Hi Simon, the MacMini is a great device if you don't need to be mobile with it and if you already have a screen and/or a keyboard which you want to use. Otherwise the small 20" iMac is a good alternative because it might be cheaper than a MacMini with screen and keyboard. The internal hardware of the Mini and a small MacBook is nearly the same so this is only a secondary criteria in my opinion. I would recommend this to you: - take a Mini if you don't need to be mobile (e.g. for school/university/work) and you already have a keyboard and screen - take a iMac if you don't need to be mobile and you have neighter a keyboard nor a screen - take a MacBook if you need to be mobile
I've once taken the Mini because I didn't need a scrren and an iMac was too expensive for me at this time. hth, Pierre ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jesper Holten" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2009 11:18 AM Subject: Re: Mac mini > > Hi. > All mac computers are intel based today, and therefore you can run windows > or linux or any other operating system that runs on intle computers in a > virtual machine. > > Whether you buy a mac mini or mac book laptop depends on your requirements. > > Be ware that the mini is the cheapest of the mac systems and that it comes > without mouse, keyboard and a screen. > While of corse the laptops and the Imac is fully configured machines with > everything contained such as a keyboard and screen. > > Best regards, Jesper. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Simon Fogarty" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2009 10:47 AM > Subject: Mac mini > > > > > > hi folks, > > > > I'm contimplating buying a mac, > > > > and I'm thinking that the mac mini might be a good deal as it will be > > based > > in the house rather than a laptop for carrying round. > > > > Is the mac mini a Intel based device or not? > > As I'd be wanting a windows VM also is it going to be a worthwhile > > purchase > > or should I be looking at the mac book instead? > > > > Thanks for any input here. > > > > Cheers > > > > Simon f. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
