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My first Mac, a mini? Development focused...
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<blockquote data-quote="Raz0rEdge" data-source="post: 1277401" data-attributes="member: 110816"><p>Since you intend to keep your PC and use the Mac as a secondary machine..the mini definitely makes the most sense..</p><p></p><p>The 2.3 Ghz i5 Mini with 2 GB at $599 is a perfectly good option for you. You can buy and RAM separately and upgrade it yourself. Don't pay for that through Apple..</p><p></p><p>I began my adventures with Macs in a similar fashion, albeit with a 2006 Mac Mini 1.83Ghz Core2Duo machine that managed Xcode no problem..as I found myself using the Mac more and more, I decided to sell the mini and upgrade to an i7 iMac as my primary machine..</p><p></p><p>As long as your current monitor sports dual DVI (assuming you are currently using DVI with your PC) you should be good to go. You'll need to get a KVM to connect the keyboard, mouse and monitor to both machines and I had very good luck with a IOGear KVM that even did the audio sharing..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Raz0rEdge, post: 1277401, member: 110816"] Since you intend to keep your PC and use the Mac as a secondary machine..the mini definitely makes the most sense.. The 2.3 Ghz i5 Mini with 2 GB at $599 is a perfectly good option for you. You can buy and RAM separately and upgrade it yourself. Don't pay for that through Apple.. I began my adventures with Macs in a similar fashion, albeit with a 2006 Mac Mini 1.83Ghz Core2Duo machine that managed Xcode no problem..as I found myself using the Mac more and more, I decided to sell the mini and upgrade to an i7 iMac as my primary machine.. As long as your current monitor sports dual DVI (assuming you are currently using DVI with your PC) you should be good to go. You'll need to get a KVM to connect the keyboard, mouse and monitor to both machines and I had very good luck with a IOGear KVM that even did the audio sharing.. [/QUOTE]
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