many stores have restocked for in-store pickup.

 

[oogabooga]

Originally posted by: jalaram
Many stores have restocked for in-store pickup.

Checked for CA - OC Tustin, OOS there. Good luck to people not in socal.