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1. Comment - A Half-Million Mac Converts in 2005

   (Jul 20, 2005 - 7:48 PM)

   You are correct that the base 256mb is not enough - the computer feels slow at that level. Spend another $50 and get a 512mb model from Apple, or if you're adventurous and on a budget, spend $120 for a 1gb module from Crucial, and do the upgrade yourself. Look for a video online that walks you through it. Memory aside, the Mini is an utterly awesome piece of kit. For the vast majority of people, it will easily surpass your computing needs. No viruses, a beautiful operating system, looks stunning on your desk, takes up no space, you can stick it in a backpack and take it anywhere there's a screen and keyboard, and it will work. The Mac supplied apps are more than enough for the vast majority of people - a great web browser, a great e-mail program, iTunes and the iTunes music store (if you haven't tried it yet - don't hesitate one more second), iPhoto to work with your digital camera and manage all your digital photos, an easy-to-use calendar and address book. Still not convinced, have a look at Dashboard on the Apple website under the OS X menu tab. Hundreds of super cool free applications with dozens of new ones coming out each week. If you need to do spreadsheets or open word files from work, you'll need a copy of Microsoft Office. As you do on a PC. Basically it's everything that the vast majority of people would want in a home computer. To respond individually to the 'no good ftp client' comment, check out Transmit - it's the best ftp program on either a Mac or PC, in my humble opinion. Bottom line - the PC is a nightmare for security concerns these days... Buy a Mac, sleep at night.