[geeks] Advice on buying a new Mac

[Dave K]

On 11/13/06, Andy Wallis <rawallis at panix.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 13, 2006 at 11:08:42AM -0500, Dave K wrote:
> > Therefore, I'm looking at the "bigger" Mac Mini:

> > Is there any special benefit to adding a bigger disk internally,
> If you plan on working with video editing or use the mini as a DVR, a bigger
> disk would be very good thing....
As I assumed, no different than any other system.

> > Should I go with the Apple keyboard/mouse, or 3rd party?
> I've found the Apple keyboards to be pretty good.
Might it would be best to go with theirs for the "full Mac experience"

> > What actually is iWork, and is it worth $79?
> iWork is a word processor and presentation maker.
Is that all?  I thought I missed something when reading the web pages about it.

> > And what about AppleCare?
> AppleCare is only good for hardware failures or GUI applications.
How likely would I need h/w help with a new Mini?

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Dave K
Unix Systems & Network Administrator
Mount Laurel NJ