I haven’t physically seen the newer models either and I don’t think I really want to see them, would make me physically ill.
Bare in mind too that an iMac an’t cheap these days, I love my Mac but how the hell Apple expects to sell these machines by lowering Specifications and charging like wounded bulls I just don’t know or perhaps Apple just don’t care. > On 22 Mar 2016, at 10:30 AM, Hank Smith, and Seeing-eye dog Iona > <hank.smith...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I haven't seen the > newer mac mini so I can not comment on that. I just know the mac that I had > at the time was a power full machine hth > Hank > > On 3/21/2016 4:26 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: >> 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. >> >> >> > > ********** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the halfwits in this world behind.
