[Leica] Re:Computers get a Mac don't look back Mac Mini $499

[henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff)]

The only real downside of the mac mini is the slow, small (2-1/2") 
hard drive. It makes it even more important to get all the RAM you 
can get, if you want to do Photoshop stuff. A local photographer I 
know who shoots Leicas and digital sold his Powerbook and got a mac 
mini; his reasoning was that it's smaller than the Powerbook and 
likely less fragile to carry, he has a larger screen at home and any 
client will have a screen and keyboard available if needed, and that 
screen will also likely be a lot larger than the Powerbook one.

Mac users get derided for using something that's 'easy', and doesn't 
need as much effort to configure and keep running cleanly. That 
argument only works if you're interested in the techie/geeky stuff 
(which I happen to be). For most people, getting some work done with 
the computer is more important than the setup or tweaking, and for 
those people a mac often provides a better experience.

Of course, for most computer users who really aren't interested in 
looking under the hood, the most important factor is having a trusted 
'techie' nearby who understands the flavour of computer they are 
using. That's a completely valid basis for a decision, and is a lot 
more important than what computer they actually wind up with IMO.

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