The new minis sound better according to mach2music and most forums plus they have thunderbolt..... So in the future you will have a high performance thunderbolt ext hardrive or for now a FireWire 800 hd...... With the apple Bluetooth keyboard and mouse I only use 1 usb out of the 4 to the dac anyway...... Unless ripping using the SuperDrive....... External SuperDrive is also better as it is unplugged when not in use (less computer noise and resource use)...... And if it breaks...... Not problem.
Lion is a work in progress for audio ........ I'm sure 1yr from now snow leopard will be forgotten.
Not sure about the heat thing....... Mine never gets hot unless converting digital video..... Then the fan comes on every now and again..... Fan is noisy
Lion is a work in progress for audio ........ I'm sure 1yr from now snow leopard will be forgotten.
Not sure about the heat thing....... Mine never gets hot unless converting digital video..... Then the fan comes on every now and again..... Fan is noisy