Hi Jeff,
As you are a iPhone user I think you would really like the Mac book
with built in multi gesture track pad. Also, I use a 13 inch mac book white
case and it would certainly do all you have mentioned. I just hook up a usb
hub and I'm good to go. I love being able to take it with me when I travel.
Nothing against the mini but if you have only one Mac it might be nice to have
the flexibility of the Mac Book.
Nice thing is you cant make a wrong choice. Both would work well.
Eric Caron
On Aug 7, 2010, at 6:41 PM, Sarai Bucciarelli wrote:
> Hi,
> Due to the portability, and trackpad, I'd go for the Pro.
> Sarai Bucciarelli
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> 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
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