Why do you have two of them? I could see having a desktop, and a lap top, but two Minis surprise me. Do you have 1 hooked up to your TV? On Nov 5, 2010, at 6:40 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote:
> You would pay quite a bit more for the imac, I would say go for the mini, I > have 2 of them here, and unless you're doing something that requires the top > of the line latest and greatest hardware, the mini should easily suffice. > On Nov 5, 2010, at 8:53 AM, Sarai Bucciarelli wrote: > >> Hi: >> I do have the monitor, speakers, etc; however the iMac has more HD space. >> Hmm. >> On Nov 5, 2010, at 4:43 AM, Scott Howell wrote: >> >>> If you have a monitor, go for the Mini unless you have a real need for the >>> fastest processor possible and need a lot of drive space on the machine. >>> The iMac offers more options in terms of processing power and hard drive >>> space. Of course you do get the monitor included. My advice is this: >>> 1. Determine what you need. In other words, what are you going to use the >>> machine for and plan this out over at least three years as a minimum. >>> UNless your one of those folks who upgrade frequently, you want to get a >>> machine that will grow with you and I tend to keep machines forever, but if >>> I consider upgrading, it usually is on a three to five year cycle depending >>> on what my family needs. :) Yeah, I'm really nice, I give them the well >>> tested machines. :) >>> 2. Price out more than one option. For example, if you are leaning toward a >>> MIni, but you want more drive space and ram, do the math and see if it >>> would make more sense to go with an iMac versus a Mini. >>> >>> Of course others will have different opinions, but hope this helps. >>> On Nov 5, 2010, at 3:32 AM, Sarai Bucciarelli wrote: >>> >>>> All: >>>> I''ll eventually replace my old PC desktop when ever it decides to die. >>>> I'm trying to decide between a Mac mini VS an iMac. Any thoughts on either >>>> Mac? >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
