Hi Dan and Gary,
Your discussion about the MacMini is interesting. Looked it up at the Apple
website and found it's gone up to about $599 but a MacBook is still only
$999. Didn't know they were that cheap.
Since the guy with the used Macs listed software (10.4 Tiger iLife) with
some of the G3 machines and didn't list an OS with the G4s, it looks like I
will have to buy an OS for either of the G4s. Looked up OSs that will
supposedly work on G4 iBooks and found one OS-X Leopard 10.5.4 for $60 on
Ebay. That would raise the price of the G4 iBook to about $300.
Either Mac or MS OSs can be used on a new MacBook according to what I read
on the Mac website. Might be able to justify that expense since grandson,
who is going to college this fall, is always having virus troubles on his
families computer which runs Windows. He could use the MacBook this summer
in order to see if he can adapt to a Mac. If he can, he could take it with
him to college and I could buy a used G4 iBook or another MacBook. If he
doesn't like it, he can just give it back to me or put a PC OS on it. In
general, maybe buying a new MacBook would let the whole family try a new
Mac.
Since both Mac and Windows OSs will supposedly work on a MacBook, it seems
like that would be the best laptop anyone could buy when you consider their
exceptional repair and support record.
Looking at the Apple website, I don't see a lot of difference between the
MacBook and the MacBook Pro except a smaller cpu and hard drive.
Unless you or Gary know of something I missed about the MacBook, it looks
like I've talked myself into ordering either a MacBook or a MacBook Pro.
(grin)
Thanks,
Gerry
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From: "LWB250" <lwb...@yahoo.com
I think the mini is really a niche product, myself, just like the AppleTV.
While they are very popular, by the time you load one up with any sort of
options (most of which cannot be field or user installed) you're within a
few hundred bucks of a MacBook, especially with the price drops they've
recently initiated.
Most of the people I know who have Mac minis use them as media servers for
running iTunes, video, gaming and Internet access through their TVs.
For a basic desktop machine that only requires you to buy a monitor of some
sort, they are a very good deal, especially when you consider the cost as
well as the software that's already bundled on them as a part of the OS. If
you tried to move towards the high end of the (mini) product line, I don't
really see the value. The only thing I could think of is if you have really
limited space or want to do some sort of custom desktop install.
MacDan
--- On Fri, 6/26/09, Gary Hurst <jabbahur...@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Gary Hurst <jabbahur...@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Which Apple should I buy?
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Date: Friday, June 26, 2009, 9:56 PM
and how about the notebooks vs the
new intel mac minis you can get for 399?
LWB250> wrote:
> Sure. A lot of people use their notebooks that
way. Personally I don't
> see the point, but if you only have once computer and
want to have a bigger
> display, external keyboard, etc., all you have to do
is plug them in.
> I also believe that there is a setting that allows you
to run the machine
> with the lid down while doing this, too, but I would
have to do a little
> research to verify that.
> There is some geeky term to describe this type of
operation, but I don't
> recall what it is....
> MacDan
Gary Hurst > wrote:
> > see, there you have it, straight from the guru himself.
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