Mac mini review: I know there are lots of folks pointing to this very critical review of the Mac mini, but I couldn’t help myself.
Quote:
If you believe Apple’s marketing department, the new Mini is “smaller than most packs of gum” and weighs “less than four quarters”. Well, we received our test unit from Apple yesterday, and let me say right off the bat that those claims are a wee bit of an exaggeration. Far from being Trident-sized, the Mini actually measures about 6.5”x6.5”x2”, about the size of two wonderbread cheese sandwiches stacked on top of each other, or about 50 packs of Bubble Yum. As for the weight, it feels about three pounds. Hold a Mini in one hand and four quarters in the other and tell me which one feels heavier. You could perform this experiment yourself at an Apple store.
He has a point.
February 3rd, 2005 at 3:17 pm
Hilarious.
February 3rd, 2005 at 3:22 pm
Sorry - I had to read it again just to be sure: He is joking, right? I have thought so before, only to find out that I was mistaken.
February 3rd, 2005 at 7:26 pm
Sounds more like the iPod shuffle. I’ve been pitched the gum idea used on the shuffle not mini.
February 3rd, 2005 at 8:36 pm
http://www.apple.com/ipodshuffle/
I think he was mixed up.
February 4th, 2005 at 2:55 am
I thought the Mini was this little boxy car from England?
February 4th, 2005 at 3:35 pm
in their marketing apple uses a pack of gum and four quarters for size and weight comparisons specifically to talk about how small the iPod Shuffle is. this reviewer is lacking a bit in the reading comprehension department.
February 4th, 2005 at 3:37 pm
about the reviewer: “Jorge Lopez is a DeVry graduate with an MCSE certification and is currently the Chief Software Reviewer at Divisiontwo.com’s Technology Insider.” no further comment necessary.
February 4th, 2005 at 3:44 pm
whoops. i guess i haven’t been reading the onion enough lately to be on my guard.