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<blockquote data-quote="EvoMac" data-source="post: 112467"><p>First thing, upgrading the memory on the iBook if anything is easier then the upgrading it on the mini. Though neither are hard, the mini you have to be careful with scraping up the bottom of it.</p><p></p><p>Having said that all 3 are great machines (I own a mac mini and iBook but have used a iMac in the store). </p><p></p><p>If you need portablilty the iBook is the hands down choice, even how small the mini is, it might be a little hard to keep a lcd monitor in your carry on :Mac:</p><p></p><p>The mini is a workhorse for the money. I was amazed when I first starting doing some tasks on the mini, it handles them with minimum slowdown. I also upgrade my mini to 1gb of ram and I can maintain 20+fps for World of Warcraft most of the time. Great bang for the buck, especially if you are like me and have a monitor, keyboard, and mouse</p><p></p><p>The iMac is a great all in 1 package and with a G5 proc it's a awsome package. If you don't have the monitor, keyboard, and mouse and can spare the extra coin for it. Go 4 it! I didnt buy it because I connect other laptops / (sigh) a pc to my monitor and the iMac has no video input to share the monitor and my desk is too small to efficently have 2 monitors on at once. </p><p></p><p>As said they are all great machines, and tailored to somewhat specific needs. Hope this helped a bit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EvoMac, post: 112467"] First thing, upgrading the memory on the iBook if anything is easier then the upgrading it on the mini. Though neither are hard, the mini you have to be careful with scraping up the bottom of it. Having said that all 3 are great machines (I own a mac mini and iBook but have used a iMac in the store). If you need portablilty the iBook is the hands down choice, even how small the mini is, it might be a little hard to keep a lcd monitor in your carry on :Mac: The mini is a workhorse for the money. I was amazed when I first starting doing some tasks on the mini, it handles them with minimum slowdown. I also upgrade my mini to 1gb of ram and I can maintain 20+fps for World of Warcraft most of the time. Great bang for the buck, especially if you are like me and have a monitor, keyboard, and mouse The iMac is a great all in 1 package and with a G5 proc it's a awsome package. If you don't have the monitor, keyboard, and mouse and can spare the extra coin for it. Go 4 it! I didnt buy it because I connect other laptops / (sigh) a pc to my monitor and the iMac has no video input to share the monitor and my desk is too small to efficently have 2 monitors on at once. As said they are all great machines, and tailored to somewhat specific needs. Hope this helped a bit. [/QUOTE]
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