On 16-Feb-06, at 2:23 PM, Dave Bonhoff wrote: > Tim, > > I'm confused by your email. You appear to be using the iMac as your > baseline for cost and features. Are you trying to get the > functionality of an iMac at a lower price? Do you want to trade a > feature for another? The main point being processors. Then mini is > an old G4, with a small and slow HD, etc. You want to run iLife '06 > which will obviously run much better on an iMac G5 (if you can find > one) or the new Intel Core Duo machine. .... =B1Aren't you missing the whole point? The base Mac Mini is $630, which=20= is damn sight less than a G5! HDs are easy to replace, but why bother=20 when an external is cheaper & more functional? TTFN, TeeC _________________________________________________ For information concerning the MUGLO List just click on http://www.freewebs.com/muglo/joinus.html Our Archives can be viewed at //www.freelists.org/archives/muglo Don't forget to periodically check our web site at: http://www.freewebs.com/muglo/