I just bought one of these for 60 euros.
core 2 duo 2 GHz
2 gigs RAM
120 gigs hdd
did I buy a paperweight or are they actually useful at least to browse the interwebs and youtube?
>>55591983
I'm a CS student and my PC is the same specs, and I'm not planning on upgrading soon, so...
>>55591983
Haven't looked anything up, but I'm sure you can probably at least run Snow Leopard if not (Mountain) Lion. So you're good.
>>55591983
Makes for a good paperweight.
>>55591983
good deal anon
>>55592050
it comes with lion, which is pretty neat. I did like snow leopard at the time though. might downgrade it if it feels sluggish
I have one for development work. Its okay, I wish it could play YouTube better but it only has a GMA 950, so that's how it goes. Getting Linux on is a bit of a chore, but some thing light weight runs pretty well.
Replace HDD with 1 TB SSD and max out RAM. Install minimal CentOS 7.2 with i3 WM and it will be a fine machine.
>>55592286
>1 TB SSD
stopped reading right there
Why not just buy an x200?
Exact same specs (actually slightly better) but will run a useful operating system, costs the same, and on top of that it's portable and has its own monitor
>>55591983
Upgrade the RAM and use it as a desktop
>>55592286
An SSD will help but anything over 240GB is overkill 99/99% of the time.
>>55592316
Do you think Macs are locked to OS X or something? This isn't an iPad we're talking about, you can install whatever the fuck you want.
>>55592335
OP here.
Yeah if I keep it I'll slap a small ssd on it. Something like 80 gigs should be enough and make it a bit snappier
>>55592402
You can't really find 80GB SSDs that aren't cheaper than 120GB ones. Try to find a PNY CS1311. One of the best inexpensive SSDs. Amazon has em for $35
>>55592443
Nice, I will check them out. Thanks anon
>>55592335
>Do you think Macs are locked to OS X or something? This isn't an iPad we're talking about, you can install whatever the fuck you want.
It still has lesser specs than an x200, with no integrated monitor/keyboard/nubbin/mobility
>>55592574
I never said the Mac had better specs nor that it was more portable.
>>55592602
I'm just to understand your justification of buying an overpriced piece of junk?
>>55592626
I'm not OP
>>55592641
Then why are you sucking apples second hand cock?
>>55592726
I'm not.
>>55592726
Not who you replied to, but this is my $0.02. I'm triggered, yeah. But the only reason that I'm triggered is because people like you are so self centered with the fact that they seem to have the superior OS simply because more users have it. Windows users actually complain more i repeat more often than mac users but we're so used to being pushed to the side that we just IGNORE it and you guys can't handle being without shit for 3 days. Sometimes we have a right to rage but since the mac is the lesser breed, we get punished for complaining. Think about what you do before you do it.
You could've got a mid-2011 model with i5 processor for $20.
>>55591983
Pretty much the same as the laptop I'm posting from, runs just fine.
>>55592882
How
>>55592626
>justify your petty expenses
Who cares? You can make that money back with a day's work. The X200 is an underpowered piece of shit too, anyway.
>>55591983
As long as you're sure it's a core 2 duo and not a core duo, you can put El Capitan on it. Snow Leopard was the last version of OS X to support 32-bit processors.
OP again.
will it stream hd video and play it without lagging?
>>55592900
sucking dicks of course
dem dubs
>>55591983
Here's an use for it
>>55591983
Beat me to it.
>>55592775
>implying I use wangblows
I think you are on the wrong board
GNU/Linux IS the superior operating system
Also you just admitted that you complain less about a corrupt company than others, which means you admitted that Mac users enjoy sitting back and taking it from cook
Might make an OK HTPC?
Does it have HDMI output?
>>55593712
Don't think you'd have a problem, but you might have to use an external video player to get around inefficient garbage HTML5 players.
congratulations, you bought the first Mac Mini that can support up to 10.11 El Capitan but you won't be getting macOS 10.12 Sierra. by the way, that's an Early 2009 Mac Mini.
>>55591983
Have fun getting a monitor that works with that thing
>>55594401
Just needs a cheapo adapter if it isn't the DVI model
>>55594401
Are you retarded?
>>55594401
Why would you want a monitor on a toilet paper dispenser?
>>55594401
How is that even remotely an issue? It's either DVI or DisplayPort
empty it out and use it as a lunchbox
>>55591983
Biggest problem is the integrated video. This was before the intel integrated GPU got good so it probably won't play 1080p youtube.
>>55595481
Core2Duo should be able to muscle 1080.
get a 120gb ssd for 40$, maybe more ram if you want it, run a compatible version of osx or maybe linux
and yeah, good shitposting machine, the mac mini has always been a pretty little device in my eyes
install gentoo
>>55594040
is that peanut M&Ms by the toilet famalamadingdong?
mag haters disgust me 4chan runs on a mac mini cluster running openBSD
>>55595681
*FreeBSD
>>55591983
I'm not a fan of Apple but I kind of like the case, if it's underpowered maybe you can later on upgrade it with some mini-ITX motherboard and a modern CPU. I don't know if they will fit but it popped into my head. Especially if it doesn't have to run OS X you might find parts that fit, no need to be as picky with them.
>>55595725
Early mac minis had a socketed cpu so you could upgrade it directly if you got hold of a better chip to throw in there.
I looked into it a couple years ago since I've got one lying around here but it looked too expensive to be worth the effort.
>>55591983
>2gb RAM
Throw your Linux of choice on it and you're good to go
