Info & chat about quiet prebuilt, small form factor and barebones systems, people's experiences with vendors thereof, etc.
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Koolpc
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by Koolpc » Tue Jul 14, 2009 1:08 pm
Well, looking to buy a small desktop PC that is both extremely quiet and powerful enough for most PC work including the odd game?
How about a Mac Mini?
Are they dead quiet? Can Win 7 be put on it?
What about TFT connections, what type do they have?
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Gohan
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by Gohan » Sat Jul 18, 2009 4:44 pm
Hi,
The new Mac Mini is very quiet.
Windows 7 isn't officialy supported by boot camp yet but the Vista drivers work OK.
As for conection's it has mini display port and DVI.
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CA_Steve
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by CA_Steve » Sat Jul 18, 2009 8:41 pm
as it has the nvidia 9400 integrated graphics, it'll run some games...how well depends on your games, the screen resolution, and quality settings.
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CA_Steve
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by CA_Steve » Sat Jul 18, 2009 8:41 pm
as it has the nvidia 9400 integrated graphics, it'll run some games...how well depends on your games, the screen resolution, and quality settings.
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api123
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by api123 » Fri Nov 13, 2009 4:32 pm
well do check out an Atom N330 dual core and ION chipset not only are they check as hell. They run cool. and it has a built in wifi and Geforce 9400
check out my rig. got it off ebay from tattoo4electronics
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capecodbackup
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by capecodbackup » Wed Nov 25, 2009 7:34 pm
The new Dell Zino HD is supposed to be very quiet.
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Koolpc
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by Koolpc » Thu Nov 26, 2009 2:15 am
Dell Zino HD or Mac Mini? Got to decide now.
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by hmsrolst » Thu Nov 26, 2009 7:00 am
My experience with the Mac Mini was disappointing. I have the previous generation of Core 2 Duo machines. When I got it, it was very quiet. I put an SSD in it and was very satisfied. Over time (about six months), it got louder and louder, until it was not quiet at all. I thought that the fan was going bad, so I replaced it and it didn't make a difference. I haven't had time to figure it out, but it's possible that the sensor is doing something different. It's loud now in both Windows and Leopard.