You'll never be a good MFB if you start worrying about cost. Being a good MFB is like joining scientology, you never worry about the high price of being pure. As expressed in another thread, the very idea of going into a computer store with a budget is not towing the line for Steve Jobs. Think Steve, Think Different...Think Pure.
On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 5:02 AM, Paul Cannon <[email protected]>wrote: > The least expensive new Mac Mini I saw was 599$ on apple's site. That is an > extra 300$ not 100 or 150. > I could purchase an additional machine for that price. > I won't argue that OS X is better than Fedora. I would like to try out OS > X. > > I only plan on using it for Firefox, email, media stuff (vlc for watching > occasional dvd's). > There are several yum repositories of software so I am not sure what > application software you are talking about. > As for tech support, I will probably look at log files or just turn to > google for a solution. > I did not find the review where it arrived in various broken parts. > I did see the review where "even though the atom 270s support cpu scaling > in linux it seems the 330 doesn't have support for it I've tried a few > different distros and am currently run debian lenny. None of them seem to be > support cpu scaling for this processor." This concerns me - he noted it > still works but will have to wait for better linux support. > > From the specs I saw on Apple's site, the Mac Mini has a better cpu and > video capabilities, but would only come with a 1G of memory and only 120Gb > of storage compared to 1 terabyte. There were options to increase the > cpu/ram/drive - of course that would increase the price. The largest drive > from Apple was listed as 320GB and was an additional 175$. A Mac mini with > upgrades (cpu/ram/hard drive) was over a 1000$. I could get 3 machines for > that - stop tempting me. > So probably if I wanted to get more memory and larger drives it is better > to shop elsewhere for Mac accessories. > > The Applecare protection plan is 149$ and all the software I saw > (filemaker, logic express, aperture, final cut, Iwork) had a price tag. Is > this for pre-installation only or does Apple supply the media and let users > install it for free? > > If I were to get a Mac, I would probably get a iMac and dream about a Mac > Pro. Those cinema displays are also very beautiful. > > > On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 07:31:43PM -0400, t.piwowar wrote: > > Or for $100 to $150 more I can get a Mac Mini which also comes with a > > better OS. application software, and strong tech support. I would get > > the Nettop for entertainment/tinkering, but not if I wanted a useful > > computer. > > > > Note the buyers comments that speak positively about the box, but then > > mention that it arrived with various broken parts. > > > > On May 26, 2009, at 9:43 AM, Paul Cannon wrote: > > > >> so for 149$ > >> plus 90$ for 1 terabyte hard drive > >> plus another 25$ for 2G ram > >> plus another 25$ for a DVD burner > >> > >> so for around 300$ can get a dual core Linux system to tinker with. > >> I already have a monitor and keyboard/mouse so I won't have to buy > >> those. > >> > >> Granted, I won't be doing any graphic editing or heavy graphical game > >> playing on it. > >> Otherwise, I think I might order this setup and try Fedora 11 on it. > > > > > > ************************************************************************* > > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > > ************************************************************************* > > > > -- > > This message has been scanned for viruses and > > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > > believed to be clean. > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
