Good to see you both. I ended up paying just over £1800 for a one-step-up-from-bargain-basement macbook. You can imagine my joy when I saw an equivalent spec Dell PC for £220. All for some poxy software that she is having problems using as her version is much newer than the university's...
> On 01/11/2024 18:59 GMT Chris Mitchell <chrism8...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I'm still here too (but don't catch up very often). > > With the announcement if the M4 Mac Mini, there should be some good deals > on M2 ones where people are upgrading. Might be too late though. Back to > sleep now... > > Chris > > On Mon, 7 Oct 2024, 04:40 steve harley, <p...@paper-ape.com> wrote: > > > (yes, i am still on this list) > > > > i moved from a Mac Pro 2013 to a Mac Mini M2 Pro last year; the Mini is > > extremely capable; i don't think the regular M2 would make much difference, > > but i would suggest 16GB RAM — i push mine hard and sometimes wish i had > > 32GB; i run apps for audio, photo, GIS, design and lots and lots of browser > > tabs > > > > there is likely an M4 mini to be announced this month, which may figure > > into the choice; it might default to 16GB — it will also mean discounts on > > the current line > > > > i have both thunderbolt and USB external drives plus two thunderbolt > > displays attached, no problem; HDMI is supported natively as well (no need > > for an adapter), and adapters can be had for most anything else > > > > i have used a lot of different keyboards, both bluetooth & USB; they all > > work, but if she uses a Windows-style keyboard (like me right now) she'll > > need an obscure yet trivial tweak to put the command and option keys in the > > right place (if she cares) > > > > but i think most students would prefer a laptop; the MacBook Air line is > > about as powerful as the Minis, but with fewer ports for external devices; > > again get 16GB RAM > > > > > > > > On Tue, Oct 1, 2024, at 08:31, mike wilson 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. > > > -- > > > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > > follow the directions. > > -- > > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > follow the directions. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
