Is there a reason not to buy one?
Where is the best place to get one?
Cheers,
SBZ.
Best place - apple.procureweb.ac.uk if you have access (discount, and 3yr warranty as standard.)
Reason against - base spec iMac is better value, unless you already have a decent big monitor. Even then it's dubious...
Depends what you want it for too, if HDD space isn't so important, but performance is, i'd be looking at Airs.
EDIT: best place if you want a cheap one is me, 😉 My GF is selling hers soon. Older core2 duo 1.8/2gb/160gb one. If that's of interest let me know...
No CD/DVD drive which would put me off the newer ones.
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No CD/DVD drive which would put me off the newer ones.
Optical media, how quaint!
Ebay have a fair few most of the time. I am in no way a Mac aficionado, but picked up my MBP and Mini off there for a bargain. Both were upgraded and came with loads of other kit.
My Mini is an 09 that I picked up last year for around £300 (inc magic mouse, another kb, extra 2Gb and some other bits). Mint condition and does everything I need.
And the MBP was £2k of stuff that I got for £650. 18 months old too. Bargain.
Depends what you need it for though ...
I must admit I looked at them briefly, before buying my iMac. The iMac was just better value, and a far neater package.
My daughter has had one for several years. Nothing to report.
It just works.
- no optical drive
- does it have enough ports for your peripherals?
- adding on the cost of a monitor as good as that on the iMac makes it poor value
...or at least they were the reasons I gave myself for getting an iMac instead of a Mini 🙂
Optical media, how quaint!
Aye - until you want to RIP a CD to iTunes!
Having said that there are 3 older Mac Minis in our family and they all work very well. No issues with any of them.
Aye - until you want to RIP a CD to iTunes!
And when I do (i use an external, CD drive in my MBP is replaced with a HDD) i curse the noisy, slow, bulky, unreliable nature of optical media. Or just buy on iTunes in the first place.
Use one with my TV and as a DVD player. Runs quiet. Not much else to report.