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<blockquote data-quote="toMACsh" data-source="post: 1043794" data-attributes="member: 112842"><p>I have an Mac Mini and a budget monitor, plus a USB keyboard. Unless you really splurge on the keyboard and monitor, that will be the least expensive route, assuming your internet connects through hardware you already have. The Mini is more than enough to handle my word processing, spreadsheeting, and internet use.</p><p></p><p>Advantage to the Mini over an iMac, to me, is that if you have to replace the monitor, you can keep the CPU, and vice versa. With the iMac, if the monitor goes bad, you have to toss the whole thing and pay for the replacement. I got a 4-year warranty with my monitor. If it fails in that time, I'll be able to apply the original retail price to the purchase of the replacement.</p><p></p><p>You can use iPhoto to organize your digital collection, and iCal is a great way to augment your deteriorating memory. (It is for me, anyway!)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="toMACsh, post: 1043794, member: 112842"] I have an Mac Mini and a budget monitor, plus a USB keyboard. Unless you really splurge on the keyboard and monitor, that will be the least expensive route, assuming your internet connects through hardware you already have. The Mini is more than enough to handle my word processing, spreadsheeting, and internet use. Advantage to the Mini over an iMac, to me, is that if you have to replace the monitor, you can keep the CPU, and vice versa. With the iMac, if the monitor goes bad, you have to toss the whole thing and pay for the replacement. I got a 4-year warranty with my monitor. If it fails in that time, I'll be able to apply the original retail price to the purchase of the replacement. You can use iPhoto to organize your digital collection, and iCal is a great way to augment your deteriorating memory. (It is for me, anyway!) [/QUOTE]
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