that's ok. my netbook has a webCam and Microphone built in. and I have a headset microphone that should work. I tried a mac mini at the colorado center for the blind with OS leopard on it. it had no screen, no mouse, just a keyboard and power and it worked fine. Josh Join me on klango at www.klango.net visit and sign my petition at: http://www.petitiononline.com/coda1234/petition.html and visit my blog at: http://jkenn337.klango.net ----- Original Message ----- From: Sara To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 5:48 PM Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: getting a mac The only way to know is to try a Mac. The price you mentioned sounds reasonable but remember the MacMini is not a laptop. It's a very small desktop and it needs you to give it a keyboard, mouse, monitor, etc. As far as I know, it won't work without a monitor but I may be wrong. I'd personally recommend an iMac if you want a desktop or a Macbook Pro if you need a laptop. I also don't think the mini has a built-in mic or webcam like the iMac does. Hope this helps. Sara ----- Original Message ----- From: Josh To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 4:22 PM Subject: [macvoiceover] getting a mac hello I found a mac mini for $450 on amazon with the latest mac OS leopard. What are the advantages of mac over windows? Do more applications work on the mac than work on windows? I also want to get a mac so I can finally use the pipe organ voice! I used a mac in Colorado and liked it. but I also like my windows machine as well. I have a windows xp netbook. I wonder if it would play nicely with the mac mini? Josh Join me on klango at www.klango.net visit and sign my petition at: http://www.petitiononline.com/coda1234/petition.html and visit my blog at: http://jkenn337.klango.net