First reply got nuked due to length, so here goes again. Yeah, think i'll try the try before you buy method. The machine itself should be fast enough, its the i7 server model, plenty of memory, and 7200 rpm drives. The negative side? A penchant for overheating since day one. Early on I had to flip it upside down and pop the cover off to keep it cool. Since then i've found a solution that helps a little, but looks like a Frankenstein monster. I removed a square of plastic from the base to expose the metal portion of things and thermal bonded a heatpipe based heat sink to the base metal. It's still upside down, but runs as cool this way as it did without the base attached. On the days I push it hard, I blow some air through the fins and mostly keep it below fry level of heat. I also do all my video work on a different machine. The mini is still pretty great, but i'm surprised its still around. (there was an incarnation of lion that I had installed that liked to hang processes in cpu lock. 100+c is NOT a good thing)
An image of the modified mini. https://www.dropbox.com/s/ftslrqjydkzsgza/IMG_0193.JPG?dl=0 _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
