10-15-2005, 10:40 AM

I'm getting this Mac Mini next month for my 16th birthday

but on other forums people are saying stuff like its crap it won't come with the apple mouse monitor etc etc

so I thought I would join a special mac forum to see what you think of the mac I'm getting.

This is the link to were I'm getting it from

http://www.cancomuk.com/

10-15-2005, 10:58 AM

The Mac Mini is a very good computer. They are correct in saying that it does not come with a Mouse, Monitor and keyboard. You are meant to use it with the Monitor keyboard and mouse you already have. But you can always buy the keyboard and mouse. And depending on who is buying it for you (im assuming you parents) they will probably be told that it doesn't come with a keyboard and mouse and buy you one.

10-15-2005, 11:00 AM

Originally Posted by Benjamindaines

The Mac Mini is a very good computer. They are correct in saying that it does not come with a Mouse, Monitor and keyboard. You are meant to use it with the Monitor keyboard and mouse you already have. But you can always buy the keyboard and mouse. And depending on who is buying it for you (im assuming you parents) they will probably be told that it doesn't come with a keyboard and mouse and buy you one.

It does come with a mouse monitor and keyboard just not apple ones as you saw in that picture.

10-15-2005, 11:03 AM

In that case, you must be getting a package deal through Cancom, because in general the Mac Mini is not sold with a monitor, keyboard, and mouse.

Good luck!

10-15-2005, 11:05 AM

Originally Posted by caribiner23

In that case, you must be getting a package deal through Cancom, because in general the Mac Mini is not sold with a monitor, keyboard, and mouse.

Good luck!

Yep I'm getting it from Cancom !

10-15-2005, 02:51 PM

and another thing that they said on the other forum is that the one I'm getting is out of date is that true ?

10-15-2005, 03:06 PM

Originally Posted by Daniel 1989 UK

and another thing that they said on the other forum is that the one I'm getting is out of date is that true ?

Cancom eh.

They used to be the opposition company when I worked at Solutions in Hove... But they're fine.

The Mac mini is not rubbish, just don't expect it to do what professionals on their Power Mac G5s do!

As for out of date make sure:

- It has Tiger
- That it has 512MB as standard

That way you know you're getting the new ones. If it's 256MB - get one with 512MB.

Vicky :flower:

10-15-2005, 03:10 PM

Originally Posted by lil

Cancom eh.

They used to be the opposition company when I worked at Solutions in Hove... But they're fine.

The Mac mini is not rubbish, just don't expect it to do what professionals on their Power Mac G5s do!

As for out of date make sure:

- It has Tiger
- That it has 512MB as standard

That way you know you're getting the new ones. If it's 256MB - get one with 512MB.

Vicky :flower:

Cool. Thanks for the help.

10-15-2005, 05:38 PM

Originally Posted by Daniel 1989 UK

I'm getting this Mac Mini next month for my 16th birthday

but on other forums people are saying stuff like its crap it won't come with the apple mouse monitor etc etc

so I thought I would join a special mac forum to see what you think of the mac I'm getting.

This is the link to were I'm getting it from

http://www.cancomuk.com/

Depending on what you want to do with it you will either find it amazingly fabulous or crap.

If you want to play the latest and greatest PC games then it's crap because it isn't a PC but for everything else ....

What are you planning to do with it?

Amen-Moses

10-15-2005, 09:21 PM

I'm mainly getting it just for browsing the Internet that and its more reliable than windows.

10-15-2005, 09:24 PM

Then it will be utterly amazing for you

10-15-2005, 09:27 PM

Will it be any good on Photoshop aswell ?

10-15-2005, 09:33 PM

It will be fine for light stuff in Elements but don't expect to be able to do CS stuff.

10-15-2005, 09:42 PM

Originally Posted by Benjamindaines

It will be fine for light stuff in Elements but don't expect to be able to do CS stuff.

Thats fine just aslong as it will run Photoshop.

10-15-2005, 10:41 PM

Originally Posted by Daniel 1989 UK

Thats fine just aslong as it will run Photoshop.

I'd say it would handle CS fine myself. So long as the RAM is 512MB, and your not editing huge images, that Radeon 9200 Graphics Chip in it is pretty powerful.

Sure not as slick as on a faster Mac but I would never say the Mac Mini isn't up to handling CS and CS2. Download the try out version from Adobe when you get your mini and judge for yourself.

I use Photoshop 7 on a G3 8500 (333MHz) and an 8MB Graphics Card (Imagine 128 chip - or put another way, crap old graphics chip!) and it works fine enough, not as fast as on my PowerBook G4, but then it has a GPU miles ahead of the Imagine128 and the G4 at 1.5GHz is a lot faster than the G3 333MHz.

I think if you're doing productivity stuff that isn't audio or video editing (outside of iMovie), and as said, games -- the mini will pack a very decent punch and as everyone has said -- you will find the stableness of the Mac a dream.

Vicky