Posted on 01/11/2005 10:49:21 AM PST by HAL9000
Preliminary info from MacWorld Expo -
Jobs introduces Mac mini. New member of Mac family including a slot-load Combo optical drive, FireWire, ethernet, USB 2.o, both DVI/VGA output. It plays DVDs, burn CDs, and is very quiet and tiny. Its height is half the size of an iPod mini. Jobs calls it "BYODKM" -- Bring Your Own Display, Keyboard, Mouse. Will come in two models: 1.25GHz 256MB/40GB for $499. A second model with a 1.4GHz, more memory and larger hard drive will sell for $599. Mac mini will ship on January 22. Ships in a box smaller than the regular iPod box.
Right. USB isn't proprietary with a myriad of "standards", it IS the standard, across all platforms, whether it's Linux, MS, or Apple.
Correct and what everyone knows as Windows Explorer (explore.exe) that was the "graphical user interface" of Windows 1.0, all the basic command line commands for copying, deleting, pasting, and program execution were in the menus.
I'm not aware of any parts available to build laptops. However, the parts availability for towers is limitless. Newegg.com is the best; great prices, super fast shipping, and a large variety of parts.
Besides.. this is a good deal because PC users like two button mice and apple doesn't sell one.. but OS X uses two button mice and more.. but you can add all of these bits from Apple if you like pretty economically.. they are just not forcing you to pay extra for them if you already have them on your desk.
LOL Mine actually sounds more like an F4 since I put in a more powerfull fan.But I'll never have to wonder if my cpu fan is working.
Thats not what you said, That I could agree with (we dont allow Mac Desktops for that reason at my office). You said Macs were crap that cause too many networking problmes (saying they are harder or worse at networking than WinTel.
I am looking online....no luck so far. The annoying things about customization like Dell offers is that rarely can you go DOWN significantly.
I really do not need the latest processor. I can get by on a 1.5. I will put the latest and greatest on my desktop anyway and leave the laptop for simple web surfing and typing, as well as some games in case I travel.
Oh well. Newegg is a great site...I have seen that one before.
I guess for notebooks, buying used is the best bet for cheaper prices.
Macs network with each other very easily. They don't always "play nice" with other computers. That's more of an issue with a network running off a Windows server, I believe, but it is definitely true.
My computers have never had spyware, virii and most importantly, third world hackers can go pound sand.
Huh, again your going back to apple talk, which is for all intensive purposes a dead protocol. I run a hume network with Windows (My work Laptop), Linux (My Playground), Solaris (Stuff for work), and OSX (My wifes computer) their is no difference in how complex they are to network. Plug it in, it picks up DHCP done..
That's more of an issue with a network running off a Windows server, I believe, but it is definitely true.
No its an issue with not running a network off a windows server correctly, I can plug anything into my network at work (windows NT domain w/ wins) and it works just fine..
My 89 year old mother and my buddy's 87 year old mother are both using old candy colored iMacs... which can be picked up on eBay for less than $150. Both are using OSX and have zero problems surfing the web and receiving and sending email.
Generally you cannot just pick a brand and expect every Laptop they make to be good. Its a model by model thing. That said, I personally prefer IBM Thinkpads, Toshiba as Windoze machines.. As Mac's its prolly not a good idea to buy any "Black" Mac portable.. just on the age factor. People just love the Titaniums and the iBooks have held up very nicely, its prolly time to avoid any of the colorful iBooks for the same reason as the "Black" ones.. just age.. more than 3 years old. Unless you know what you are doing.
Personally, I would recommend shopping really hard for a new portable.. that you can afford rather than buying used.
Any computer with the basic TCP/IP networking protocols can network among each other easily. When your connecting your Mac to the internet (whether via dialup or broadband), your Mac is 99.9% of the time communicating with a Unix machine on the other end. If you have a DHCP enabled home network, the setup is as "plug'n'play" as it gets. DHCP also makes getting up and going on broadband a snap too.
One of the really nice things about running Windows of any flavor on a Mac in VirtualPC is that ability to make a complete copy of the virtual PC C: drive, stick it in an out-of the way corner of your harddrive. The next time your VirtualPC installation of Windows XP Professional gets a spyware, don't bother to clean it... delete it. Bring back a copy of your backup and away you go... takes about 2 minutes!
I have dealt with Newegg too.. and they really do seem to get the mix right, if you want bits and pieces.. great pricing and decent service at the same time.. I am wondering if these folks are making a profit and if so.. when are they going public? lol..
I agree. I'm fortunate in that I work with a guy who is an absolute guru; he has assembled 40+ boxes himself. It's a definite advantage.
Not sure if they have plans on going public, but if they do, I'm sure they will do well.
That'll work.
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I'm there. Thanks.
Hmmmm... and when was the last time you added an OSX Mac to a network? Or were you just told these "definitely true" facts?
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