[LAU] a www.transtec.de a mac-mini noise-alike pc?

[sh0099]

did someone used a transtec pc with core duo processor? and is it as 
silent as a mac mini? or even better?

thanks
olaf

Sebastian Moors schrieb:
> Hi,
>
> Frank Barknecht schrieb:
>   
>> Hallo,
>> sh0099 hat gesagt: // sh0099 wrote:
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>>> hey i used a mac mini ... with a 1,83 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo.
>>>
>>> the good thing about this computer is the size and that the computer is
>>> silent (i mean the fan).
>>>
>>> is there pc on the market with a similar size and which is similar silent?
>>>
>>> maybe already linux tested?
>>>     
>>>       
>> Maybe take a look at the various Nettops that seem to be popping up lately: 
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nettop
>>
>> Ciao
>>   
>>     
> The nettops are not comparable to the mac mini since they are (mostly) 
> based on intel atom cpu's, which
> are very slow compared to an intel core2duo.
>
> But if just size matters, the asus eetop (or whatever it is called now) 
> can be considered
> as an alternative (but comes without an optical drive).
> The MSI Wind Nettop for example (i've just installed one last week) is 
> as twice as big as the mac mini but very affordable and includes a 
> dvd-burner and big harddrive.
>
> If you're planing to use it for every-day audio work, you may want to 
> consider a more performant solution, like the transtec senyo 610 
> (http://www.transtec.de/D/D/products/personal_computer/pc/mini_pc.html). 
> This device an be delivered with Suse Enterprise pre-installed, so it 
> can be considered as "linux tested" :)
>
> Btw, have you tried running a mac port of linux on your mac mini? I'm 
> running debian here on an old imac and it is very performant (compared 
> to OSX).
> - Sebastian
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