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Right guys, first off, I started this thread on an old forum that I used to attend, but the replies are so slow and lacking, it's pathetic, so I thought I'd come to a more specified forum.
Here's the first post.
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Now guys, this is where I would need some helpful advice.
I have got the money for my Mac right about now and I'm unsure about what to purchase, here's my quarrel;
I have limited amount of money to spend on a mac, and with me spending £850 on a mac (with my student discount) i'd be left with less money to spend on food etc for university.
Now, I was looking at the Mac mini's and I could get a Mac Mini with the following specs:
2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB
320GB Serial ATA Drive
SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
User's Guide (English)
Accessory kit
along with:
Apple Keyboard with numeric keypad - British
Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter
Which all equals up to £739.01
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This is a little cheaper and this also gives me that little bit of extra money to spend on food and what not.
So my question really is;
Are Mac Mini's any good?
Are they as good as the Macbook Pro's?
Yes: Why?
No: Why?
Would it be worth paying the extra £100'ish for the MBP or just going with the Mini.
I'd really like fast responses on this, it'd be a huge help!
I got a reply simply stating that even though my Mac Mini would be the same specification, the Macbook Pro would still be better, which I didn't really agree with, but my second post was the following.
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What will I be using it for?
Casual gaming.
Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Browsing, etc.
The MBP that I was going to get was the same initial specifications as the Mac mini, but the mac mini was obviously £110 cheaper.
I've gone and bought the Mac mini, with the following specifications:
2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB
320GB Serial ATA Drive
SD8x DVD+/-R DL/DVD+/-RW/CD-RW
USERS GUIDE,Mac Mini-GBR
Country Kit-GBR
I've also bought the Mini display to VGA and also a Full size Apple keyboard.
I've also got an External 320GB HDD which would be attached 90% of the time, giving me 640GB's total, which is rather good.
In may I plan to upgrade to 8GB ram total or buy an iMac/MBP anyway, so maybe this was the right choice? i'm not sure.
It totalled in at Total: £739.01, which I thought was rather good, but I'm just not entirely sure if the Mac Mini was the 100% right choice.
hm?
Here's the first post.
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Now guys, this is where I would need some helpful advice.
I have got the money for my Mac right about now and I'm unsure about what to purchase, here's my quarrel;
I have limited amount of money to spend on a mac, and with me spending £850 on a mac (with my student discount) i'd be left with less money to spend on food etc for university.
Now, I was looking at the Mac mini's and I could get a Mac Mini with the following specs:
2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB
320GB Serial ATA Drive
SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
User's Guide (English)
Accessory kit
along with:
Apple Keyboard with numeric keypad - British
Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter
Which all equals up to £739.01
-------------------------------
This is a little cheaper and this also gives me that little bit of extra money to spend on food and what not.
So my question really is;
Are Mac Mini's any good?
Are they as good as the Macbook Pro's?
Yes: Why?
No: Why?
Would it be worth paying the extra £100'ish for the MBP or just going with the Mini.
I'd really like fast responses on this, it'd be a huge help!
I got a reply simply stating that even though my Mac Mini would be the same specification, the Macbook Pro would still be better, which I didn't really agree with, but my second post was the following.
----------------------
What will I be using it for?
Casual gaming.
Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Browsing, etc.
The MBP that I was going to get was the same initial specifications as the Mac mini, but the mac mini was obviously £110 cheaper.
I've gone and bought the Mac mini, with the following specifications:
2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB
320GB Serial ATA Drive
SD8x DVD+/-R DL/DVD+/-RW/CD-RW
USERS GUIDE,Mac Mini-GBR
Country Kit-GBR
I've also bought the Mini display to VGA and also a Full size Apple keyboard.
I've also got an External 320GB HDD which would be attached 90% of the time, giving me 640GB's total, which is rather good.
In may I plan to upgrade to 8GB ram total or buy an iMac/MBP anyway, so maybe this was the right choice? i'm not sure.
It totalled in at Total: £739.01, which I thought was rather good, but I'm just not entirely sure if the Mac Mini was the 100% right choice.
hm?