My Mac specs

Daniel 1989 UK · 12-24-2005, 05:45 AM

Here are my Mac specs, what do you think ? are my specs any good ?, I had a recomendation from a friend to go to a apple store and have them up my ram.

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Hardware Overview:
Machine Name: Mac mini
Machine Model: PowerMac10,2
CPU Type: PowerPC G4 (1.2)
Number Of CPUs: 1
CPU Speed: 1.33 GHz
L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB
Memory: 512 MB
Bus Speed: 167 MHz
Boot ROM Version: 4.9.4f1

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ATA Bus:
ST9402115A:
Capacity: 37.26 GB
Model: ST9402115A
Revision: 3.01
Removable Media: No
Detachable Drive: No
BSD Name: disk0
Protocol: ATA
Unit Number: 0
Socket Type: Internal
OS9 Drivers: No
S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified
Volumes:
My Mac Mini:
Capacity: 37.13 GB
Available: 22.04 GB
Writable: Yes
File System: Journaled HFS+
BSD Name: disk0s3
Mount Point: /
MATSHITACD-RW CW-8124:
Model: MATSHITACD-RW CW-8124
Revision: DACD
Detachable Drive: No
Protocol: ATAPI
Unit Number: 1
Socket Type: Internal

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Built In Sound Card:
Devices:
LoadToonie:
Inputs and Outputs:
Headphones:
Controls: Mute, Left, Right
PluginID: Toonie
Internal Speakers:
Controls: Mute, Master
PluginID: Toonie
Formats:
PCM 16:
Bit Depth: 16
Bit Width: 16
Channels: 2
Mixable: Yes
Sample Rates: 32 KHz, 44.1 KHz, 48 KHz, 88.2 KHz, 96 KHz
PCM 24:
Bit Depth: 24
Bit Width: 32
Channels: 2
Mixable: Yes
Sample Rates: 32 KHz, 44.1 KHz, 48 KHz, 88.2 KHz, 96 KHz

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MATSHITA CD-RW CW-8124:
Firmware Revision: DACD
Interconnect: ATAPI
Burn Support: Yes (Apple Shipped/Supported)
Cache: 2048 KB
Reads DVD: Yes
CD-Write: -R, -RW
Burn Underrun Protection CD: Yes
Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, CD-Raw
Media: No

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FireWire Bus:
Maximum Speed: Up to 400 Mb/sec

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ATI Radeon 9200:
Chipset Model: ATY,RV280
Type: Display
Bus: AGP
VRAM (Total): 32 MB
Vendor: ATI (0x1002)
Device ID: 0x5962
Revision ID: 0x0001
ROM Revision: 113-xxxxx-134
Displays:
AL1716:
Resolution: 1024 x 768 @ 75 Hz
Depth: 32-bit Color
Core Image: Not Supported
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Quartz Extreme: Supported
Rotation: Supported

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DIMM0/J11:
Size: 512 MB
Type: DDR SDRAM
Speed: PC3200U-30330
Status: OK

sinclair_tm · 12-24-2005, 01:22 PM

so, you want to know what? looks like a basic mini. about the only thing you can do is up the ram to 1gig, which is the max. what are your plans for this mini, what are you going to do with it? that is what will determine what you should do. the only other things would be to put a superdrive in and bigger faster hd.

Daniel 1989 UK · 12-24-2005, 01:32 PM

I use it mainly for the internet and graphics work programs like Blender and Photoshop ( Still learning about this ) which I'm interested in for a career partically on a mac.

sinclair_tm · 12-24-2005, 02:45 PM

well, for photoshop, this mac is a little underpowered, but will do fine for learning it. so i would up the ram to its max of 1gig. you can do it yourself, but from what i've seen, it is best to let apple do it, or an apple authorized repair center ( they may disscount the ram price by buying the 512mb from you. if they don't, take it and sell it to get some money back). other then that, set you lcd monitor to 1280x1024. this will give you more room for the image and photoshop toolbars.

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