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jmowreader

(50,528 posts) Thu Feb 2, 2012, 12:33 AM Feb 2012

Does anyone have one of the new-model Mac Minis?

My laptop recently died--logic board went out, and replacing it is about the same price as buying a different computer. After evaluating the way I use the thing, I think it would be best to go with a Mac Mini--cheaper than a laptop and more powerful.

The current-issue Mac Mini doesn't have an optical drive. Would I be better off with the MacBook Air drive, which Apple offers as an optional-purchase item on the Apple Store site, or a third-party drive like the LG? (Note: if I can't boot the machine off the drive it's no good to me.)

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Does anyone have one of the new-model Mac Minis? (Original Post) jmowreader Feb 2012 OP

I clicked to tell you not to eat anything from McD's Tyrs WolfDaemon Feb 2012 #1

I have a Mac Mini, and I love it. RebelOne Feb 2012 #2

I've got one. greendog Feb 2012 #3

The one disadvantage: it's not portable Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2012 #4

It's kinda portable... jmowreader Feb 2012 #5

Tyrs WolfDaemon

(2,289 posts)

1. I clicked to tell you not to eat anything from McD's

Reply to jmowreader (Original post)

Thu Feb 2, 2012, 01:59 AM

Feb 2012

Glad to know you didn't need saving.

RebelOne

(30,947 posts)

2. I have a Mac Mini, and I love it.

Reply to jmowreader (Original post)

Thu Feb 2, 2012, 02:38 PM

Feb 2012

My office switched all the computers to Mac Minis. My home PC died and I was in the market for another computer. I loved the Mac Mini so much that I bought one. I love the compactness of it.

greendog

(3,127 posts)

3. I've got one.

Reply to jmowreader (Original post)

Thu Feb 2, 2012, 03:48 PM

Feb 2012

It has 4 usb ports. I wish it had a couple more. Other than that I love it.

Lydia Leftcoast

(48,217 posts)

4. The one disadvantage: it's not portable

Reply to jmowreader (Original post)

Thu Feb 2, 2012, 04:55 PM

Feb 2012

I work from home, and the advantage of my MacBook Pro is that I can take it to the coffee shop down the block if I get bored with my four walls.

jmowreader

(50,528 posts)

5. It's kinda portable...

Reply to Lydia Leftcoast (Reply #4)

Fri Feb 3, 2012, 12:37 AM

Feb 2012

I've got a 19-inch LCD TV for its monitor and a truck driver's briefcase to haul the system around in. If I've got access to a power outlet, and all the coffee shops in this area are okay with you using theirs, I can go anywhere I want.

But back to the original question: will it boot off a USB DVD burner?

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