Sadly, you need to convert those figures to sterling and add quite a bit to
obtain an equivalent here. And you hit SPAM as well.
> On 02/10/2024 01:10 BST Godfrey DiGiorgi <godfreydigio...@me.com> wrote:
>
>
> I don't know what a "normal video connection is".
>
> A new Mac mini cpu configured with 16GB RAM and 512GB SSD drive and delivered
> with Logic Pro installed is approx $1200. It has an HDMI port to drive video
> output, so any display with an HDMI input is usable, and any
> keyboard/mouse/trackpad input device with Bluetooth, USB-A, or
> USB-C/Thunderbolt outputs will be useable.
>
> I would spend the extra couple hundred $ and go with 1TB SSD because sound
> and video manipulations generally consume a lot of disk space. External
> drives for extended storage with USB-C connection are best, and are
> reasonably inexpensive for capacities of 4 to 6 TB.
>
> Apple systems are generally supported for about 5-6 years of macOS revisions,
> so that gives your daughter a computer she can rely upon for an entire
> University degree program, rather than buying an old system that will go out
> of date and not be upgradable to the next revision of the apps/macOS she
> needs.
>
> (This is pretty much precisely what my partner and I gifted our niece with
> over the Summer because she is starting her University degree program as
> well. We went with a MacBook Air laptop, though, because she needed/wanted
> mobility use, which added a bit to the cost. Call it $1900, and that of
> course includes the display and keyboard in the unit rather than having to
> purchase them separately. She'll use it for the entirety of her degree
> program, so $500 per year if it was then just tossed into the garbage (which
> it won't be), so that's really not a lot for an essential part of a modern
> student's annual University budget.)
>
> G
>
> > On Oct 1, 2024, at 7:31 AM, mike wilson <m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com> wrote:
> >
> > My daughter is just starting uni and "needs" some form of Apple computer to
> > run the software (Logic) she will be using. Needs at least OS13.5,
> > apparently.
> >
> > After wailing and gnashing my teeth for some time because of the utterly
> > ridiculous pricing structure, I am having to work out a way to make this
> > happen. So, bearing in mind that I am looking primarily at an Apple Mac
> > mini MMFJ3B/A, some questions:
> >
> > Will this cope? Fairly sure she will have to use some form of external
> > drive for storage.
> >
> > Does Apple use normal video connections, such that I can attach a non-Apple
> > monitor?
> >
> > Will any bluetooth keyboard/mouse work - can I use a cabled one?
> >
> > Many thanks in anticipation.
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