Mac Mini or I mac?

Question

Should I buy a Mac Mini or an iMac? I have a monitor. All I am using it for is basic internet stuff, email, chatting, itunes, and storing pictures? If I got an imac it would be the low end one because of my budget.

I don't care about the Mac vs PC crap. I know Mac is better and that is what I want!

Answer 1

If you are worried about overspending, then I would suggest buying a nice Mac Mini. Of course, all you get with the basic Mac Mini package is the CPU, no keyboard or mouse or monitor, though these can be purchased along. Minis run all the same applications and have identical features as iMacs. I have a Mac Mini that I got off of eBay for about $500 and I'm very happy with it. Prices for Mac Minis on the Apple website range from $599-$799. The advantage of an iMac is that it takes up less space, since it has the high-tech CPU and beautiful display packed into one. If you are not worried about spending the money, I would go with the iMac, which can range from $999-$1999. One pro that the iMac has which the Mac Mini doesn't is the iSight webcam built into the screen, a very useful piece of technology which, bought separately, could cost you an outrageous amount. Whichever computer you get, I would recommend getting at least 1GB of RAM, which will help the computer run as efficiently as possible. I'm sure that Apple customer service can give you more information about each system in order to help you make your decision.

Answer 2

Since you've already got a monitor and all you intend to do is basic computing, then I would advise you go with the Mac mini. The Mac mini is more than capable of doing what you want plus more. Considering it's the most affordable Mac ever, you also get to save money.

Answer 3

# 1 Mac doesn't get viruses that easily compared to Windows, and that is because Mac is unknown compared to windows.

#2 Windows is very vulnerable to virsues and that is because windows gets more attention than Mac. However, would you rob 10% of Pc users to get rich than to rob 90%? That's just a fact there.

Note that windows mean PC.

#3 Mac is limited to softwares

#4 Windows is not limited to softwares

#5 Mac is slower than PC

#6 PC is faster and more advantangeous than Mac

# 7 10% of the world use Mac, while 90% use PC

# 8 Mac uses two OS's at once, windows and Mac OS, and that is because Mac wants more attention by using windows OS
#9 PC only uses one OS, which is Windows, and they're various versions. PC will not run Mac OS, and that is because PC doesn't need Mac OS. Unlike Mac.

#10 Mac plays games, but very limited, while a PC is best known as entertainment computers, plays games to the max and much more.

You decide which one you refer now.

P.S. Anybody who said Mac has a better GPU ( Graphic Card) doesn't know crap about computer... PC has the best and most advance GPU over Mac by far, and that is because Windows needs the best Graphic card to play games. Unlike Mac, they're no good on playing games, so how would they have the best GPU?

Windows is much better. Get a Vista laptop. I recommend Dell over all computers... There's nothing a Mac does that a PC cannot do, while they're so many things a PC can do than a Mac cannot do. End of discussion

Answer 4

you can get powerpoint and word on the mac but on the ipad mini you can only have pages and keynote. i would go for the mac as it is more convenient and more practical in everyday use. plus you are limited with what you can do on an ipad.

Answer 5

I WOULD DO JUST MAC THERE REALLY GOOD.