On 17 févr. 10, at 12:11, Ashley Aitken wrote: > On 17/02/2010, at 10:27 AM, Jonathon Kuo wrote: > >> That's one reason we didn't go with the mini -- it's just *too* >> underpowered. The MacPros can be a bit overkill (and pricey!) for a lot of >> things. The only thing (currently) in the middle is the iMac. > > Yes. > > That said, a lot of us these days seem to "live" on MacBook (Pro)s and isn't > the mini just a low-end MacBook (Pro). In fact, buying Mac mini a year or so > after my MacBook Pro, the mini has a faster CPU, the same memory (standard on > mini maxed on my MBP), and would have a larger drive (if I hadn't upgraded > the drive in my MBP). I don't hear too many people complaining about their > MBPs.
Very interesting perspective. It used to be that Apple Care was a necessary acquisition for notebooks but not for desktops. Indeed, my wife's 24" has yet to be sent to Apple for repairs after almost 3 years while my MacBook has been sent back 3 times under warranty and I was glad I had Apple Care. I wonder if getting a Mini would mean the same thing... Cheers, Jean-Christophe Helary --------------------------------- fun: mac4translators.blogspot.com work: www.doublet.jp (ja/en > fr) tweets: @brandelune _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list [email protected] http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk
