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Story: Is the Mac mini good value?
Posted by: Anonymous (Friday 14 January 2005, 10:40 AM)
The Mac Mini has just open the way for savings of thousands of pounds (or dollars) for small businesses or schools!
Software:
1. all major applications have equivalent versions on both PC and Mac platforms or can import/export file format
2. OpenSource software will usually run better on a Mac, because of its Unix heart and safe web browsing.
3. Mac 'default' software is GREAT, from the OS itself (burning CDs, search, utilities) to iLife. Excelent value.
Networking:
1. Mac is stable. God knows how many things go wrong in peer sharing or NT domain, or Internet connecting, on a Windows PC. How much time I spend in my consultant job troubleshooting when I should move the clients move forward...
2. The range of networking capability out of the box from the Mac platform is second to none. It is also very easy to setup
3. Best of all, if you have a Windows server, it will integrate easily. If you have (or plan to purchase) a Mac server, then you're in for a treat, with all the capabilities the server has. A school can secure and control a Mac client nuch more easily than a Windows PC.
Hardware:
1. It's integrated. Less problems with cards, drivers, and whatever regularly plagues a PC user. It's got everything a user would need out of the box.
2. It's small. Now THAT is so important for some small businesses or schools.
3. It's cheap. Not only you can use it as a user PC, you can get one as a small file server, print server, basic intranet server, etc. You can even use it as departmental Firewall, Proxy server, etc. What a great idea! Once configured, you don't need mouse, keyboard, or monitor.
It is now in my primary list of recommendations for clients!
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Story: Is the Mac mini good value?
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You fail to mention the price of the software that... Phil Richardson -
Does the Presario come with Hi-Definition edi... Anonymous -
Mac mini looks like an Apple's strategic... Lupa -
If you start adding the 'cost of the extras' then... Kenny Millar
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I think the public has been duped with PC pri... Ben
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And you have to add the point that Macs... NJ
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Trying going to Apple's site and look for the Nec... Anonymous
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Actually, this is probably targeted at PC users, w... Dan Crane II
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Don't forget to add in the price difference f... Anonymous
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Its way too cheap and I have no doubt as... Anonymous
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Did you add firewire and a software suite comparea... Tom Courson
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The MAJOR flaw in this comparison is the CPU. A 1... Anonymous
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Having owned an original g4-350mz from the f... Ferd Burfel
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I just wanted to say that the price/value comparis... Anonymous
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Do the PC's you price compare to the Mac Mini... Zato
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It is absurd to compare this to a pc. the only thi... Max
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Forget the comparative costs of add-ons, etc. The... Mac guru
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I have an original G-4 400 mhz. I'm considering u... Anonymous
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I went over to HP's page to check this mythical Co... Peter
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You fail to compare the bundled software of the Ma... Anonymous
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Software, Software, Software
Just as the success o... George Lien
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The Mac Mini has just open the way for saving... Anonymous -
Here in the UK, the Mac mini is priced at £33... Jeffrey Ting
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Hey, I've got twenty matches that I'll... Barbie
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>> Hey, I've got twenty matches tha... Ken
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I'm not sure how Apple is going to market the Mac... Robert Kortenoeven
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As is often the case, press people are way offline... poggi11
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Where did these famous analysts find a "similar PC... CB
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I have a 3.02HT P4 with a 256 graphics card, 1 gig... Anonymous
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What would really make it a selling point is... Sum Yung Gai
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Man your comparisons won't work- how many years ar... ean
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