iGadget Life

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I have now had my Mini Mac a week - doesn't time fly when you have fun? The verdict? It's Bl**dy awesome! As I had planned, the Mac is set-up in my living room so that it can be used as a media centre and means that I don't need to be shut away in my smallest bedroom, that I have converted into an office, when I want to be on the Internet. I ordered a DVI to Video Adapter with my Mac so ... Read More

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I checked the Order Status first thing yesterday morning, and it was still stuck on 'Depart Terminal - Luxembourg'. After a spot of work, I decided to check again at lunchtime, this time I had to look twice as the status had now changed to 'Out for Delivery' - Could this be true? After checking the TNT status page, this was in fact correct, my Mac Mini had arrived at Cardiff Airport at 7am, and was at Exeter Depot at ... Read More

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Well the 15th has come - the day that Apple claimed that my Mac Mini would be shipped on or before - and no sign of it :-( The Apple order status still says that it has departed Luxembourg, but that was on the 12th.. There are TNT consginment numbers, but they came back with errors. I phoned Apple today to find out what was happening, they said that it takes 5-7 working days from shipment, and that we'd have a better ... Read More

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I had another look on the Order Status page on the Apple Store today, like I do most days ;-) and see that my Mac Mini has finally been shipped from PARDUBICE, PA, CZ on 10th and has arrived at LUXEMBOURG, LU, LU Today! Yeah! - I'm not sure how long it's gonna take to arrive here in the UK, I'd imagine it will be the beginning of the week... Just a matter of couting down the days 'till my new toy ... Read More

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It's not even been a week yet and I am starting to get impatient waiting for the Mac Mini that I ordered to arrive.. Apple's Order Status says that my order will not be ready until 15th March! I CAN'T WAIT THAT LONG!! How long does it take to lob a few components into a chassis? 4 weeks apparently! Oh well, good things come to those who wait! So I have been told! ;-) Read More

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I was reading an article on noDRM.com about somebody that had strapped their Mac Mini to the back of their 42" plasma TV. Now I'm not sure that I totally agree with that idea, come-on the new Mac is a lovely bit of kit, so why hide it away? I'm not sure that it's even that practical to load DVD's tucked behind a monster screen anyways.. But the Plasma TV has got to be a must-have for a Mac-Mini user who ... Read More

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Well, I knew that I couldn't hold out much longer... I have been fighting the urge to splash out on yet more technology in the shape of the new Mac Mini. Like I mentioned previously the basic system by itself is VERY appealing, but when one looks closer into the specs, it so needs the 'optional' extras... On one hand, its small form-factor and price and the fact that it's a Mac say 'buy me, buy me!' but on the other ... Read More

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Ever since I saw Apple's new Mac mini I have been fighting the urge to go and buy one... I already have a fairly decent home PC, so it's not like I really need a replacement. I also have an MS Smartphone and a Windows Mobile PDA, so moving completely to a Mac would not be smartest of moves. But saying that, I am just soo tempted by this ultra-compact computer. I think that the price has something ... Read More