Closing the book on Apple's Mac mini

[Roland Torres]

On May 25, 2007, at 5:38 PM, Charles Dyer wrote:

> On 25 May 2007, at 19:24:47, Roland Torres wrote:
>
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>> On May 25, 2007, at 4:15 PM, Matt Johnston wrote:
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>>> On 26 May 2007, at 00:09, LuKreme wrote:
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>>>> Improved form factor?  I think the mini's form factor is just  
>>>> about perfect.  It couldn't be smaller without eliminating the  
>>>> optical drive, and I don't think that's a good idea.
>>>
>>> The Mac is dependent on it's optical drive. Utterly dependent.
>>
>> Why not reduce the form factor with an (optional) external optical  
>> drive?
>
> If the optical drive is optional, you install new software how  
> exactly?

By "optional" I meant only that you wouldn't need it hooked up to  
run. You'd use it only for installs and such, unplug it, and go. That  
would collapse the unit's form factor quite a degree, I would think.

Roland