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#469476 - 11/20/06 03:27 PM PowerPC mac mini vs. Dual 867 G4 MDD [Re: Zugzwump]
zenstate Registered: 10/16/04 Posts: 586 Loc: Vancouver, BC Canada	I just got a dual 867 MDD powermac very cheap and i'm very happy about it. I also have a Mac mini G4 1.25Ghz. One of them must go and I would like some input on which one would be better to keep. The mini has a slightly faster bus but the MDD has dual cpu and L3 cache. I know the MDD is more expandable but I want feedback on which system will be better looking forward. I will sell the other. Please share any thoughts. Thanks in advance. _________________________ Mac mini C2D 1.83GHz - 2GB RAM - 200GB 7200rpm HD Sawtooth w/G4 1GHz - 1GB RAM - SIIG SATA w/2x1TB HD B&W w/G4 600MHz - 1GB RAM - 2x80GB HD Sawtooth G4 400MHz - 512MB RAM - 40GB HD Dell Ultrasharp 2007WFP 20" Widescreen LCD 2.94TB Total Storage
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#469477 - 11/20/06 05:53 PM Re: PowerPC mac mini vs. Dual 867 G4 MDD [Re: Zugzwump]
mordaskyt Registered: 01/25/05 Posts: 360	Hands down keep the MDD. Thats my 2�. The MDD has huge upgradabilty that the mini lacks. (GPU, HD, PCI) In my opinion there is no forward advantage to the mini unless its an intel. _________________________ PB G4 15" 1.2ghz - Pismo G3 400 mhz - iBook G3 500 "Jukebox" "SawSmurf" G4 500 - Quicksilver G4 Dual 1ghz modding...
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#469478 - 11/20/06 06:27 PM Re: PowerPC mac mini vs. Dual 867 G4 MDD [Re: Zugzwump]
987687 Where's the cache? Registered: 03/21/06 Posts: 248	I would keep the mini just because of its size. But there are a lot of things you should consider like RAM, HD size, and wireless connectivity. Not than you can't upgrade these, but that costs money. It really depends on what you plan on using your computer for. I would keep the mini because i need a new server, and it is small. Also a big issue for me is power consumption because my house runs on solar.
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#469479 - 11/21/06 10:30 AM Re: PowerPC mac mini vs. Dual 867 G4 MDD [Re: Zugzwump]
zenstate Registered: 10/16/04 Posts: 586 Loc: Vancouver, BC Canada	I have decided to keep the MDD. Within a year I will upgrade it to a dual 1.6 or dual 1.8 from Sonnet. I have ordered another 1GB of ram (2x512MB) for it and once I get that in there there will be 1.5GB. Thats a good amount for me as I have 1GB on the mini and find it to be a little too little I have also just bid on an Nvidia Geforce 4 MX 64MB on ebay. The MDD has a 32MB version of the same card. Looks like I may get the vid card for under 10 bucks. Good price for doubling vram. Let the upgrades begin! _________________________ Mac mini C2D 1.83GHz - 2GB RAM - 200GB 7200rpm HD Sawtooth w/G4 1GHz - 1GB RAM - SIIG SATA w/2x1TB HD B&W w/G4 600MHz - 1GB RAM - 2x80GB HD Sawtooth G4 400MHz - 512MB RAM - 40GB HD Dell Ultrasharp 2007WFP 20" Widescreen LCD 2.94TB Total Storage
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#469480 - 11/22/06 06:18 AM Re: PowerPC mac mini vs. Dual 867 G4 MDD [Re: Zugzwump]
TCPMeta MacModder Registered: 11/15/07 Posts: 1797 Loc: Florida, USA	Keep the MDD. You can always get a faster dual CPU later. _________________________ To live is to let die
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#469481 - 11/22/06 11:18 AM Re: PowerPC mac mini vs. Dual 867 G4 MDD [Re: Zugzwump]
Waragainstsleep Registered: 02/13/05 Posts: 1723	I got my FX5200 for about $15. Check out my mod guide to install it in an MDD.
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