Thanks Paul. Interesting piece. On Apr 8, 2013, at 4:54 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote:
> FWIW, here's a review of the 2011 version of the Mac Mini. The reviewer also > does the Digital Photography column in Shutterbug and pretty consistently > recommends the Mini for use by photographers over other computers, either PC > or Mac. > > http://www.eizo.com/global/products/awards/SHUP-120400-111APPLEMAC.pdf > > -p > > On 4/8/2013 2:20 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: >> >> On Apr 8, 2013, at 2:43 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote: >> >>> On Mon, Apr 08, 2013, Paul Stenquist wrote: >>>> On Apr 8, 2013, at 10:48 AM, Aahz Maruch <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> On Mon, Apr 08, 2013, Paul Stenquist wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> With a screen that's 75% less reflective and 60% more processing >>>>>> power. Sounds like a great machine for photographers. Now if my >>>>>> current iMAc would just cooperate and die? >>>>>> >>>>>> http://www.apple.com/imac/features/ >>>>> >>>>> You might consider a Mac Mini instead. My primary got sick of throwing >>>>> out a display every time zie upgraded, so that's what zie got last >>>>> December. >>>> >>>> True enough. But I love my iMac 27, and I loved the iMac 24 that >>>> preceded it. And since displays and computers have similar life >>>> expectancy, the package is one that works well for me. What's more, >>>> the new ones appear to be very special. >>> >>> That does not match my experience (monitors and computers having similar >>> lifespans). My HP LP2065 is almost six years old and still going strong. >>> I've had some bad luck with desktops, this is my third or fourth in the >>> same time period, but it would be unusual to have only one. >>> >>> (Anecdotal evidence, to be sure, but it matches what I've seen >>> elsewhere.) >> >> My iMac is 6 years old. It is my fourth Mac all-in-one computer since my >> first Mac+, and I've never had one fail (with the exception of one replaced >> power supply which happened fairly early in one system's lifespan). >> Replacement has always been motivated by a perceived "need" for more memory, >> larger screen, faster processor, etc. I'll probably buy a new system this >> year, and the new iMac looks like a very attractive option. I can't see any >> advantage to the Mini, but I might go for a Mac Pro for the benefit of >> greater capacity for internal HD capacity and external ports. (Anecdotal >> evidence, to be sure, but it matches what I've seen elsewhere.) >> >> stan >> >> >> > > -- > Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
