[Cialug] OT: mac-mini?

[Jerry Weida]

I've got a mac mini. I think it's great. As long as your not looking for a
powerhouse, then I've got no complaints. Easy setup, extremely small
footprint. Decent enought power to run Photoshop (takes a while for some
complex filters, of course), Illustrator, and I run Apache/PHP on it.

On 10/20/05, Dieke, Steve <STEVE.DIEKE at pioneer.com> wrote:
>
> I was more referring to is the setup more or less straight forward when
> integrating with non-Mac networks.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org] On
> Behalf Of Tony Bibbs
> Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 12:59 PM
> To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Cialug] OT: mac-mini?
>
> 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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