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Subject: [Leica] glossy screen iMac problems
From: mark.teampope at ntlworld.com (Mark Pope)
Date: Mon Oct 20 10:27:06 2008
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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
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