Has anyone bought one of the new Mac Minis?
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Has anyone bought one of the new Mac Minis?
I'm thinking of selling my 2006 Mini and buying a 2009 Mini.
Anyone know how Oolite performs on one of these little beasties?
Anyone know how Oolite performs on one of these little beasties?
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I have a 2006 Mini and a modern Mac Pro, and there is no difference in the gameplay !
At least nothing I would spend money for.
Oolite does not need much graphic power for the sun, the planet, the station and 0-10 ships...
(Spectacular graphic != fun)
Wait for the announcements at the "Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC)" on june 8. Let's see what's new...
At least nothing I would spend money for.
Oolite does not need much graphic power for the sun, the planet, the station and 0-10 ships...
(Spectacular graphic != fun)
Wait for the announcements at the "Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC)" on june 8. Let's see what's new...
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I bought a new Mac Mini yesterday, and I've just given Oolite a spin today.
On my 2006 Mini, the gameplay was perfectly smooth, so long as you weren't climbing/diving near a planet while it was in view; redrawing a whole planet 20 or 30 times a second was more than the old Intel GMA950 GPU could handle.
My 2009 Mini has an NVidia GeForce 9400 GPU. Lord Lummy! I think I can safely say that planet re-draws aren't a problem anymore...
On my 2006 Mini, the gameplay was perfectly smooth, so long as you weren't climbing/diving near a planet while it was in view; redrawing a whole planet 20 or 30 times a second was more than the old Intel GMA950 GPU could handle.
My 2009 Mini has an NVidia GeForce 9400 GPU. Lord Lummy! I think I can safely say that planet re-draws aren't a problem anymore...
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According to a recent test in "MacWelt" this new chip set gives spectacular improvements for some games compared between the old and new mac mini. They gave a performance increase of 13 times! for Doom III. Others hardly improved. But you now can test for yourself.JohnnyBoy wrote:redrawing a whole planet 20 or 30 times a second was more than the old Intel GMA950 GPU could handle.
My 2009 Mini has an NVidia GeForce 9400 GPU. Lord Lummy! I think I can safely say that planet re-draws aren't a problem anymore...
I recently bought the new i-mac that has the same chip set and am very satisfied.
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Yes, me too Eric! When playing Oolite, even the space dust that you fly thru seems clearer and better defined.Eric Walch wrote:I recently bought the new i-mac that has the same chip set and am very satisfied.
I'm wondering if Oolite will benefit from any memory upgrades now that this Mini will accept 4GB.
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On my previous i-mac I never had seen that space dust! I was already busy cleaning up my new screen until I realised that the dust was not on the screen. but came from space.JohnnyBoy wrote:When playing Oolite, even the space dust that you fly thru seems clearer and better defined.
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Mac pro? Stats swiss?
Also: I really don't like apple's desktops. Why don't they have a reasonably priced expandable tower? No more laptops on sticks, or laptops in boxes. I DEMAND DESKTOP PROCESSORS AND PCI-E SLOTS!
Also: I really don't like apple's desktops. Why don't they have a reasonably priced expandable tower? No more laptops on sticks, or laptops in boxes. I DEMAND DESKTOP PROCESSORS AND PCI-E SLOTS!
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Classic, like when the first CD ROM drives where mistaken for cup holdersEric Walch wrote:On my previous i-mac I never had seen that space dust! I was already busy cleaning up my new screen until I realised that the dust was not on the screen. but came from space.JohnnyBoy wrote:When playing Oolite, even the space dust that you fly thru seems clearer and better defined.
Desktop versions, are usually more powerfull due to the fact they can get rid of alot of heat on very little time = more powerfull stuff inside your Computer..
This holds true to whatever computer you like... Apple desktops or those other ones like mine..
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