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<blockquote data-quote="BulletproofBob" data-source="post: 1183652" data-attributes="member: 191935"><p>How would a mac mini (w/ 8GB ram, raptor X 10K RPM drive) compare to an iMac? Are the iMac's a whole lot faster reguardless, or will the mac mini give me a good experience?</p><p></p><p>I am a heavy demanding user, but I don't want to drop $2,500-$4,000 on a Mac Pro without playing with it for a while and see if I like it. I am a hardcore Windows user (although I use Linux a lot for server environments) but I really want to try MacOS and see how it compares.</p><p></p><p>I thought about buying a mid level iMac but I really don't want another screen if I can avoid it. I know a lot of people go the Mac Book route, but I just don't want to be using Photoshop & Lightroom off a laptop, even if I route a real keyboard/mouse/monitor laptops are typically much slower than equivalent desktop and a lot more expensive.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BulletproofBob, post: 1183652, member: 191935"] How would a mac mini (w/ 8GB ram, raptor X 10K RPM drive) compare to an iMac? Are the iMac's a whole lot faster reguardless, or will the mac mini give me a good experience? I am a heavy demanding user, but I don't want to drop $2,500-$4,000 on a Mac Pro without playing with it for a while and see if I like it. I am a hardcore Windows user (although I use Linux a lot for server environments) but I really want to try MacOS and see how it compares. I thought about buying a mid level iMac but I really don't want another screen if I can avoid it. I know a lot of people go the Mac Book route, but I just don't want to be using Photoshop & Lightroom off a laptop, even if I route a real keyboard/mouse/monitor laptops are typically much slower than equivalent desktop and a lot more expensive. [/QUOTE]
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