This is pretty much what the first mac mini should have been. They knew the lack of SPDIF was an omission the first time around, but Steve was not completely sold on the idea of the mini and wanted to only use existing laptop parts to reduce the costs.
I'm worried about the graphics card though. Will the GMA950 be solid enough? It would have been more reassuring if it sported an nVidia or Ati label.
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I like it. My credit card is itching.
This is pretty much what the first mac mini should have been. They knew the lack of SPDIF was an omission the first time around, but Steve was not completely sold on the idea of the mini and wanted to only use existing laptop parts to reduce the costs.
I'm worried about the graphics card though. Will the GMA950 be solid enough? It would have been more reassuring if it sported an nVidia or Ati label.
Here's extreme tech's review:
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1821804,00.asp
According to them, it should be fine for DVD, but not 3D gaming. Can we assume we shouldn't worry about 2D HD content?
The most important question is really:
How well will VLC run on it?