RE: Mini Mac, is it worth switching for PC to Mac?

["aashram" <groups@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

if it was crashing i would have checked the RAM
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Mac minis are slower than than its bigger counter parts. I have managed to
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use Final cut pro and completed my work. Slower than a G5 ? yes. Did it
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r crash? Never
if you want to just use imovie to make home video etc (especially the new
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life 06 suit which is the amazing) then I would recommend. The imovie
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ience is better than any windows app I have used targeting the casual
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As far as admin - you can use dreamweaver or iWeb (new app bundled in
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depending on your experience level
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Office works fine on the mac mini. Wifi is straightforward.
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note you do need the ram upgrade. ilife 06 will be bundled with your
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From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx on behalf of christopher purves
Sent: Wed 18/01/2006 09:53
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Mini Mac, is it worth switching for PC to Mac?



Hi,=20

My wife and I tried this experiment a few months back. Suffice to say
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minis are now sold and we are back to pcs although I loved the minis at
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time and was certainly enjoying playing with something new, bright and=20
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A few factors contributed to this.=20

1:) The wife couldn't get on with it as it was not what she was used to
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didn't want to change.=20

2:) The minis crashed - yes they did! and not just once. The concept of=20
apples never crashing is simply not true - this was one of the main
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for purchasing.=20

3:) Applications - although most stuff is available for the minis
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etc) it is slighlty different to what we are used to at work (some might
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better) but it does mean know 2 slightly different version sof the same=20
software. We had issues with cisco'ing in from thome to work on the minis
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as her office had no real support for it.=20

4.) ILife is great but Itunes is now available for PCs. There are plently
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photo apps for pcs too that compare nicely with IPhoto IMHO.=20

5.) I know spware/viruses  are an issue for pcs but something like=20
Zonealarm's full package will sort you out on the pc and keep you safe.=20

6.) In summary if you have been using pcs for 10 years its hard to change.=
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O and its not the fastest thing either (not suprising given the specs. I=20
would buy the most expensive Dell you can get for your cash.=20

Chris=20








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>Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 09:09:43 -0000=20
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>We need a new PC at home, specifically for general house admin stuff=20
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>We also have a new digi camcorder so this is the driver for
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>possible. Is the mini mac good enough to warrant moving over and=20
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>centrino laptops and is open or star office available for it? How
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