[Cialug] OT: mac-mini?

[Dieke, Steve]

I have been thinking about it as well but also have been hesitant.  How
is the networking aspect?  I assume it can connect to XP and *nix
systems with relative ease?  Also how do you like Safari? 

-----Original Message-----
From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org] On
Behalf Of Tony Bibbs
Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 12:37 PM
To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
Subject: Re: [Cialug] OT: mac-mini?

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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