I would personally say a Mac Mini. I Don't really see much difference between the Mac Mini's processor and the iMac. Another thing to note is that for most things, a mac is not really that processor intensive at all. I recently bought a macbook pro, but it was the 2.4 instead of the 2.6. My sister has the 2.6, and I've noticed really no difference. The fact that apple create both the hardware and softwear also helps a bunch. Hth, James. On 06/11/2010, at 1:24 PM, Sarai Bucciarelli wrote:
> Why do you have two of them? I could see having a desktop, and a lap top, but > two Minis surprise me. Do you have 1 hooked up to your TV? > On Nov 5, 2010, at 6:40 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote: > >> You would pay quite a bit more for the imac, I would say go for the mini, I >> have 2 of them here, and unless you're doing something that requires the top >> of the line latest and greatest hardware, the mini should easily suffice. >> On Nov 5, 2010, at 8:53 AM, Sarai Bucciarelli wrote: >> >>> Hi: >>> I do have the monitor, speakers, etc; however the iMac has more HD space. >>> Hmm. >>> On Nov 5, 2010, at 4:43 AM, Scott Howell wrote: >>> >>>> If you have a monitor, go for the Mini unless you have a real need for the >>>> fastest processor possible and need a lot of drive space on the machine. >>>> The iMac offers more options in terms of processing power and hard drive >>>> space. Of course you do get the monitor included. My advice is this: >>>> 1. Determine what you need. In other words, what are you going to use the >>>> machine for and plan this out over at least three years as a minimum. >>>> UNless your one of those folks who upgrade frequently, you want to get a >>>> machine that will grow with you and I tend to keep machines forever, but >>>> if I consider upgrading, it usually is on a three to five year cycle >>>> depending on what my family needs. :) Yeah, I'm really nice, I give them >>>> the well tested machines. :) >>>> 2. Price out more than one option. For example, if you are leaning toward >>>> a MIni, but you want more drive space and ram, do the math and see if it >>>> would make more sense to go with an iMac versus a Mini. >>>> >>>> Of course others will have different opinions, but hope this helps. >>>> On Nov 5, 2010, at 3:32 AM, Sarai Bucciarelli wrote: >>>> >>>>> All: >>>>> I''ll eventually replace my old PC desktop when ever it decides to die. >>>>> I'm trying to decide between a Mac mini VS an iMac. Any thoughts on >>>>> either Mac? >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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. >>> >> >> -- >> 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.
