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Need for more Speed. An upgrade Question.

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I want to squeeze out some more life of my mac mini 1.83Ghz.

I am running snow leopard with 4GB Ram and 500gb HD. (Can't remember the HD but it is a faster one)

I am afraid Lion will slow it down even more. I want to make it faster. What to do? Ssd? Cpu change?

Or does it make more sense to buy latest 2011 model?

Thanks in advance for you input.

== Update ==

I broke down and upgraded.

I got a ssd drive. It seemed easier then replacing the CPU.

I might still consider CPU upgrade if I can find one cheap enough.

I got a Corsair Force 3 @ Newegg. It had good specs. I got the 120gb version but regret that I didn't get the bigger one.

For a comparison I did a xbench before and after.

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xbench with 7200rpm WDC HD was (Disk test)64.43.

'''xbench with ssd was (Disk test)243.85'''.

sequential w/HD 101.94

'''sequential w/ssd 148.85'''

random w/HD 47.10

'''random w/ssd 673.98'''

Night and Day the difference.

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Need for more Speed. An upgrade Question.

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Need for more Speed. An upgrade Question.

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Mac mini Model A1176

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Need for more Speed. An upgrade Question.

crwdns2934249:0crwdne2934249:0:

I want to squeeze out some more life of my mac mini 1.83Ghz.

I am running snow leopard with 4GB Ram and 500gb HD. (Can't remember the HD but it is a faster one)

I am afraid Lion will slow it down even more. I want to make it faster. What to do? Ssd? Cpu change?

Or does it make more sense to buy latest 2011 model?

Thanks in advance for you input.

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Mac mini Model A1176

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open

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crwdns2934245:0crwdne2934245:0 alfredo

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Need for more Speed. An upgrade Question.

crwdns2934249:0crwdne2934249:0:

I want to squeeze out some more life of my mac mini 1.83Ghz.

I am running snow leopard with 4GB Ram and 500gb HD. (Can't remember the HD but it is a faster one)

I am afraid Lion will slow it down even more. I want to make it faster. What to do? Ssd? Cpu change?

Or does it make more sense to buy latest 2011 model?

Thanks in advance for you input.

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Mac mini Model A1176

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open

crwdns2934251:0crwdne2934251:0:

crwdns2934241:0crwdne2934241:0 alfredo

crwdns2947189:0crwdne2947189:0:

Need for more Speed. An upgrade Question.

crwdns2934249:0crwdne2934249:0:

I want to squeeze out some more life of my mac mini 1.83Ghz.

I am running snow leopard with 4GB Ram and 500gb HD. (Can't remember the HD but it is a faster one)

I am afraid Lion will slow it down even more. I want to make it faster. What to do? Ssd? Cpu change?

Or does it make more sense to buy latest 2011 model?

Thanks in advance for you input.

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Mac mini Model A1176

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