SOrry to butt in here - but... I'm trying to find a mini for my Mom that's a few years old. Guess what?
I might as well buy the thing brand new! These things are still 400+ dollars. That says something about how apple makes quality products. On 2011-02-28, at 10:25 AM, Bryan Jones wrote: > Hi Joseph, > > Congrats on your new mini! I have one and love it. Here's one thing you might > consider trying If the sluggishness of VO becomes too painful before your VGA > adapter arrives: If you have a TV or other device with an HDMI input, you > might try connecting it to your mini via the HDMI port that comes standard on > the latest minis. I haven't personally tried to do this as I have a monitor > with a DVI input and so I use the included HDMI to DVI adapter. If you do > decide to try this, here's an Apple knowledgebase article about the mid 2010 > mini's HDMI capabilities: > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4214 > > HTH, > Bryan > > On Feb 28, 2011, at 10:25 AM, Joseph Norton wrote: > >> Hi: >> >> I have just ordered a new Mac Mini and can't wait to try it out. I saw one >> at the store in Chattanooga (a Best Buy store) and was impressed with the >> overall responsiveness of VoiceOver. This, in spite of using a high-quality >> voice, such as Alex. When I use a high-quality voice on Windows, I get no >> such performance. >> >> One small problem. >> >> I don't have a display I can plug in. I have a VGA monitor and have >> ordered, after the fact, the mini display port to vga adapter which should >> allow me to plug in my monitor once it arrives. >> >> However, it most likely will arrive 3 or more days after the Mac Mini >> arrives here. >> >> Mike arrigo has told me, already, that VoiceOver will perform sluggishly >> without a display connected. >> >> Mike, feel free to chime in here, if you wish, but, input from other users >> is appreciated. >> >> How sluggish will it be. Will it be to the point that I need to go have a >> snack while I press arrow keys or perform VO commands, or, can I maybe live >> with it for 3 or 4 days? >> >> Have any of you played with this and maybe gotten arround it, at least >> temporarily? >> >> Any help is much appreciated. >> >> >> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature >> database 3890 (20090226) __________ >> >> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. >> >> http://www.eset.com >> >> -- >> 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. > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
