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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful: By This review is from: Xc Cube MZ915-M Blk Pm 700 479 Intel 915G 150W VGA Pci-e X16 Glan (Personal Computers) AOpen needs to realise that their barebones are deeply overpriced compared to alternatives such as Mac Mini. MZ915-M is priced at around 275 to 300 USD today. This is at the time where 915g-based products are even no longer considered an innovation! Here is the list of other items that you'd have to buy for this barebone in order for it to be somehow comparable to an intel-based 599 USD Mac mini: * Intel Pentium Mobile processor (hard to find in retail today, because everything is moving towards dual core), around 180 USD * DDR2 memory, 512mb is around 60 USD * hard disc drive (mac mini has 2.5" drive that is much quieter than 3.5" drives that this system accepts), one platter drive is around 50 to 70 USD * slim optical combo drive, hard to find, around 55 USD * wireless adapter, around 30 USD * remote control unit set, hard to find * operating system, price may vary, from 0 USD for OpenBSD/FreeBSD/Linux to at...Read more |