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Maxed Out Mac Mini

Posted by Stuart at 06:39 PM on January 09, 2006

Warning: Geek Post Ahead!

I just realized that I have been on a bit of a hi-tech buying spree lately. In the US for Christmas last month, I bought an iSight for my Mac Mini. I also upgraded the RAM to it's maximum limit of 1 GB. I was also given a 250 GB LaCie hard drive for backups.

(That was three separate trips to the Apple store, by the way.)

Back in Bangkok I started having trouble with my wireless mouse and keyboard. I wonder if the repair guy at Apple accidentally did something to the Bluetooth. But I was starting to get some serious pains in my wrists and arms anyway, so I decided to go buy more ergonomic equipment.

So after a quick run to the IT City at Siam Paragon, I am now the proud owner of (wired) Microsoft ergonomic keyboard and a Kensington Mouse.

So now here's my current desktop setup:

• Mac Mini. 1.42 GHz. 80 GB HD. 1 GB RAM. WIreless and Bluetooth. (the Mini small white box to the right in this pic)
  
• LaCie 250 GB Hard Drive (the silver thing under the Mini)
  
• Microsoft Keyboard
  
• Kensington Mouse
  
• Sony 17" LCD Monitor
  
• Apple iSight on the top of the monitor
  
• Creative speakers
  

As the guy at the Genius Bar said, "That's one maxed out mac mini!"

P.S. Unfortunately, the iSight only works with Yahoo Messenger or iChat -- Neither Adium nor MSN Messenger for the Mac supports video. Does anyone who has iChat want to chat with me so I can test the cam? I'm not even sure if it works or not...