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Need Opinions on First Mac for my mother.
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<blockquote data-quote="EDIT-XTREEM" data-source="post: 175819" data-attributes="member: 11690"><p>I found this, looks good! Mixed reviews ,(good/bad): Pinnacle Studio MovieBox DV ($199 from apple)</p><p></p><p>First off, i would not go with less than 1 gb ram for any video related stuff, </p><p>The mac mini would limit you, look at the price totals, (you need a screen for mac mini)</p><p></p><p></p><p>(If you went with a mini, i would only reccomend getting the 1.42 for your needs/wants)</p><p>1.42GHz PowerPC G4</p><p>512MB DDR333 SDRAM</p><p>ATI Radeon 9200</p><p>32MB DDR video memory</p><p>80GB Ultra ATA hard drive</p><p>SuperDrive (DVD±RW/CD-RW)</p><p>DVI or VGA video output</p><p>Built-in AirPort Extreme and Bluetooth</p><p>Optional 56k Internal Modem</p><p>Apple Credit Account</p><p>Payments as low as $17 per month</p><p></p><p></p><p>699 USD</p><p></p><p>Monitor,</p><p></p><p>20" from apple 799</p><p>(you could also get one for compusa)</p><p>(here is their cheepest one)</p><p></p><p>17 " 179.99</p><p></p><p>699+179=878 usd (including cheepest monitor from compusa) (that does not even have 1 gb upgrade)(</p><p>699 +799=1498 (including apple 20") (that does not even have the i gb upgrade)</p><p></p><p>a new iMac is $1,299.99</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EDIT-XTREEM, post: 175819, member: 11690"] I found this, looks good! Mixed reviews ,(good/bad): Pinnacle Studio MovieBox DV ($199 from apple) First off, i would not go with less than 1 gb ram for any video related stuff, The mac mini would limit you, look at the price totals, (you need a screen for mac mini) (If you went with a mini, i would only reccomend getting the 1.42 for your needs/wants) 1.42GHz PowerPC G4 512MB DDR333 SDRAM ATI Radeon 9200 32MB DDR video memory 80GB Ultra ATA hard drive SuperDrive (DVD±RW/CD-RW) DVI or VGA video output Built-in AirPort Extreme and Bluetooth Optional 56k Internal Modem Apple Credit Account Payments as low as $17 per month 699 USD Monitor, 20" from apple 799 (you could also get one for compusa) (here is their cheepest one) 17 " 179.99 699+179=878 usd (including cheepest monitor from compusa) (that does not even have 1 gb upgrade)( 699 +799=1498 (including apple 20") (that does not even have the i gb upgrade) a new iMac is $1,299.99 [/QUOTE]
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