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<blockquote data-quote="Fragil1ty" data-source="post: 1162330" data-attributes="member: 179292"><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><strong>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.</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Here's the first post.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">-----------------------------</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Now guys, this is where I would need some helpful advice.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">I have got the money for my Mac right about now and I'm unsure about what to purchase, here's my quarrel;</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">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.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Now, I was looking at the Mac mini's and I could get a Mac Mini with the following specs:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">320GB Serial ATA Drive</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">User's Guide (English)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Accessory kit</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">along with:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Apple Keyboard with numeric keypad - British</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Which all equals up to £739.01</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">-------------------------------</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">This is a little cheaper and this also gives me that little bit of extra money to spend on food and what not.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">So my question really is;</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Are Mac Mini's any good?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Are they as good as the Macbook Pro's?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Yes: Why?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">No: Why?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Would it be worth paying the extra £100'ish for the MBP or just going with the Mini.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">I'd really like fast responses on this, it'd be a huge help!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><em>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.</em></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">----------------------</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">What will I be using it for?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Casual gaming.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Browsing, etc.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">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.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">I've gone and bought the Mac mini, with the following specifications:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">320GB Serial ATA Drive</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">SD8x DVD+/-R DL/DVD+/-RW/CD-RW</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">USERS GUIDE,Mac Mini-GBR</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Country Kit-GBR</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">I've also bought the Mini display to VGA and also a Full size Apple keyboard.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">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.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">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. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">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. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">hm?</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fragil1ty, post: 1162330, member: 179292"] [SIZE="2"][B]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.[/B] Here's the first post. ----------------------------- 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]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.[/I] ---------------------- 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?[/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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