Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/10/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Luis, thanks for putting me right. All the best Mark Luis Miguel Casta?eda Navas wrote: > > On 19/10/2008, at 22:19, Mark Pope wrote: > >> From a purely value for money point of view, I wonder whether the Mac >> mini and a monitor such as the Apple cinema LCD (total cost about >> $1500) would be a better bet than the 24" Imac at $1800? Anyone have >> any thoughts? > > the mac mini is fine for office stuff or as mediacenter, for amateur > image processing is a bit tight, no real VRAM, and either not a great > video card, but if you, as most users, were just processing text, email, > web and use client programs in your business it's a good choice. > > The imac used to have (and afaik they still have) two bays for HDs, so > you always can put another HD of your choice and/or replacing the > original one at the store for another with more capacity. And yes, Apple > always was slightly stingy with the base equipment given on their > computers, since my first mac back in the 80's I always had to buy extra > stuff... but also I had to do it with every PC's I bought too. > > > > I feel better, to hell with photography, art, women, and all > E. Weston, 1924 > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > http://luis.imaginarymagnitude.net/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Mark Pope, Swindon, Wilts UK Homepage http://www.monomagic.co.uk Blog http://www.monomagic.co.uk/blog Picture a week (2008) http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2008 (2007) http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2007