Not a bad idea, i purchased a mac mini a few years ago and i use both computers.
Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 21, 2016, at 5:23 PM, Hank Smith, and Seeing-eye dog Iona > <hank.smith...@gmail.com> wrote: > > lg is also another good brand for a external cd dvd drive > >> On 3/21/2016 2:40 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: >> Not much to be said really, its a good all round external USB drive. >> >> >>> On 22 Mar 2016, at 8:24 AM, Hamit Campos <hamitcam...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Ah yeah true that. I have a Plextore 1. Can you tell me more about this >>> Samsung 1 though please? Off list if you wish. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane >>> Trethowan >>> Sent: Monday, March 21, 2016 5:00 PM >>> To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >>> Subject: Re: Thinking seriously on an Imac rather than a new Windows 10 >>> >>> VLC can but Mac computers - to my knowledge - don't come wiht compatible >>> drives, certainly the one I'm using doesn't so I bought an external Samsung, >>> one of the best drives around at the moment by the way. >>> >>> >>> >>>> On 22/03/2016 7:30 AM, Devin Prater wrote: >>>> Can't VLC handle blueray? >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>>> On Mar 21, 2016, at 3:27 PM, Hamit Campos <hamitcam...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> You're welcome dude. Yeah I'd love an IMac. They are epic. Like I >>>>> said too I use to know how to use 1. But as I didn't end up getting 1 I >>> got rusty. >>>>> The things that held me back are that at the time in 07 I was in >>>>> school still. So who knows how usefull it could have been. Next and >>>>> this 1 still persists, the Mac can't play Blu-Ray. That's a no go. I >>>>> don't bother with DVD any more. I'm a Blu-Ray guy all the way. >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of >>>>> Andy Logue >>>>> Sent: Monday, March 21, 2016 3:46 PM >>>>> To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >>>>> Subject: Re: Thinking seriously on an Imac rather than a new Windows >>>>> 10 >>>>> >>>>> Hi Devon and Hamit. >>>>> >>>>> I've always wanted to check out a mac computer but because ive been >>>>> so brainwashed in Microsoft, I didn't have the self confidence to >>>>> try it out for myself. >>>>> >>>>> What I was thinking was to keep my old Windows machine active for my >>>>> mail and so on, but the Mac could sit alone in another room and if I >>>>> spend some time each day, then I should be able to grasp the basic? >>>>> eh? Especially if I joined a blind mac list. >>>>> >>>>> One thing I have already found out that my Imac Store, which is in >>>>> glasgow, will spend up to an hour with a new customer in the shop. >>>>> Perhaps they may be interessted in offering me a little more start-up >>>>> time, given my blindness? Worth checking out eh? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for your ideas guys. For the meantime, I'm going to check out >>>>> everything I can on the Imac Retina on the webpage. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks again. >>>>> Andy. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "Devin Prater" <d.pra...@me.com> >>>>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >>>>> Sent: Monday, March 21, 2016 4:17 PM >>>>> Subject: Re: Thinking seriously on an Imac rather than a new Windows >>>>> 10 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Apple has a getting started guide, right when you turn on a new Mac. >>>>> Just wait a minute or two then follow the spoken instructions. >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> >>>>>> On Mar 21, 2016, at 11:04 AM, Hamit Campos <hamitcam...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>>>>> An IMac as in the Apple computer? If so there are Mac lists and >>>>>> stuff but you'd have to listen to a lot of podcasts and stuff >>>>>> because you must then now learn Mac OS. If I'm understanding the >>>>>> question correctly. I had learned Mac OS but I've gotten Rusty. >>>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of >>>>>> Andy Logue >>>>>> Sent: Monday, March 21, 2016 11:57 AM >>>>>> To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >>>>>> Subject: Thinking seriously on an Imac rather than a new Windows 10 >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi all. >>>>>> >>>>>> I love everything audio concerning my computer. I've music, >>>>>> described movies and talking books and I use programmes such as >>>>>> Goldwave to record streaming music. I also love burning the odd CD >>>>>> for a friend and recently, I've purchased a Zoom H6 digital recorder >>>>>> for even more interesting audio work. >>>>>> >>>>>> Many of my friends, who are not blind are telling me to buy the new >>>>>> Imac Retina and plug that into my AV and sound system. >>>>>> >>>>>> Any members use Imac for this sort ofstuff and is there any support >>>>>> for a new comer like myself about. >>>>>> >>>>>> Any advice would be very much appriciated. >>>>>> >>>>>> Very best wishes. >>>>>> Andy. >>> -- >>> >>> ********** >>> Those who don't need help are prepared to help themselves >> ********** >> Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the >> halfwits in this world behind. > >
