[Cialug] OT: mac-mini?

[Barry Von Ahsen]

Stuart Thiessen wrote:
> I am still on Panther (10.3) on my 
> laptop so I don't know if the improved Safari on 10.4 has changed

safari in 10.4 has "back" in the right-click/contextual menu.  that 
alone ought to be enough to justify an upgrade :) (having to mouse back 
all the way to the top drove me nuts in 10.3)

-barry




> when you print documents, I haven't figured out how to print the URL and 
> page numbers on the paper.  Probably my only concern if even that.
> 
> Stuart
> 
> On Oct 20, 2005, at 12:44, 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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