[macvoiceover] Re: latest mac mini
- From: Russell Solowoniuk <rsolowoniuk@xxxxxxx>
- To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2012 09:24:17 -0600
Yes, I have an iMac that I bought in 2009 and I love it. It's so nice not to
have tons of cables running everywhere... everything built into the monitor,
what a stroke of genius! :)
Russell
Sent from my iMac running Mountain Lion!
On 2012-08-06, at 9:05 AM, Keith Reedy <keithreedy@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I have an iMac on my desk and it does it all. What a wonderful computer.
> Keith Reedy
> keithreedy@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> On Aug 6, 2012, at 10:34 AM, "Carol Pearson" <carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>> 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.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> 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)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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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