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Current PC User, Wanting to SWITCH to Mac!!!
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<blockquote data-quote="biffyiffy" data-source="post: 397397" data-attributes="member: 23551"><p>If $ is an issue check the apple store for refurbs. You can get a mini there for less than $700 I believe.</p><p></p><p>I got my mini (1.66ghz core duo, superdrive) last year. In fact its been almost a year exactly. It was the first mac I ever used. I had barely even demo'ed any at the apple store. No complaints whatsoever. </p><p></p><p>I also had a dinosaur monitor at the time, but I decided if I was getting the mini I was getting an lcd right then too. At that point the imac would have cost me about $150 more, but I personally really wanted the mini for the main fact of how tiny it is.</p><p></p><p>Since then, the wife has gotten a macbook, and I bought my kids an older imac dv for their internet station. </p><p></p><p>I would not recommend getting the ram upgrade from apple though. Right now ram is CHEAP, you can get (2) 1gb sticks for less than $100. Apples cost to upgrade is $250 for 2gb. I only have 1gb in my mini and its a significant improvement over the 512 it originally came with. I really want to get (2) 1gb sticks soon though.</p><p></p><p>Good luck.</p><p></p><p>edit - just looking at the apple refurbs, right now its slim pickings. However, apple seems to restock their online refurb store at 4am almost every day. Ive seen this myself half a dozen times. So you may want to get up early some day and see what they have. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="biffyiffy, post: 397397, member: 23551"] If $ is an issue check the apple store for refurbs. You can get a mini there for less than $700 I believe. I got my mini (1.66ghz core duo, superdrive) last year. In fact its been almost a year exactly. It was the first mac I ever used. I had barely even demo'ed any at the apple store. No complaints whatsoever. I also had a dinosaur monitor at the time, but I decided if I was getting the mini I was getting an lcd right then too. At that point the imac would have cost me about $150 more, but I personally really wanted the mini for the main fact of how tiny it is. Since then, the wife has gotten a macbook, and I bought my kids an older imac dv for their internet station. I would not recommend getting the ram upgrade from apple though. Right now ram is CHEAP, you can get (2) 1gb sticks for less than $100. Apples cost to upgrade is $250 for 2gb. I only have 1gb in my mini and its a significant improvement over the 512 it originally came with. I really want to get (2) 1gb sticks soon though. Good luck. edit - just looking at the apple refurbs, right now its slim pickings. However, apple seems to restock their online refurb store at 4am almost every day. Ive seen this myself half a dozen times. So you may want to get up early some day and see what they have. :) [/QUOTE]
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