First Mac

jahalpin

I bought my first Mac today and I'm very impressed

I got a Mac Mini 1.83ghz Core2 Duo

The Mac is almost silent and the OS is very easy to use

Huggles

Welcome!

Congratulations on your choice, you'll never go back

infact this time next year your house will be overrun

Sellphone

Got mine just before Christmas, and I love it. You are right, never will go back to the Dark Side. Great support as well, and easy to follow trouble shooting on their web site. I went wireless with mouse/keyboard and was able to get rid of:D 2 multiblocks , which pleased herself no end ("Do something about them wires, they're everywhere!)

sekelly

jahalpin wrote: »

I bought my first Mac today and I'm very impressed

I got a Mac Mini 1.83ghz Core2 Duo

The Mac is almost silent and the OS is very easy to use

Just curious, where did you buy it and for how much if you dont mind?

jahalpin

sekelly wrote: »

Just curious, where did you buy it and for how much if you dont mind?

I bought it from apple.com for 569euro after student discount

jahalpin

Has anyone bought the new Apple wireless keyboard. It looks cool, but it's expensive and I was wondering if it was worth it

Huggles

Yeah I got mine at the weekend, totally worth it.

Check out the reviews on the apple store

sekelly

jahalpin wrote: »

I bought it from apple.com for 569euro after student discount

i really want one but i am not willing to spend that much on one....esp when pcworld was selling it for €349!!!!

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055206986&highlight=pcworld+249

Basq

sekelly wrote: »

i really want one but i am not willing to spend that much on one....esp when pcworld was selling it for €349!!!!

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055206986&highlight=pcworld+249

That's the older model though.. he got the newer spec Mac Mini.

sekelly

jahalpin wrote: »

I bought it from apple.com for 569euro after student discount

basquille wrote: »

That's the older model though.. he got the newer spec Mac Mini.

"That's the older model though"?? What you mean by that? Is there a new model out cause the thread is from the last 2 months.

Anyways I was told that you can buy the components for cheap then install them urself?...then u would have an 'older' model with the new specs and for far less then almost €600

I am willing to spend €400 on a 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo,1GB memory,120GB hard drive optional.
In my dreams tho!! The price i have been quoted is €644 ex vat.

I am tempted top go for the Intel Core 2 Duo 1.6GHz €495 ex vat. Does any one know is there much difference between the two different specs?

BanzaiBk

The models that PC World were selling were mostly clearance Core Duo, not Core 2 Duo, Minis and some of them had been display models. I bought one for €249 with 512MB RAM and the 1.6GHz processor and superdrive. The €300 model had a 1.83GHz Core Duo processor and 512MB RAM iirc. The model the OP bought the newer C2D model.

Passenger

Mac's seem to have gotten progressively more popular in the advent of the iPod here.

sekelly

BanzaiBk wrote: »

The models that PC World were selling were mostly clearance Core Duo, not Core 2 Duo, Minis and some of them had been display models. I bought one for €249 with 512MB RAM and the 1.6GHz processor and superdrive. The €300 model had a 1.83GHz Core Duo processor and 512MB RAM iirc. The model the OP bought the newer C2D model.

i have been told that apple are updating the mac mini and by the end of this month it will be available...and for same price that the current newest spec model is goin for!?

440Hz

Welcome OP! I'm glad you are happy with your purchase and that you found your way to the forum

WUSBDesign

OP, what's your first impression of the OS - apart from ease of use? I assume yours is 10.5 (Leopard).

whiterebel

sekelly wrote: »

i have been told that apple are updating the mac mini and by the end of this month it will be available...and for same price that the current newest spec model is goin for!?

Depends on who you listen to. Some say it will be discontinued. I think it will be a while before it updates again, last one was only August?

Breezer

whiterebel wrote: »

Depends on who you listen to. Some say it will be discontinued. I think it will be a while before it updates again, last one was only August?

If I had a penny for every time someone said the Mini was on its death bed... I'd have a few pennies. If I had a Mini for every time someone said it, I'd be very happy

faceman

congrats on your purchase OP. Make good use of this forum, it was a wealth of useful information and links to me when i first made the switch.

jahalpin

WUSBDesign wrote: »

OP, what's your first impression of the OS - apart from ease of use? I assume yours is 10.5 (Leopard).

I think it will take a while to get used to.

I've always used Windows and am currently also running Vista HP on a DELL 9150.

The one thing I've noticed about software etc is that there are severe compatibility issues with software ie software will work with Tiger but not with Leopard. I know that there are sometimes problems with compatability on Windows however, this is the 5th release of OSX in 5 years.

Safari also seems to crash a lot especially on the imdb.com site, which IE doesn't do. However, I like the way Safari on Mac renders the pages etc as it is far better than IE in this regard.

I'm going to buy Office 08 and might try to get a student licence for Photoshop etc.

Overall I actually believe that I have made the right decision in buying the Mini and depending on how it behaves in the long run, my next main PC may actually be an iMac
I've also noticed that Microsoft seem to have cut back on Mac development, with the exception of Office, as the latest version of Windows Media Player is version 9

PS: The wireless keyboard is a must as it is perfectly engineered and looks very cool!

Type 17

jahalpin wrote: »

Safari also seems to crash a lot especially on the imdb.com site, which IE doesn't do. However, I like the way Safari on Mac renders the pages etc as it is far better than IE in this regard.

I've also noticed that Microsoft seem to have cut back on Mac development, with the exception of Office, as the latest version of Windows Media Player is version 9

Safari works ok, but download Camino (Mozilla-engined, Mac-optimised browser) to use when Safari drops the ball. I actually use Camino all the time, and only use Safari when Camino doesn't work well, which is much less often than Safari!

MS have stopped doing anything for Mac which they can't charge for - that's why IE for Mac is no longer supported. Because it's also ageing, Windows Media Player for Mac is no longer worth using - download Flip4Mac, which is a plug-in for Quicktime that allows it to play WMV files.

WUSBDesign

jahalpin wrote: »

The one thing I've noticed about software etc is that there are severe compatibility issues with software ie software will work with Tiger but not with Leopard. I know that there are sometimes problems with compatability on Windows however, this is the 5th release of OSX in 5 years.

Safari also seems to crash a lot especially on the imdb.com site, which IE doesn't do. However, I like the way Safari on Mac renders the pages etc as it is far better than IE in this regard.

Actually, 10.2 is very different from 10.1, and 10.3 from 10.[12], etc. So it is not just *a* release of OS X with "service packs".

Have a go at Firefox and see which browser you like.

We use Skype a lot with fellow Mac users as well as Windoze "prisoners" , so do give that a go.

faceman

jahalpin wrote: »

Safari also seems to crash a lot especially on the imdb.com site, which IE doesn't do. However, I like the way Safari on Mac renders the pages etc as it is far better than IE in this regard.

i had this problem too with imdb. However now i wait for a page to load on imdb before clicking "Back" or clicking on an imdb link