ROFL, looks like intel is ripping off Apple's mac mini

[loup garou]

Looks good to me, but I prefer the Nanode

 

[TheLonelyPhoenix]

Originally posted by: Yaotl

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: PowerMac4Ever

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Predates Mac Mini by many years.

- M4H

What's your point? They tried to put it in a Mac Mini chassis and it wouldn't fit with the optical drive.

Apple didn't invent "Let's make a small computer"

- M4H

It isn't that it's a small computer, it's the fact that it looks almost exactly like the macmini.

Yeah, there's definitely a marketing hand behind that. There's a lot of ways to make a small computer that wouldn't scream "Mac Mini rip-off" the way that thing does.

 

[Bootprint]

Originally posted by: Yaotl

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: PowerMac4Ever

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Predates Mac Mini by many years.

- M4H

What's your point? They tried to put it in a Mac Mini chassis and it wouldn't fit with the optical drive.

Apple didn't invent "Let's make a small computer"

- M4H

It isn't that it's a small computer, it's the fact that it looks almost exactly like the macmini.

And all cars look the same so they rip each other off?

The DVD drive is the largest object in the thing, so your pretty limited to what minimum dimensions you can make it.

 

[quakefiend420]

Originally posted by: AMDZen

Originally posted by: eigen
Its still Wintel.

Still, its better then a MAC.

true dat!

 

[Phoenix86]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: PowerMac4Ever

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Predates Mac Mini by many years.

- M4H

What's your point? They tried to put it in a Mac Mini chassis and it wouldn't fit with the optical drive.

Apple didn't invent "Let's make a small computer"

- M4H

Exactlly. Lets also not forget the mod community has been trying to stuff PCs into small cases for quite a while. I'm sure there are some MAC modders doing the same. Point being it's not unique to Apple... Mini macs are neat and all, but not the concept is not "new."

 

[chuckywang]

This is your friendly neighborhood poster saving a thread from the depths of the AT archives.

 

[Qwest]

OMG, someone used the search function!

 

[loup garou]

As long as this thread is back up here, check out This AOpen Mac Mini ripoff. I want one.

 

[Anonemous]

isn't Intel rumored to be making chips for Apple soon?

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: Anonemous
isn't Intel rumored to be making chips for Apple soon?

That rumor was quashed a while ago.

 

[Spike]

If that goes for cheap I would buy one. It would make a decent HTPC (just for music and dvd watching) or a good server

-spike

 

[tami]

Originally posted by: Phokus

Originally posted by: chuckywang
OP got owned.

:disgust:

yeah, i understand your frustration there. the article clearly states that it's a rip-off of the mac mini, and my bet is that it was intended for such a purpose or they probably wouldn't be mentioning it in the article.

the only mini PC i'd care for now is an affordable HTPC with remote capabilities.

 

[MetalMat]

It will probably be cheaper

 

[The Green Bean]

Originally posted by: Xionide
Kewl.

 

[suse920]

Originally posted by: neonerd
$5 it's gonna burn something inside there (unless it's running a centrino type cpu)

AMD should build something like this :thumbsup:
My A64 has cold air coming out of the case and off of the cpu

you must live in a hot house

 

[revnja]

Originally posted by: eigen
Its still Wintel.

 

[Anonemous]

Originally posted by: werk

Originally posted by: Anonemous
isn't Intel rumored to be making chips for Apple soon?

That rumor was quashed a while ago.

awhile ago meaning last week?

 

[mAdMaLuDaWg]

Reminds me of Nintendo's Revolution

 

[LikeLinus]

Originally posted by: werk

Originally posted by: Anonemous
isn't Intel rumored to be making chips for Apple soon?

That rumor was quashed a while ago.

Was it?

I guess people saying Intel is ripping off Apple didn't realize they will be in bed together very soon.

Pretty funny.

 

[m2kewl]

apple does x86 chips....hahahaha

 

[Chrono]

WTF cares? Apple is going Intel anyway.