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iMac Mini - Well Worth the Price!

Apple Mac mini MC239LL/A Desktop

By: Jesse Bye

Background: I'm a freelance web designer and developer, as well as a musician. I primarily use apps for graphic (both vector and raster) design, coding, testing websites, and notating music.

After debating whether I should get a Macbook Pro, Mac Mini, or iMac, I decided on the Mac Mini for a few reasons:

+ It is extremely compact, taking up very little desk space. I also like the fact that it has 5 USB ports, eliminating the need for a hub.

+ It has the same specs as the higher end 13" Macbook Pro, for quite a lot less money (minus the portability, of course).

+ Although I like the idea of iMac's all-in-one design and simplicity, I don't like the idea of my computer's components being tied in with my monitor. Even with the advent of Display port on the new iMacs, I don't know if the iMac's display would still function if the other components died. The Mini isn't tied to any particular display, which I like.

+ The cheaper price (compared to the iMac and Macbook Pro) allowed me to have more money to spend on some apps that I needed.

As part of a goal to simplify my life, the Mini fits the bill perfectly. It is nice looking, runs quietly (although it isn't completely silent), and keeps my desk clean.

I also like the world of Mac apps much better than Windows. It seems like Mac developers have much more creativity and aren't afraid to try new, different approaches to things. And I really like some of the OS X features like Stacks, Time Machine, Dashboard, etc. It all seems very intuitive and simple (unlike most things PC). And for development, having access to the Terminal is indispensable. I've also managed to get Internet Explorer 6 running (using WineBottler) without having to resort to Boot Camp or a virtual machine, which is convenient for testing my websites.

As far as performance goes, the Mini is very quick indeed. Despite the slow hard drive speed (5400 rpm), booting and loading apps is very fast. Thanks to the 4GB of RAM, applications like Illustrator and Photoshop run comfortably side by side. It also performs very well on CPU-intensive tasks like encoding music or videos. I have yet to tax the graphics card in any way, but I imagine that it will perform well.

One of the reasons I bought the Mac Mini was because I was increasingly disenchanted with Microsoft's offerings. With each new release of Windows, the improvements seemed to be fewer and farther between. Recently, I tried Windows 7 on my Thinkpad T60. Some of the new features are nice, such as Aero snap, but in no way essential. Many things were downright frustrating. Aero effects would sometimes be very sluggish, making it painful to move or resize any windows. Browsing the internet, pages would repeatedly time out, even though they would load perfectly under Windows XP. The more I used Windows, the more I found myself wishing for my old Powermac G4. Those reasons (along with several others) convinced me that Mac was the only way to go.

CONCLUSION:
The Mini is a great little machine that is perfect for my needs. I can't imagine ever needing a full desktop again after using one of these. And I can confirm the adage that "once you go Mac, you'll never go back."

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