I also had numerous issues with not having a monitor connected to my Mac mini. Got a lot of "Finder Busy" messages whenever I accessed Dropbox and I had some other wierd situations that simply went away when I hooked one up. Your friend could buy the cheapest monitor possible and these issues should stay away.
What I'm wondering is if these brand new minis still will exhibit these problems or not. On Oct 25, 2012, at 10:05 AM, Donovan Osborn <donovan303...@gmail.com> wrote: > That's very true, I bought the iMac primarily for the monitor. Just in case I > got stuck. I don't have a monitor on my Windows computer and there has been > many times when something went wrong with the sound and then I had to have my > brother in law come over with a monitor. > Having a screen just made it easier to deal with. > Plus my nieces love it when they come over and can use the computer. > > Sincerely, > > Donovan Osborn > donovan303...@gmail.com > > > > On Oct 24, 2012, at 6:47 PM, Alex Hall <mehg...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Personally, I like having a monitor. No, I can't use it, but my family can. >> For instance, if I ever had a serious problem and vo or my sound card >> stopped working, I have a recourse. Also, I can let others read things on >> the screen, such as to proof something or take a quick look at an >> interesting article. I consider the monitor a safety net and a good way to >> have my computer open to anyone who may need it, for whatever reason. Plus, >> as I said, I had no end of trouble when I had no screen, and now all is as >> well as it can be with such low ram. >> On Oct 24, 2012, at 8:24 PM, Donovan Osborn <donovan303...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> About 3 years ago my friend told me the same thing. Now I don't know if >>> this is still a problem. But the way he got around it was to buy a adapter >>> that plug ins in to the USB and connects to your TV. But you don't need to >>> really connect the TV, the adapter just fools it in to thinking that there >>> is a monitor connected. >>> Again I don't know if this is still necessary, but if she buys the Mini and >>> dose have problems with it she could try this workaround. >>> >>> Sincerely, >>> >>> Donovan Osborn >>> donovan303...@gmail.com >>> >>> >>> >>> On Oct 24, 2012, at 2:06 PM, Joanne Chua <shuang.an...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi There, >>>> >>>> I've an enquiry from one of my friend. She's looking at getting a >>>> MacMini but is not sure if it can operates without a mornitor. As >>>> she's totally blind, a mornitor aint gonna help her alot. >>>> I've try to contact Apple yesterday to explain the situation to them, >>>> unfortunately, they insist that "a MacMini can't be operate without a >>>> mornitor because you have no way seeing at the screen without a >>>> mornitor.". At first, i thought might be the customer cunsultant lack >>>> of knowledge with the capability of there products, then i tried again >>>> a little later with the similar answer. >>>> I'm certain there's some Mac user here that using MacMini on this >>>> list. Can you please share some light on this matter? >>>> >>>> thanks >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> Joanne >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@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 macvisionaries@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. >>> >> >> >> >> Have a great day, >> Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) >> mehg...@gmail.com >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@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 macvisionaries@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 macvisionaries@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.
