[Cialug] OT: mac-mini?

[Tony Bibbs]

Steve, built-in nic...airport optional.

--Tony

Dieke, Steve wrote:
> 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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>>
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>>Bryan Baker
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>>
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>>
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