Paul where did you see the price you did on the Netbook. Also which model.
Stewart
At 07:02 AM 5/27/2009, you wrote:
The least expensive new Mac Mini I saw was 599$ on apple's site.
That is an extra 300$ not 100 or 150.
I could purchase an additional machine for that price.
I won't argue that OS X is better than Fedora. I would like to try out OS X.
I only plan on using it for Firefox, email, media stuff (vlc for
watching occasional dvd's).
There are several yum repositories of software so I am not sure
what application software you are talking about.
As for tech support, I will probably look at log files or just turn
to google for a solution.
I did not find the review where it arrived in various broken parts.
I did see the review where "even though the atom 270s support cpu
scaling in linux it seems the 330 doesn't have support for it I've
tried a few different distros and am currently run debian lenny.
None of them seem to be support cpu scaling for this
processor." This concerns me - he noted it still works but will
have to wait for better linux support.
From the specs I saw on Apple's site, the Mac Mini has a better cpu
and video capabilities, but would only come with a 1G of memory and
only 120Gb of storage compared to 1 terabyte. There were options
to increase the cpu/ram/drive - of course that would increase the
price. The largest drive from Apple was listed as 320GB and was an
additional 175$. A Mac mini with upgrades (cpu/ram/hard drive) was
over a 1000$. I could get 3 machines for that - stop tempting me.
So probably if I wanted to get more memory and larger drives it is
better to shop elsewhere for Mac accessories.
The Applecare protection plan is 149$ and all the software I saw
(filemaker, logic express, aperture, final cut, Iwork) had a price
tag. Is this for pre-installation only or does Apple supply the
media and let users install it for free?
If I were to get a Mac, I would probably get a iMac and dream about
a Mac Pro. Those cinema displays are also very beautiful.
Rev. Stewart A. Marshall
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Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org
Ozark, AL SL 82
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