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Old April 14th, 2012, 17:15   #8
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Originally Posted by Silenus View Post
Problem is I don't want a tower or something noisy.

That Mac Mini I'm currently looking has:

Core i5 2.5 GHz Processor turbo to 3ghz+
4GB Memory
500 GB HDD
4 x USB
1 x HDMI
1 x FireWire
1 x Thunderbolt
Bluetooth
WiFi
AMD Radeon HD 6630M with 256MB dedicated RAM (Much better than Intel HD3000).

I can get that for 600 more or less.

How can I get those specs on such a small case.

I showed a youtube video to my wife and she liked it very much.
Here's how. Granted the case is a fair bit bigger, but it's still small compared to your everyday tower. And you can go cheaper, I'm using more expensive parts than needed here and there just because I feel they offer far more quality whilst not costing that much more.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811163116
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115078
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136073
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145278
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833127219
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131716
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127583
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139026

Comes to about 568

Granted I left out the blue-tooth but you can fix that with another adapter.

Or you could build into this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16856101117
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