主题：【原创】从ＰＣ到苹果，一个layman的话 -- 森林的火焰

cooperative threading model, much like Windows 3.x. If one application runs away, it can take the whole system with it.

As for the Mac Mini's poor performance, it is almost certainly the (lack of sufficient) memory. You are absolutely right about that all the eye candies demand resources, especially memory.

Adding another 256MB will boost the performance a lot.

Memory are cheap, but not if you buy from Apple. It is shameful that Apple charges such a high price while their software require more memory.

If you know how to open up the Mac Mini case, you can buy memory sticks and install them by yourself.