Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/10/20
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thanks for putting me right.
All the best
Mark
Luis Miguel Casta?eda Navas wrote:
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> On 19/10/2008, at 22:19, Mark Pope wrote:
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>> 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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