Mac Mini
| SmacK |
 Mar 4 2005, 05:18 AM
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lollerskates!  Group: Private Member Posts: 96 Joined: 6-April 04 From: Wichita, KS Member No.: 82  |
With the mac mini being so inexpensive, i was thinking about getting one. with so much hype, and nothing but good reviews, i might even pull out the old credit card and purchase it. anyone tried the mini yet?
i know i won't be doing much gaming because that's what my consoles are for, i'll probably be doing photoshopping and surfing the web with it. |
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| iBarc0de |
Mar 22 2005, 11:32 AM
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 nFm [ stuck around ] Group: Members Posts: 21 Joined: 20-February 05 Member No.: 170 |
I guess now is not the time to tell you i don't own a PC and all i use is a mac ;)
Depends on what you are looking at doing... Mac Mini is good for a few things, but my G4 PowerBook is more powerfull then the mini. If you are after serious power then hold back and buy a G5 Desktop or an iMac... Otherwise the MacMini will run your photoshop etc. -------------------- - Krip730
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| Pikaporeon |
Mar 23 2005, 01:41 AM
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My issue with the mac mini is that its got two USB slots- your mouse, and your keyboard.
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| Surtsey |
Mar 23 2005, 06:20 AM
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nFm [ stuck around ] Group: Members Posts: 27 Joined: 14-January 05 Member No.: 168 |
I'm really interested in running OS X. Not so much Apple hardware (even though the dual G5 is impressive) as their software, since it's all UNIX anyway and I'm a UNIX fan.
UNIX with native Photoshop and media support is right down my lane. WINE does good, but doesn't run Photoshop natively. Ah I forgot to add Darwine. Essentially, you'll be able to run MacOS9 programs, MacOSX programs, Linux and other BSD programs as well as Windows programs on an OS X equipped computer. This post has been edited by Surtsey: Mar 23 2005, 06:21 AM |
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Mar 24 2005, 05:24 AM
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 Resident Gfx Guru Group: Moderator Posts: 137 Joined: 19-March 04 Member No.: 45 |
wrong. if you buy the mac keyboard like iBarcode did, its like a usb hub in yoru keyboard so you don't loose your usb port. becasue the powerbooks don't ahev many usb port either., -------------------- |
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| dInferno |
Mar 24 2005, 06:18 AM
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 nFm [ progressor ] Group: Private Member Posts: 190 Joined: 19-March 04 Member No.: 36 |
so far, I've heard nothing but good things about the mini. It should handle photoshop just fine.
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| iBarc0de |
Mar 25 2005, 08:40 AM
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nFm [ stuck around ] Group: Members Posts: 21 Joined: 20-February 05 Member No.: 170 |
A Mac keyboard gives you two usb ports on the keyboard aswell. Other option is get bluetooth built in, then use a bluetooth kb and mouse ;)
I have bluetooth built into my powerbook, however i went the mac kb option as it was cheaper. You could always just use a usb hub :rolleyes: - iBarc0de -------------------- - Krip730
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