[X-Newbies] Buying advice

Ed Wiser ewiser at bellsouth.net
Fri Oct 8 18:17:12 PDT 2010


My father in law uses a 21" iMac and loves it. The new iMac's are real quiet you never hear the fans come on. 

On Oct 8, 2010, at 6:52 PM, Mark Taintor wrote:

> Tried sending this a few hours ago, but it's never showed up. I'm trying again. If it comes through twice, I apologize!
> 
> So, I'm needing a new computer and am soliciting opinions.My G4/533 just died after nearly 10 years of faithful service. I had hoped to be able to use my 17 inch Apple LCD monitor with a new Mac Mini, but have learned that the ADC connector on it makes it a problematic connection. My two options right now are:
> 1. Buy a Mini anyway and purchase an inexpensive (under $200) monitor from another vendor.
> 2. Buy an iMac
> 
> Any thoughts?  I kind of like the idea of a small, quiet computer like the Mini, and it would end up being cheaper than the iMac, but it seems like the iMac is a whole lot more computer for the money. Is it?
> 
> If I go with the iMac, I'll probably get the 21.5 inch model since that would fit my desk better. Any thoughts about the 3.06 vs 3.2 GHZ models? And is there any reason, I really should consider the bigger screen model. I'm not a power user and don't do video editing work. It will be a home computer - basic stuff with iWork projects, etc.
> 
> Thanks in advance for any advice.
> 
> Mark
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