Should I get a Mac Mini?

[LucasMazza]

Mac mini's are usually used for doing productivity task not for gaming.

[IBM_THINKPAD_R51]

you cant even upgrade anything! Your basicly wasting your money. There are tons of things out there.

[AlanAlan]

What should I get guys? What are the options ? I am so confused right now.

[LionWaffles]

playing games

Oh HAELLL NO. I don't know if it's just me but Macs are extremely unstable and underpowered when it comes to games. Get a cheap Windows computer, there is one out there that is perfect for you.

[N_Bot]

$450 down the drain imo. You can build your own PC that is so much better for the same price. If you need any help with choosing parts, I, or anyone on this forum will be more than happy to help you.

[DrMacintosh]

$450 down the drain imo. You can build your own PC that is so much better for the same price. If you need any help with choosing parts, I, or anyone on this forum will be more than happy to help you.

This problem is that you can't really. The only thing that will make a difference is the CPU, but the CPU is enough no matter what version of an i5 he were to get. In the end the Mac Mini is the best option for a prebuilt. Unless he is willing to buy everything individually and put it together just to save like $20. Just saying the Apple tax is really low on the Mac Mini.

[Yongtjunkit]

I will be using this for micorsoft office and streaming videos and movies. I think I will be also playing games on it to

Will this provide the power I need to achieve these task?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00746X7G2/ref=ox_sc_mini_detail?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&tag=logicemail-20

Get a pc with Windows 10 to get better game surport. A no Mac have a good game surport unless you dual boot windows and osx

[DrMacintosh]

Get a pc with Windows 10 to get better game surport. A no Mac have a good game surport unless you dual boot windows and osx

OP already stated that he won't be gaming on the computer.

[Yongtjunkit]

OP already stated that he won't be gaming on the computer.

He said he may, but a windows pc is commonly used.

[mrchow19910319]

8GB of ram minimum.

And you need to get a SSD upgrade too.

Yosemite is like shit when running on a HDD.

It will drive you crazy.

 

I used to own a mac mini.

Pretty happy with it.

As long as you are not gaming on it, you are golden.

[Yongtjunkit]

The Mac Mini isn't worth the money. Didn't Linus set it on fire or something in a video? LOL

 

That's the 2015 Macbook

8GB of ram minimum.
And you need to get a SSD upgrade too.
Yosemite is like shit when running on a HDD.
It will drive you crazy.

 

I used to own a mac mini.
Pretty happy with it.
As long as you are not gaming on it, you are golden.

 

For your information, osx El Capitan is the latest version of osx

[mrchow19910319]

For your information, osx El Capitan is the latest version of osx

I know....Obviously you did not try it on a standard HDD.

Previously I owned 2 Mac Mini and a mac book pro 2010.

I swapped all the HDDs to SSDs.

[Yongtjunkit]

I know....Obviously you did not try it on a standard HDD.

Previously I owned 2 Mac Mini and a mac book pro 2010.

I swapped all the HDDs to SSDs.

Probably it's fragmented, or its like owning an iphone 4s with ios 9.2 on it.

[AlanAlan]

So you guys think I should go with a computer build?

[Kaita]

So you guys think I should go with a computer build?

If you can , yes. It'll be alot better. Whats your budget?

[AlanAlan]

If you can , yes. It'll be alot better. Whats your budget?

$400

[-iSynthesis]

What should I get guys? What are the options ? I am so confused right now.

If you want small form factor and nice looks get the mac mini. My dad has one on his work, he is lawyer and writes a lot of stuff in word etc. it's plenty fast for tasks like this, also MacOS is a very user friendly and good looking OS. If you do not care about form factor you can get something faster - the question is if you need it to be faster.

[Kaita]

$400

 

How about this? The case looks nice. Also , If you want OS X I could see if I could get a build that's compatible.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.88 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: G.Skill AEGIS 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($32.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.88 @ OutletPC) 

Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($38.98 @ Newegg) 

Total: $399.61

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-23 11:00 EST-0500

[AlanAlan]

 

If you want small form factor and nice looks get the mac mini. My dad has one on his work, he is lawyer and writes a lot of stuff in word etc. it's plenty fast for tasks like this, also MacOS is a very user friendly and good looking OS. If you do not care about form factor you can get something faster - the question is if you need it to be faster.

yeah I would like it top be faster

 

 

 

How about this? The case looks nice. Also , If you want OS X I could see if I could get a build that's compatible.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($71.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill AEGIS 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($32.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($38.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $399.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-23 11:00 EST-0500

Will this system be overclockable?
what about $350 what can you build for $350?

[Kaita]

Will this system be overclockable?

what about $350 what can you build for $350?

For $350 + overclocking you'll want to go with a pentium g3258 which is a dual core.

[D4V3_G]

So you guys think I should go with a computer build?

Please yourself a favor and just do it!

[Ominous]

 

I will be using this for micorsoft office and streaming videos and movies. I think I will be also playing games on it to

 

Will this provide the power I need to achieve these task?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00746X7G2/ref=ox_sc_mini_detail?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&tag=logicemail-20

No, if you want OS X then make a Hackintosh. It is sometimes illegal but who cares. It is just an operating system. Yes, Apple only want you to use it on their machines just to steal your money.

 

 

Please yourself a favor and just do it!

*do

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jT86kL Heck, this even should do better than it... lol

[AlanAlan]

No, if you want OS X then make a Hackintosh. It is sometimes illegal but who cares. It is just an operating system. Yes, Apple only want you to use it on their machines just to steal your money.

 

I don't want to violate any rules and regulations

For $350 + overclocking you'll want to go with a pentium g3258 which is a dual core.

 

Ok never mind I don't want to overclock it.

 

What's a good build for $350 or less? That will be very powerful and small form factor?

[Kaita]

Ok never mind I don't want to overclock it.

What's a good build for $350 or less? That will be very powerful and small form factor?

If you have any sata HDD , you could remove the one in the build I mentioned and voila $350.

[Guest]

maybe an intel NUC or the compute stick.