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Originally Posted by Joe Matt
Congrats on comparing an old top of the line system with a bottom of the line. Want a biased cookie?
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If the Mini is exactly 3 years old, the two systems (an old system w/ an upgraded C2D proc) and the Mac Mini should be comparable in terms of performance.
This has probably been mentioned numerous times, but I personally find Macintosh computers severely overpriced for the hardware being purchased.
For desktops, a comparable system being purchased part by part is often 25% cheaper than the macs' components altogether. Of course, it wouldn't have the stylish design of a mac or OSX 10, but it will often have equal or greater processing power (not to mention your choice of a dedicated graphics card
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Furthermore, if you like OSX that much, you could purchase the OS and install it onto your system (although the legality of that action is questionable)