iMovie 5, which supports HDV comes pre installed on the Mac mini.
So yes, you can edit HDV on it.Am I missing something here, or...
It has two USB 2.0 ports. Plug in your keyboard & mouse, you now have no free USB ports, just a FireWire 400 port. So, what plugs into a FireWire 400 port that will run on a 1.2ghz & 256mb? With a 32mb video card?
I simply don't see the point. Any portability it has is automatically eliminated by having to lug around a keyboard, mouse and monitor.
It has two USB 2.0 ports. Plug in your keyboard & mouse, you now have no free USB ports, just a FireWire 400 port. So, what plugs into a FireWire 400 port that will run on a 1.2ghz & 256mb? With a 32mb video card?
I simply don't see the point. Any portability it has is automatically eliminated by having to lug around a keyboard, mouse and monitor.
RE:"You can get a keyboard and a mouse at your local computer shop. "
Does it have to be an apple keyboard and mouse or will a PC PS2 work?
Does it have to be an apple keyboard and mouse or will a PC PS2 work?
A PS2 keyboard wouldnt work. Any USB keyboard and mouse will work though. I am using a Dell Logitech Mouse on one of my Macs, and a 4 button logitech mouse that I bought at Wal Mart for 18 bucks on my other Mac.
I like the Apple keyboards though because they have USB ports on them.There have been a lot of off the wall reactions in here but I think this one takes the cake. How in the world can you say Apple's SW is over priced?
Lethal
Yes, they do. I answered his question when he said "Otherwise you get no USB" because if you bought a PC USB keyboard and a USB mouse, you would be left with no USB ports on the Mac. If you want at least one of those USB ports available on the Mac, you would need to get the Apple keyboard (because it has 2 USB ports on it), or a USB hub.
Thats good. Then you will leave an open USB port on the Mac, without having to buy an Apple keyboard or a hub.
USB. Any USB keyboard or Mouse will work. There are adapters for PS2 to USB.
I am running a Logitech Internet Navigator Keyboard and Logitech TrackMan Marble on one of my Mac G4's and they both work GREAT. With either Logitech or Microsoft Keyboards there are drivers on the respective sites that remap the keys and make the Alt and Windows keys into the Apple and Option so you have full Mac functionality.
On my other G4 am using a MacAlly Aftermarket Mac Keyboard that has a million function keys and another Logitech Trackman Marble. The Mac and most Mac aftermarket Keyboards have a 2 Port USB Hub so that gives you an extra port even after you plug in the mouse. There are some PC USB keyboards with USB Hubs also. Thin Lizzy has repeated this over and over. You can use any USB Keyboard or Mouse but with the Apple or Apple clone keyboards you usually get a USB Hub which will help. I can think of so many PC's that are not old at all with just 2 USB ports. You buy an Powered USB Hub and everything will work.
I am running a Logitech Internet Navigator Keyboard and Logitech TrackMan Marble on one of my Mac G4's and they both work GREAT. With either Logitech or Microsoft Keyboards there are drivers on the respective sites that remap the keys and make the Alt and Windows keys into the Apple and Option so you have full Mac functionality.
On my other G4 am using a MacAlly Aftermarket Mac Keyboard that has a million function keys and another Logitech Trackman Marble. The Mac and most Mac aftermarket Keyboards have a 2 Port USB Hub so that gives you an extra port even after you plug in the mouse. There are some PC USB keyboards with USB Hubs also. Thin Lizzy has repeated this over and over. You can use any USB Keyboard or Mouse but with the Apple or Apple clone keyboards you usually get a USB Hub which will help. I can think of so many PC's that are not old at all with just 2 USB ports. You buy an Powered USB Hub and everything will work.
Thanks Thin Lizzy.
BTW, can I plug this thing into the TV? Wouldn't mind trying it as a media PC.
BTW, can I plug this thing into the TV? Wouldn't mind trying it as a media PC.
KeithP
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I read a MacExpo report written by Henry Norr over at macintouch.com. According to him, an Apple employee said that while they recommend an authorized service center perform memory upgrades on the mini, if a end user did the upgrade themselves, it does not void the warranty unless they break something in the process.
Assuming that is correct, that is certainly good news.
-KeithP
Assuming that is correct, that is certainly good news.
-KeithP
Who here cares about warranty? I think it would be a sad day for an ATer to have someone install memory for them! Apple is weird about their warranties though. I am Apple certified (on desktops) and I think it was only until recently that I can work on them (under warranty) without working for a certified Reseller. Though I haven't kept up as the only Mac I usually work on from a hardware standpoint is my own, most of my customers either rarely need them worked on, or the problem software related.
You are welcome Macro2.
You can plug it in to your tv.Here is the link.
It also talks about the elgato eyeTV so you can also watch TV on your Mac.
I don't agree. Keep in mind I'm mostly a pc/win/*nix guy myself. I like Macs, but I'm not the indoctrinated kind. The interface is just different, though I will grant you the GUI itself may not seem very powerful if you haven't been working with it very long. Also, I will grant you that all of them up until X are garbage. Mac OS 9 and below were awful; I never understood what point the zealots were trying to make... But I have to say running Mac OS with a full out Fink installation and once you get used to it; it is nice, if you have a fast box. Though, another point for PCs is that the OS X is not as forgiving on slower computers as Win2k/WinXP is. I love my G3 iBook (800) but it barely gets along some times. Really, once I get a serial/USB adapter I will try to use my iBook as my working laptop (Cisco doesn't have a USB console port =) ).
-neural
Cerb
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But then what about a printer? external sound? flash drive? $17 shipped gets a itty bitty powered USB hub, though.Originally posted by: Thin Lizzy
Thats good. Then you will leave an open USB port on the Mac, without having to buy an Apple keyboard or a hub.
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