[Cialug] OT: mac-mini?

[Tony Bibbs]

Yeah, simple application.  Figured it'd be considerably cheaper than a 
G5 laptop.  Got the keyboard/mouse taken care of.

--Tony

Bryan Baker wrote:
> Don't have a mini, but do know Macs.
> If you're not expecting a screaming gaming rig, the mini should be a 
> good way to dip a toe in.
> One caveat, the KB & Mouse will need to be USB - you probably have a 
> mouse that fits the bill, but maybe not a KB and the mini is BYOKB&M.
> It should come w/ a DVI to VGA adapter, so an existing XGA or DVI 
> monitor should work fine.
> 
> One bonus, if you decide you don't like it, you could use it as a fancy 
> DVD player/media center, and there's always PPC linux. Macs also tend to 
> hold a bit more resale value than PCs.
> 
> One other down side of the mini's is they are G4's, but as I said, if 
> your needs are modest, they're fine.
> 
> On Oct 20, 2005, at 11:56 AM, Tony Bibbs wrote:
> 
>> I've been hesitant to jump into a mac desktop or laptop for the sheer 
>> cost and the change it would impose on me.  However, my wife and I are 
>> looking at buying or building a relatively cheap PC for our kids and 
>> one we could wire our ipods up to.  I immediatley thought this might 
>> be a good excuse to buy a mac-mini...it would help me determine if I 
>> like mac's, has decent games for the kids and, obviously, would work 
>> fine with our ipods.
>>
>> Figured I'd ask if anybody on this list has a mac-mini and, if so, 
>> what they think of it.
>>
>> --Tony
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