Hi, Due to the portability, and trackpad, I'd go for the Pro. Sarai Bucciarelli Personal Come join me on www.swagbucks.com/refer/sdbuccia
On Aug 7, 2010, at 5:21 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote: > Either model would work fine for what you want, the only thing is, the mini > requires that a monitor be connected, not turned on, just connected. > Otherwise voice over will be quite sluggish. If you have a monitor you can > connect, I would go with the mini, otherwise the mac book pro would be a good > choice. Or you could just get the regular mac book for $999, that would also > meet your needs I think. > On Aug 7, 2010, at 9:37 AM, Geoff Waaler wrote: > >> Greetings y'all, >> >> For the benifit of those who don't hang out on the viPhone list, I recently >> started assisting Cara Josh and Olivia with the management of this list. >> Since I don't yet have a Mac until now I only read posts that Google >> suspected of being spam. >> >> This weekend my state is exempting "back to school" items such as computers >> from sales tax. I've been considering migrating to the Apple world for a >> while and the 8% savings is tempting. >> >> I am a total, hence gaming is not a priority. I anticipate my primary uses >> would be web surfing, email, playing/editing audio, and hopefully app >> development. I therefore don't believe that processor speed and memory >> would make a lot of difference, but perhaps more experienced Mac users can >> comment. >> >> With these assumptions in mind I'm considering either the 13 inch low end >> MacBookPro (2.4 GHZ processor) for $1,200 or the Mac Mini for $800. >> Comparing the specs it would appear that $400 would buy me a keyboard, 2GB >> extra memory, a 13 inch display, fewer USB ports, an extra pound to cary >> around and 70 GB less disk storage. >> >> I have a four year old USB display that I plug into my Dell desktop on those >> rare occasions when I need sighted assistance. >> >> Okay, so at long last, here are my questions. Any input would be greatly >> appreciated! >> >> 1. Considering my anticipated usage are my assumptions about memory and >> processor speed accurate? If not, any details would be very helpful. >> >> 2. Will the Mac Mini work without a display? >> >> 3. I already own an Apple wireless keyboard. I assume this would work with >> the Mini if I unpare it from my iPhone? >> >> TIA and best regards. >> Geoff >> -- >> 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.
