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P4 system to a Mac Mini = Upgrade???

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Compman55

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Is this really an upgrade?

Current system (OLD SKOOL):
P4 Prescott 3.0
1GB DDR PC3200
500GB WD Caviar Black
ATi 1650pro 512MB AGP 8x
etc......

Getting sick of the lack of speed in Windows 7. It smokes with WinXP, but vista/7 = s l o w....

Compare to the mini. I can feel a major difference but wonder just how well the mini will run windows 7 long term. From a CPU standpoint hands down the mini, but what about all the other stuff?

Can I leave the mini run in windows 24/7 with little risk of all the intgrated stuff burning out? Or should I hibernate at night?
 
It'll be fine, but if you're not planning on using OS X can't you just build a cheap PC?
 
Windows 7 will run perfectly fine on a Mac Mini. However, if you're just running that and not OS X, it's pointless to plop down $700.

If you want something compact and energy efficient that runs Windows 7, you might be better served going with a laptop or building your own Small Form Factor (mini-ITX) PC.
 
mmntech said:
Windows 7 will run perfectly fine on a Mac Mini. However, if you're just running that and not OS X, it's pointless to plop down $700.

If you want something compact and energy efficient that runs Windows 7, you might be better served going with a laptop or building your own Small Form Factor (mini-ITX) PC.
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Absolutely. I have an older generation Mac Mini as well as several old SFF PC's and Mac and PC laptops (yes, I need to get rid of some computers), and I agree completely. If you're going to use Windows 7, find a SFF PC and save some money.

In my opinion, the efficiency of Mac OS X (plus Quicksilver) has paid me back many times over in saved time -- but that is a entirely personal opinion. If you like Windows 7, I would suggest building your own from parts from Newegg, etc.
 
I already own it, just curious as to opinions. With the stock HD, it was slow with windows and OSX. My new 500GB hitachi 7200RPM makes dual booting just fine. Seemed to pick up some massive speed in everything.

Right now I have OS X on a 120GB partition and the rest is windows 7. I have an old PC I converted into a server for storage so space is not a huge issue once software is installed.
 
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