If ever I wanted my Mac Mini repaired, for any reason, I would have to
send it back to Apple, because unfortunately, our techs here in the
Anchorage area are, at best, adequte. Fortunately, I've had no major
problems with my Mac Mini, knock on wood. Richie Gardenhire,
Anchorage, Alaska.
On Jun 17, 2008, at 9:28 AM, Chris Blouch wrote:
Last I heard the minis were hard to service as they have to be pried
apart. It would seem that most machines now are becoming so packed and
small it's hard to really do much service other than major components
like RAM of hard drives, if you can get the case open.
CB
Jayson Smith wrote:
Hi,
I didn't gather that the Mac Mini was self-serviceable from the
included PDF user guide. It tells you several times that there are
no user-serviceable parts inside, and should you need service,
please contact an Apple dealer or Apple directly. Interesting.
Jayson
----- Original Message ----- From: "David Poehlman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS
Xby theblind" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 5:14 PM
Subject: Re: More questions
Jason,
The remote operates an application called front row which is quite
accessible.
There is no need for antislop software.
I took an apple powerbook in for some work through apple care and
they did
it while I waited and talked with them. You can even have your
system
checked over if you take it to an apple store and if you have apple
care it
should cost you nothing.
I've heard that the Mac Mini is self servicable but would not want
to make
the attempt. The rest of the apple line is self servicable at
least to a
point depending on what you get. you can replace the hds and the
optical
drives in most if not all of them and you can also change memory.
The Mac
pro on the other hand is highly configurable and you have bays like
in a
tower that you can put things in and slots for sound cards and the
like.
With the prollifferation of usb and bluetooth devices these days
though, it
is hardly necessary to go that rout.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jayson Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 4:20 PM
Subject: More questions
Hi again,
I have a few more questions about my Mac Mini. Is the remote
useful to
a blind person? Are there any bundled applications that are totally
unusable? Is there as much of a need for antivirus, antispyware,
etc? I'd
figure that if there was, Apple would have bundled some trialware
or some
such.
Also, have any of you had to have your macs serviced? How did
you get
it done, and how long did it take? I know the Mac Mini is pretty
much just a
sealed case with everything inside. With more expensive desktop
models, can
you do any upgrades yourself E.G. bigger hard drive, more memory,
better
sound, etc? Or is it still a sealed unit which must be taken to an
Apple
dealer or sent back to Apple for anything like that?
Thanks again.
Jayson
