I'm not saying it isn't a good idea, just that it makes the system seem more upgradabe than it really would be without making it more upgradable than current systems.

I wouldn't count on it being idiot proof either. Just yesterday I heard of a guy who forced Firewire cables in backwards and fried the Firewire ports on both his Mac and his external drive! :eek: Somebody would find a way to mess it up.

Even R2D2 plugged into a power socket...

How true, how true... NOTHING is idiot proof.

The universe is a place of delicate balance. If you make something idiot-proof, the universe will counter with a better idiot.

LOL-- Remember the idiot-proof instamatic camera by Kodak? I recall a scene in Close Encounters where Roy Neary could not get that film cartridge in to save his life.

Speaking of 86'd you dont need fiction to find ridiculous metaphores just take a look at a recent and non fictional idiot. His name is Rick and the idiot just doesn't get it. You may remember Rick (the weasal)? Rick Neuheisel (Neuweasal as his colleagues refer to him) was the former college football coach for Washington. His multimillion dollar contract which was recently settled in court in his favor because Washington realized they had an overpayed loser on their hands, he was fired for betting on the NCAA tournament and was found guilty of violating 51 seperate NCAA tournament rules in just 2 year which is the reason why Washington is still on probation. He should of been fired because he was a bad coach. Give yourself a gold star Rick, you certainly deserve it because this is proof that even an idiot can become a millionaire and actually get a promotion after leaving Washington's immediate football program in ruin's. I feel for the kids who signed on and who's college career is now essentially limited. Good riddance to you Rick...

Of course this has nothing to do with why mac mini's are so cheap and neither did the several last posts but WTH... In fact Apple should hire this idiot because for all his stupidity the dude somehow just keeps the cash rolling in.

is the mini core solo a faster/better machine than a G4 sawtooth w a 1 gig processor? I know it's not as upgradable as my sawtooth is....

I just need something faster, and the $599 is a good price range for a new machine... I was looking at the 667mhz system bus, compared to the 100mhz bus in my sawtooth.

512 isnt nearly enough ram... 1 gig would be a min... imho

You'd have been better off starting a new thread for this question, but yes, it should be noticeably faster.