i5 Mac Mini's are quite affordable on the used market, can use up to 16gb
of RAM. If you like, you can build one to your specifications -- a
Hackintosh like the CustoMac Mini is the ticket ...
http://www.tonymacx86.com/building-customac-buyers-guide-november-2014.html
On Wednesday, December
I have a 8g Ram 2013 MacMini hooked up to TV which accomplishes everything I
need including photo editing (although I am a newbie to editing) btw I also
have a iPad air which also works as a second screen for the mini if you want
that capability, having said that I am considering selling both
Whatch'all think?
Assuming you have a television, a maxed Mac Mini using the tv as monitor is
more than up to sophisticated word processing, spread sheeting, and with a
couple of relatively affordable tweaks can be the center of a high end
music system to boot.
Minis do not have the RAM and
I know little of Macs, but if all you need is MSWord for work, any $150
used Windows Netbook will run MSWord 2010 (and likely 2013) more than
adequately. In fact, I think it would be hard to find a machine these days
(new *or* used) that wouldn't do the job.
If it's just gotta be an Apple
Much good advice; thanks. I don't reject laptops; in fact all else equal, a
laptop would be nice for the occasional time when portability would be
convenient. But I really want enough to keep 6 Word documents, 4 with
somewhat sophisticated formatting, and 4 PDF documents, open and usable at
the
I'd like a 2 screen arrangement, too, which I assume one can rig with a
laptop. I do need a largish screen, though because of my layout work. A
daresay a 15 would be fine, but 2 separate 17-19
screens would be better.
I would like to see a Mac (and Wintel what, the heck!) program that would
I've been using Macs at home since the early aughts, but I use a Windows
one at work every day. One thing that I will begrudgingly admit is that the
MS Office interface on Windows 7 is far superior to its Mac equivalent. In
fact, I've never had much luck running Office (and Word in particular)
The most power for the money (aka value) is the iMac. I'd suggest picking
whatever specs work best fore and if ordering from Apple getting the RAM
upgraded to the max.
However, another consideration, and one for me that is primary given my
visual issues (nystagmus from the vertigo) is the
A 27 iMac with 5K Retina Display, max out the ram, up the processor and
graphics card if needed :)
It'll cost about the same as a custom Riv frame , won't last as long, but
really so what ? Life is worth living, not worth saving ;)
On Wednesday, December 10, 2014 5:05:25 PM UTC-5,
Go refurb to save the cheddar:
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/mac
On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 7:01 PM, Garth garth...@gmail.com wrote:
A 27 iMac with 5K Retina Display, max out the ram, up the processor and
graphics card if needed :)
It'll cost about the same as a custom Riv
Agreed! My last two Mac laptops have been refurb, and they have performed
flawlessly.
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You may be looking to move away from a laptop, but I would recommend
the 11 MacBook Air. You can pick up a refurb 11 from Apple for
$769, and it includes a full warranty.
Of course, the screen jump from 17 to 11 may be a bit much for you.
But...you could always connect an external.
On Wed, Dec
Hi Patrick,
I just traded up a mid 2010 mac mini core 2 duo for a mid 2011 core i5,
both via CL (craigslist). I upgraded the RAM to 16gb added an SSD (solid
state drive), so it now has 2 internal hard drives. Then set up both drives
as a fusion drive -- that the mini sees as one hard drive. A
part 2.
In the Mac tablet world, the best value tablet today is the iPad mini
retina (ipad mini v2). Used for $200 to $250.
L
On Wednesday, December 10, 2014 5:05:25 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote:
My 17 MacBook Pro is getting on for 5 years old. It's a trooper but I am
wondering about
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