[macvoiceover] Re: latest mac mini
- From: "Carol Pearson" <carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2012 15:34:46 +0100
Hmm!
Thanks Cheryl. Not sure that I really want separate CD/DVD so will have to
think that through a little more. Like you, I have a space problem also and
for me it will be just one Mac.
Carol P
---- Original Message ----
From: Cheryl Homiak
To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, August 06, 2012 3:28 PM
Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: latest mac mini
> Well, I don't think the main reason paople want to use
> the mac mini without a display is money, or at least that
> wasn't my main reason. My main reason was having
> something that took up as little space as possible and
> had to have as little as possible connected to it. With
> an adaptor and the older mac minis this worked fine for
> me. But I went back into the vmacvoiceover archives and
> there was a debate about this in 2010 with some people
> saying the adaptor no longer was effective with the newer
> mac minis and some saying it still worked. So it sounds
> like with a new mac mini you are better off to get a
> display. This means that I probably would be wise to fork
> out the money to have the logic board replaced on my old
> mini which, even with the improvements in selecting text
> in safari, I still need to keep at 10.6.7 so that I can
> get the text from ebooks off of one website. My Macbook
> Pro running mountain Lion has to be my main machine but I
> now have two reasons to preserve the old mini: (1)
> getting the text from eBooks off of one site, which
> sounds silly but really is very important to me; and (2)
> to have a very small unit I can use without having to
> attach a display or have a built-in keyboard in my way.
> So my mid-2007 mac mini just went way up in value for me
> thanks to this discussion. The old mini, after 4 years
> and 7 months, is still plugging away nicely except that
> every time i turn it off I run the risk of it never
> starting again which Apple tells me is probably a logic
> board problem. I wasn't going to fix it but now i think I
> will. Also remember that if you get a new mac mini and
> you want to play cds or dvds, you will have to buy an
> external cd/dvd player. You will also need to buy a
> keyboard and mouse or bluetooth trackpad (if you want to
> use a trackpad). But I do have to say the new mac mini,
> especially the one with dual 500mb hard drives, looks
> wonderful and I'd buy one if I could justify it but I
> can't at present since I just bought a Macbook Pro.
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> --
> Cheryl
>
>
> May the words of my mouth
> and the meditation of my heart
> be acceptable to You, Lord,
> my rock and my Redeemer.
> (Psalm 19:14 HCSB)
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> On Aug 6, 2012, at 8:05 AM, "Carol Pearson"
> <carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> Yes, I understand that now and don't have a problem in
> putting a display on the Mini, should I go that route.
>
> I'm toying between the Mini and the Air.
>
> Can both have expternal speakers attached and which has
> the best sound and volume of the two?
>
> Carol P
> ---- Original Message ----
> From: "Keith Reedy" <keithreedy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, August 06, 2012 3:01 AM
> Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: latest mac mini
>
>
> Hi Carol,
>
> So many have tried to use the mini with out a display and
> have been disappointed in the mini because it does not
> work properly.. I can't count the number of people who
> have tried that through the years and have complained
> because the computer does not work correctly all of the
> time. I have just gotten so I tell them, its your money,
> but, why not spend a few more dollars and buy a display
> and have a working system. I really can't understand why
> folks won't just put a display on the mini in the first
> place and save them selves the headache, but, its not my
> money, grin, smile.
> Keith Reedy
> keithreedy@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> On Aug 5, 2012, at 5:53 PM, "Carol Pearson"
> <carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Sorry, Keith, I'm wondering why you need to use a
> > display with the Mac Mini?
> >
> > Trying to find out as much as I can before committing
> > myself and there's some things, like your statement
> > below, that I just don't really understand.
> >
> > Carol P
> > ---- Original Message ----
> > From: "Keith Reedy" <keithreedy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2012 9:39 PM
> > Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: latest mac mini
> >
> >> Hi Keith,
> >>
> >> It is always best to use a display with a mini. Even
> >> cheep and small will do the trick.
> >> Keith Reedy
> >> keithreedy@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Aug 5, 2012, at 4:22 PM, "Keith Brown"
> >> <kbrown7@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >> > I would love to upgrade to the latest mac OS but
> >> > unfortunately my macbook won't upgrade. my question
> >> > are there any issues with the mac mini and displays?
> >> > i.e. i understand that at one time they didn't like
> >> > being run without a display. don't want to spend
> >> > unnecessary cash on a display i won't appreciate. any
> >> > info please.
> >> >
> >> > Keith
> >> >
> >>
> >> >
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