When the black and white macbooks were first released, the black was faster and capable of having more ram.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Darcy Burnard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 11:23 PM Subject: Re: Mac mini or macbook or Imac? I'd like to hear this too actually, because I've never read or heard anything to indicate that there were differences in hardware quality between the black and white mac books. Darcy On 23-Jun-08, at 9:40 PM, Cara Quinn wrote: > Ah, I thought the price diff on the black mb vs the white mb was > because of the larger hd in the black. > > Just out of curiosity, where did you find the info on the black > mb's being 'better' than the white ones?… > > thanks so much and have an awesome day!… > > Smiles, > > Cara :) > > > On Jun 23, 2008, at 1:37 PM, Cody Hurst wrote: > >> Think of the mac mini as the iMac without the screen. if you need >> the screen then get an iMac, however it will cost you at least >> 1200, as where a mac mini which I just recdntly bought will cost >> you 600. However, the only comes to 689.88 if you are only buying a >> mac mini plus a keyboard, the kb is 50. This is assuming you have a >> screen already that you have at home that you'd like to use. >> Actually there are 2 moddles of the mac mini, the 600 one and the >> 800 one. The only difference is the hard drive space and the >> processor. For that simple upgrade it is not worth the 200 extra >> imho. The mac mini already comes with a vga adapter to fit any pc >> styled plug. I'm sure you know that a screen alone is at least 900 >> and go from there. The mac mini certainly has enough power to run >> what I need it to and it already comes preloaded with bootcamp, so >> I'm sure it can run it just fine. Personally I'd never spoil this >> mac with any windows related installs.. >> >> I don't like how the mac mini doesn't come with a keyboard or >> mouse. I had to buy a kb separate which made the total price, >> including tax, come to 689.88 exactly. I would say that the 599 mac >> mini is definitely the way to go, unless you really want to push >> your limits and pay 2400 and get a 2.4 ghz imac with 4 gigs of ram >> and a 250 gig hard drive. It ultimately depends on what you'll be >> using it for. I say the mac mini is a great choice. I'm saving up >> to get a macbook for portability and for stability Now that I've >> used my mac for pretty much everything, I wouldn't put a pc, laptop >> or desktop, over a mac of any kind, any day. I don't care if it is >> the most top of the line pc, macs imho are still the best and >> better in quality. >> >> btw just as an fyi, the black macbooks are actually better than the >> white ones. Supposedly they are built more stable and they are just >> more reliable don't ask, but they just are. The prices are even >> different, even if they have the same hardware. I'm going to get a >> black one, if possible. >> On Jun 23, 2008, at 10:12 AM, Simon Cavendish wrote: >> >>> Dear Listers, >>> >>> I have share with you before how much I've enjoyed my Macbook. I >>> am still having to use Jaws and windows xp to an extent in order >>> to be able to use the languages I need to study or work in. >>> >>> My other Windows desktop computer has just died on me. Whilst I >>> have lost some latest material, I am now confronted with a >>> possibility of getting another computer as backup and a kind of >>> server at home, and of course it will have to a Mac. >>> >>> Listers, I wasn't expecting to have to find money at this stage to >>> buy another Mac although I was planing to do this next year. I >>> therefore thought I'd ask your opinion regarding what Mac mini has >>> to offer. My old display is a LCD flat screen, still very good, I >>> loathe throwing it away. I will however want to continue running >>> Jaws on Windows using bootcamp or Fusion so I need enough power to >>> do so. My primary operating system though is certainly going to be >>> Mac os. >>> >>> What are your thoughts on the power of Mac mini, its ability to >>> run both windows and Mac and its capacity to cope with partitions? >>> What are the drawbacks and such like? >>> >>> Has Mac mini got a CD/DVD driver? I don't wish to clutter the list >>> so maybe somebody would be happy to discuss these options outside >>> the list. >>> >>> Maybe I should et an Imac or another Macbook. I would welcome your >>> views. Since I have decided to buy another Mac, I want to make >>> sure it is going to be powerful enough for a few years to come. >>> >>> Thanks in advance. >>> >>> Simon >>> >> >> > > --- > View my Online Portfolio at: > http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn > >
