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Mac Mini to get my feet wet?
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<blockquote data-quote="Steel_Wheel" data-source="post: 530509" data-attributes="member: 31808"><p>Buying a used Mini is possible I guess--although I can't expect that there will be too many Leopard-equipped Minis on eBay for another few weeks at least; until then, there's a hidden $129 charge built in to buying a used machine, if I want to have the latest and greatest OS.</p><p></p><p>iMacs have dedicated graphics? I guess I was mistaken about that. Still, the all-in-one design kind of puts me off. Besides I'd still have the issue of wanting to use the monitor with multiple (non-Apple) machines via KVM--I suspect that the iMac doesn't lend itself easily to that sort of use..Or am I wrong about that as well?</p><p></p><p>I guess I just like the idea of the Mac Pro being an easily expandable machine, similar to what I'm used to with beige box XP or Linux machines. I just don't like the idea of spending the $$ if it turns out that it's not for me. I don't need to save up as such, I can afford it in any case--but I'd still feel silly spending a few thousand bucks on a computer and then finding out that it's not for me.</p><p></p><p>I may well get a Mini, although the question of used or new is still open--but I'm not doing anything for a few weeks, since I'll be travelling between Thanksgiving and Christmas. I'll keep an eye out for the rumored upgrades to the MacPro as well. Thanks, folks..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steel_Wheel, post: 530509, member: 31808"] Buying a used Mini is possible I guess--although I can't expect that there will be too many Leopard-equipped Minis on eBay for another few weeks at least; until then, there's a hidden $129 charge built in to buying a used machine, if I want to have the latest and greatest OS. iMacs have dedicated graphics? I guess I was mistaken about that. Still, the all-in-one design kind of puts me off. Besides I'd still have the issue of wanting to use the monitor with multiple (non-Apple) machines via KVM--I suspect that the iMac doesn't lend itself easily to that sort of use..Or am I wrong about that as well? I guess I just like the idea of the Mac Pro being an easily expandable machine, similar to what I'm used to with beige box XP or Linux machines. I just don't like the idea of spending the $$ if it turns out that it's not for me. I don't need to save up as such, I can afford it in any case--but I'd still feel silly spending a few thousand bucks on a computer and then finding out that it's not for me. I may well get a Mini, although the question of used or new is still open--but I'm not doing anything for a few weeks, since I'll be travelling between Thanksgiving and Christmas. I'll keep an eye out for the rumored upgrades to the MacPro as well. Thanks, folks.. [/QUOTE]
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