[Headrush]

Hope you enjoy your purchase.

One of the worst things people do when purchasing computers is get lost in the numbers.
This is X times as fast or this is Y times cheaper but has this, etc.

Just like anything else a computer and an OS are just tools to complete some job. The job is different for every user and often purchasers lose focus on accomplishing that job and get lost in the numbers.

For me, I traded in a Quad Core Dell XPS 420 for a 24" iMac. Sure the quad core was faster for movie encoding and such, but my overall system use isn't any slower. I've ditch the headaches of trying to dust a bulky unit under the desk and a tons of cables with a sleek simple unit that sits on my glass desk.

[aka Brett]

I can help you sleek that desk a step further
A 15 inch laptop....attached keyboard and mouse....A true all in one..let me know if you are interested in a trade

[Headrush]

Originally Posted by aka Brett

I can help you sleek that desk a step further
A 15 inch laptop....attached keyboard and mouse....A true all in one..let me know if you are interested in a trade

Must say that new 27" iMac does look impressive, maybe I do need to move up.

(Of course i have the 24" iMac and its also driving an additional 22" LCD beside it, but you know the newest is always more impressive. )

[azariah007]

Originally Posted by aka Brett

For what its worth I will buy me a mac mini when the time is right.
About 600 american,,,,decent enough specs and affordable

That's a good idea. They're a bit more than things like WD's Media Boxes that only read information from USB connected storage devices in that they read information off of the network as well and operate, well like media PC's. Hopefully there's a program that will allow you to access PC's running Windows 7's WMP 12 as a media server like other PC's can! For normal use though I don't think it has enough bang for buck! But then again Apple only advertises it as something you would plug into a TV just like their Apple TV which I think is almost one in the same?

[aka Brett]

Its a full fledged pc...no monitor keyboard or mouse.If a person has those laying around he is in bussiness

[azariah007]

Hey Hey Hey! peoples I'm getting cut out of the conversation here! and it's getting a little weird! Can we at least attempt to keep on topic! I don't mind people talking about relevant topics but...!

[azariah007]

Originally Posted by aka Brett

Its a full fledged pc...no monitor keyboard or mouse.If a person has those laying around he is in bussiness

and who doesn't?! I'm sure we all have a few keyboards, mouses, screens lying around we need to get rid of or use!

[aka Brett]

http://www.apple.com/macmini/specs.html

[azariah007]

YIKES It's been only hmm 3 months since I looked at the mac mini but there are a lot more ports on these things now! YIKES

[aka Brett]

blue tooth and wireless included....has a speaker..probably not the best but it is a start.

Cool little tower...not a bad deal really

[azariah007]

Yeah as a comparison try this on for size!
http://www.zotac.com/index.php?optio...100033&lang=un
As usual there is a PC equivalent. Believe it or not I found this by accident while looking at this http://www.zotac.com/index.php?optio...100025&lang=un unfortunately it's a discontinued model I really hope there are going to be some other one of this type around when I'm truly ready to buy!