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<blockquote data-quote="btx" data-source="post: 1277387" data-attributes="member: 210288"><p>I am a PC user wanting a Mac as a secondary machine. I'm an engineer, so Xcode is my primarily interest. I may also do some garage band (and use my Line 6 Pod Studio with my guitar) and some general purpose stuff. Minor video editing is possible, but will be a rare task. Gaming will stick with my PC. I've been trying to figure out what the right Mac for me is. I like the iMac, but it is a ton of money and a bunch of desktop clutter I don't need, so I am leaning towards either the low end mini + 8GB ram or the mid range mini.</p><p></p><p>So, between the option of the low end and mid range if I stick ram in it -- I'm guessing I should go with the low end. I'm doubtful the processor will make a significant different and as there is no gaming, I am assuming that the Sandybridge graphics will be suitable. Am I thinking correctly? Is this likely to make me sad? Thanks for any advice.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="btx, post: 1277387, member: 210288"] I am a PC user wanting a Mac as a secondary machine. I'm an engineer, so Xcode is my primarily interest. I may also do some garage band (and use my Line 6 Pod Studio with my guitar) and some general purpose stuff. Minor video editing is possible, but will be a rare task. Gaming will stick with my PC. I've been trying to figure out what the right Mac for me is. I like the iMac, but it is a ton of money and a bunch of desktop clutter I don't need, so I am leaning towards either the low end mini + 8GB ram or the mid range mini. So, between the option of the low end and mid range if I stick ram in it -- I'm guessing I should go with the low end. I'm doubtful the processor will make a significant different and as there is no gaming, I am assuming that the Sandybridge graphics will be suitable. Am I thinking correctly? Is this likely to make me sad? Thanks for any advice. [/QUOTE]
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