Google| Subject | Re: mac sales down |
| From | Snit |
| Date | 05/15/2008 22:08 (05/15/2008 13:08) |
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| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.advocacy |
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"Glorb" <Glorb@orb.com>stated in post 25fef$482c945f$14912@news.teranews.com on 5/15/08 12:51 PM:
GlorbYou are wrong:
Snit wrote:SnitGlorb
"Glorb" <Glorb@orb.com>stated in post ebf9d$482c8f08$10250@news.teranews.com on 5/15/08 12:29 PM:GlorbSnit
Snit wrote:SnitGlorb
"Glorb" <Glorb@orb.com>stated in post 58f96$482c7afa$31261@news.teranews.com on 5/15/08 11:03 AM:
...SnitGlorbGlorbMayor Of R'lyeh
IOW, if Edwin had bought a Mac Mini, he would have found his assessment of it too generous. He would have had made a $600-$800 mistake. ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **
That depends entirely upon how much this Edwin of which you speak values the things the Mini does offer. If he puts a premium on the form factor then he might have found it a great bargain. However if he were basing his judgement on the machine's specs then he would have been greatly disappointed.
Who is the form factor important to, and why?
If the computer will be used as part of an entertainment center,
Inadequate for the task.
What makes you think that?
The specs.
<http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en-us&q=mac+mini+entertainme nt+center>
The specs clearly do not prevent many people from using it as such.
Well, yes, but that is irrelevant. Why not stick to the topic? With a laptop you are tied to the one monitor it comes with - while you can remove it, I suppose, that would void the warranty. With the mini you are not tied to the same limitation. For moving a computer around a house on a semi-regular basis the mini makes sense (say people who have two homes and move the computer back and forth between homes or people who have a guest house and move a computer there for company or... well, hopefully you get the idea).GlorbSnitSnitGlorb
if it will be moved a lot,
Get a notebook computer instead.
That ties you to its monitor (though you can use another).
You can use a Mac Mini without a monitor?
The Mac mini would do quite well for many labs. Depends on what the lab is used for. Your answer, pretty much, is a dodge.GlorbSnitSnitGlorb
if it will be a part of a lab
Inadequate for the task.
What makes you think that?
The specs.
I have worked in labs where "regular" computers made things far to compact.GlorbSnitSnitGlorb
where you want to be able to easily lock it down and position it, etc.
Larger computers can be locked down easily. In fact, if theft is your concern, you're probably better off without a computer that fits in somebody's pocket.
Some truth to that, but it depends on the furniture and the layout.
I haven't seen a lab yet that couldn't accommodate regular computers.
-- Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
05/08/2008
