I just saw that there is a HP 700 series all in one printer that is compatible with v 10.2...might want to check it out..I have no recommendation about it...though I love my Hp 315 digital camera...truly plug and play On Friday, September 20, 2002, at 04:19 PM, Mickey Winfree wrote:
> Joel, > I am brand spanking new to the Mac experience and decided after much > consultation with my mac junkie brother-in-law to go for broke. I > purchased an 800 MHz G4, 17 inch Flat screen with 1 Meg of RAM. How it > compares to the emac, I couldn't tell you. As far as being silent. > The only noise I ever here is when the Superdrive fires up to read a > disc. My external Hard Drive makes much more noise than the Imac. > As for the monitor withstanding teenage "normal wear and tear" I also > have one of those beings. The great thing about this monitor, in > addition to its cool looks, is the 2 inch wide glass frame surrounding > the more delicate LCD. That border is a great handle. And, it cleans > really easily. > Having had no experience with any previous OS, I only know OS X 10.2 > and am having a time finding an all in one office machine to work with > it. HP tells me "by the end of Sept." new drivers should be out... > Other wise, the applications that come with Jaguar are really easy to > use and have so far met all of my needs. > On Friday, Sep 20, 2002, at 13:40 US/Eastern, Joel Stern wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I found out about this list from a bicycling list I am on..I am in the >> process of buying a new mac, I have used my strawberry iMac for about >> 3 >> years now, it was my second mac. I have been looking at both the new >> iMac FP >> 15inch combo and the eMac combo. Both will do what I need, the >> questions >> have to do with: >> >> CRT screen vs. LCD. From what I have been told radiation should not be >> a >> concern, the LCD might be a bit harder to keep, but easier on the >> eyes.. >> >> Noise: my strawberry is pretty noisy, it has a fan, I think the eMac >> should >> be quieter..they did not seem noisy in the apple store, but at home it >> may >> sound different. I know the iMac is pretty quiet, any comments on >> this? >> >> OS X..I hear this is not a very easy transition and there are some >> quirks..I >> am using 8.6.. I am not a computer expert, I just like to go on and do >> my >> business, correspondence, email, internet. I am sure my 13 year old >> will >> figure it out and teach me when she is in the mood..and speaking of a >> 13 >> year old, will the LCD hold up to fingers etc. that an adolescent >> will >> subject it to? >> >> I was thinking of upgrading either of these machines with an additonal >> 512 >> of memory. I think that should be enough for anything I would do. >> >> Thanks for any and all help. >> >> Joel Stern >> East Longmeadow, MA >> >> -- >> The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... >> >> Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished >> Drives | >> - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! >> | >> >> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> >> >> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> >> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; >> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> >> >> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! >> http://www.applelinks.com >> >> > > > -- > The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished > Drives | > - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! > | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com > -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
