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Machine Advice
by ML-34
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HI all,
Some machine advice, please. 1. $999 Mac Book or $1199 13 Mac Book Pro? - both support 8gb of RAM (sources have confirmed the Mac Book does..) - I dont really need FW 800 or the SD slot. - I would be using this for an e-mail machine, normal office type work, some web development. 2. Mac Mini Server as a development machine? - I like the dual 500gb (can setup as a mirror) - I like I could toss this in a carry on if I goto a client site. - 4b of RAM is nice (although i wonder if it can support 8gb? anyone?) - I already have a USB KVM on my desk Thank you! -Jason_______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list MacOSX-talk@... http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk |
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Re: Machine Advice
by ML-34
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Paul, > On 9 Nov 2009, at 18:16, ML <mailinglists@...> wrote: > >> Some machine advice, please. > > Again? How many machines are you buying? I am upgrading two and buy a few for a new employee. -Jason _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list MacOSX-talk@... http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk |
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Re: Machine Advice
by Macs R We
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On Nov 9, 2009, at 11:16 AM, ML wrote: > HI all, > > Some machine advice, please. > > 1. $999 Mac Book or $1199 13 Mac Book Pro? > - both support 8gb of RAM (sources have confirmed the Mac Book does..) > - I dont really need FW 800 or the SD slot. > - I would be using this for an e-mail machine, normal office type > work, some web development. That's pretty low demand. A Mini could do this. Failing that, go with the cheapBook. > 2. Mac Mini Server as a development machine? > - I like the dual 500gb (can setup as a mirror) > - I like I could toss this in a carry on if I goto a client site. > - 4b of RAM is nice (although i wonder if it can support 8gb? anyone?) > - I already have a USB KVM on my desk Not exactly portable unless you have a screen at both places. Something in the back of my mind says you may be sacrificing graphics performance on a Mini. I'm wondering why you don't buy the laptop here and the Mini for the office work. -- Macs R We -- Personal Macintosh Service and Support in the Wickenburg and far Northwest Valley Areas. http://macsrwe.com _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list MacOSX-talk@... http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk |
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Re: Machine Advice
by ML-34
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Hi,
>> 2. Mac Mini Server as a development machine? >> - I like the dual 500gb (can setup as a mirror) >> - I like I could toss this in a carry on if I goto a client site. >> - 4b of RAM is nice (although i wonder if it can support 8gb? anyone?) >> - I already have a USB KVM on my desk > > Not exactly portable unless you have a screen at both places. Something in the back of my mind says you may be sacrificing graphics performance on a Mini. I'm wondering why you don't buy the laptop here and the Mini for the office work. I always have this problem when buying hardware. I spend a lot of time trying to decide what to get and what is the best use of money. I know that I will upgrade again at some point. So my wife had a black MacBook, 4gb RAM. I have a 13in MBP with 8gb RAM. She really wants a unibody MacBook (more for aesthetics than anything else). My thought was that I could get a MacBook to replace my 13 MBP. Since the MacBook supports 8gb and I don't use the SD or FW 800 ports. It saves a few hundred. This lead me to thing about Mac Mini Server for a dedicated development machine. I am hiring a developer now and I was thinking that a Mini might be a good machine to leave at the office. I like the idea of dual 500gb for mirroring and 4gb is a decent amount for the machine. Still good to take on demos and have the laptop for all the rest of the stuff that slows a development machine down. I really think I have "hardware OCD", all my life I have been like this. I still do OS restores on my machine every 6 months or so. I know I dont need to, but I can't help it. -Jason _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list MacOSX-talk@... http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk |
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Re: Machine Advice
by objectwerks inc
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On Nov 9, 2009, at 2:03 PM, Macs R We wrote: >> > > Not exactly portable unless you have a screen at both places. > Something in the back of my mind says you may be sacrificing > graphics performance on a Mini. I'm wondering why you don't buy the > laptop here and the Mini for the office work. Mini and Macbook (and smaller MBP) both have NVIDIA 9400M graphics Chad _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list MacOSX-talk@... http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk |
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Re: Machine Advice
by objectwerks inc
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On Nov 9, 2009, at 2:17 PM, ML wrote: > So my wife had a black MacBook, 4gb RAM. I have a 13in MBP with 8gb > RAM. She really wants a unibody MacBook (more for aesthetics than > anything else). My thought was that I could get a MacBook to replace > my 13 MBP. Since the MacBook supports 8gb and I don't use the SD or > FW 800 ports. It saves a few hundred. Just FYI. Macbook is only supported according to Apple to 4GB. So be very sure and very careful if using more as Apple probably will not support you if you have problems, doesn't work, etc. _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list MacOSX-talk@... http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk |
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Re: Machine Advice
by Neil Laubenthal
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1. In my opinion . . .unless dollars are tight I would go with the Pro.
Better video . . . more solid case . . .firewire. FW is way better than USB if you need to connect a drive and move lots of data . . .or if you need to boot from an external drive. 2. I’m actually seriously getting one of the mini servers myself. My wife wants a mini to hook up to the HDTV for video . . .moving my home file server to be hosted on the same machine makes one less machine I need to leave running all the time. I'm pretty sure I remember seeing it will take 8 GB . . .although 4 is probably plenty. On Nov 9, 2009, at 1:16 PM, ML wrote: > HI all, > > Some machine advice, please. > > 1. $999 Mac Book or $1199 13 Mac Book Pro? > - both support 8gb of RAM (sources have confirmed the Mac Book does..) > - I dont really need FW 800 or the SD slot. > - I would be using this for an e-mail machine, normal office type > work, some web development. > > 2. Mac Mini Server as a development machine? > - I like the dual 500gb (can setup as a mirror) > - I like I could toss this in a carry on if I goto a client site. > - 4b of RAM is nice (although i wonder if it can support 8gb? anyone?) > - I already have a USB KVM on my desk ----------------------------------------------- There are only three kinds of stress; your basic nuclear stress, cooking stress, and A$$hole stress. The key to their relationship is Jello. neil _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list MacOSX-talk@... http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk |
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Re: Machine Advice
by steve harley-2
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On 2009-11-09 14:17 , ML wrote:
> I like the idea of dual 500gb for mirroring and 4gb is a decent amount for the machine. if it's just the storage that appeals to you about the Mini Server, then consider external storage, you will get more capacity and speed for your money with 7200rpm hard drive(s) in a FW800 case, and you'll be able to easily connect that storage elsewhere if needed (a great help when things happen, e.g. a machine needs to go in for service) if you really have a use for Mac OS X Server, then the mServer is a great bargain for that reason; note that it doesn't include iLife _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list MacOSX-talk@... http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk |
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