I’m not sure I agree with that statement now. Certainly the late 2012 Mac Mini is a truly outstanding machine, I have one of corus but the later models have been cheapened and are far less powerful, this could be an issue if you’re doing any heavy audio work.
> On 22 Mar 2016, at 10:06 AM, Hank Smith, and Seeing-eye dog Iona > <hank.smith...@gmail.com> wrote: > > mac minis are also good would still have mine but it decided to litterly > start smoking about a year ago > and boy does burnt electronics smell nasty > it was a really work horse of a machine to was able to salvige the hard drive > but the rest of the machine was a gonner. > the intire logic board wich was the mother board was toast. a power surge > decided to take it out. > wasn't going to pay 600.00 for a new mother board when I could get a new mac > mini for like 500.00 or so. > didn't have the funds to get a replacement my mom had to help me get a laptop > we didn't have the funds to get another mac > have been trying to get my hands on some sort of mac sebse then. but I can > tell you this whether you get a mac mini a imac or a macbook you are getting > a damn good machine and you won't regret it either. > On 3/21/2016 3:44 PM, Robert Williams wrote: >> 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. >>> > > ********** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the halfwits in this world behind.
