usb soundcard. and not the cheesy i mic.
On Jan 13, 2006, at 4:05 PM, David Poehlman wrote:
and if you get a mini and the sound goes poof?
-- Jonnie Apple Seed
With his:
Hands-On Technolog(eye)s
On Jan 13, 2006, at 10:23 AM, Travis Siegel wrote:
The biggest difference, is the screen. If you don't need one, then
don't bother with the imac, get the mini, and max it out, it'll
cost about the same, and you'll get more hardware for your funds.
On the other hand, if a screen is necessary, or you don't have one
you can use, then by all means, go with the imac. Especially since
the new imacs come with the cameras installed by default, it makes
conferencing easier (if you're planning on doing that sort of
thing) The mini is a utilitarian box, it's your no frills mac brand
computer. Of course, it could be made to have frills at an
additional cost, but we're talking out of the box here. The lack
of a microphone/line in jack is problematic sometimes, but the
Imike takes care of this. That's the only thing I wish they'd add
to the mini, otherwise, I'm perfectly happy with mine. You can
always get external drives if you need more storage. In fact, the
firewire drives apple sells fit perfectly under the mini, and when
they're put together, it honestly looks like a single unit to
anyone that doesn't know it's a drive and a mini.
Plus, since the mini is so small, it doesn't take up much real
estate on your desk. Something to consider if such things are
critical.
On Jan 12, 2006, at 9:24 AM, Dan Keys wrote:
Hi,
One thing is that it has digital and analog audio inputs.
On Jan 12, 2006, at 6:03 AM, Cheryl Homiak wrote:
Hi all.
It's possible that with income tax refunds and other funds I
might be able to consider an iMac if I wanted to do so in the not-
too-distant future. I am wanting to know what the practical
advantages are of an iMac vs. a mini. The two that come to mind
immediately are possibility of a larger hard drive and the
inclusion of a display. Are there other practical benefits to be
considered? are there concrete advantages to having a g5 instead
of a G4? One could buy a couple of minis for the price of an iMac
by the time one is done, so I want to think about this long and
hard. also, other than the fact that you have the availability of
a larger hd with a 20inch, are there advantages to this over the
17inch? Conversely, are there advantages to just sticking with
minis? I realize that I'm asking more subjective opinion than
information, but I'd like to hear the views of those who have
iMacs and those who thought about it and chose something else.
Thanks.
--
Cheryl
"Where your treasure is,
there will your heart be also".
