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mac mini with laptop?
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Plug them together, no.
You can install Timbuktu or another "remote desktop" product to control the Mini over a network connection from the Dell, but performance will not be great.
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Trevor
CanadaRAM.com
You can install Timbuktu or another "remote desktop" product to control the Mini over a network connection from the Dell, but performance will not be great.
Thanks
Trevor
CanadaRAM.com
The Missing Sync will, I believe, do basic contacts/calendar syncing to a Pocket PC, and while theoretically you can install any software that provides a CAB file, most Pocket PC programs come as a windows installer that adds the program to activesync, so it isn't a very good solution if you're a heavy Pocket PC user.
This might work:
-Get a tv tuner, for your Dell.
-Get a VGA/DVI-to-RCA adapter
-Hook tv tuner to dell. Connect VGA/DVI to mini, and RCA into tv tuner.
That might give you a monitor, albeit a low-resolution one. Don't think you can do the keyboard, mouse though.
You'd probably be better off getting a cheap 15" LCD for a similar price.
-Get a tv tuner, for your Dell.
-Get a VGA/DVI-to-RCA adapter
-Hook tv tuner to dell. Connect VGA/DVI to mini, and RCA into tv tuner.
That might give you a monitor, albeit a low-resolution one. Don't think you can do the keyboard, mouse though.
You'd probably be better off getting a cheap 15" LCD for a similar price.
The only real way to make this work well would be to get an external monitor. You can find some great deals anymore and I am sure you could get the monitor, keyboard and mouse for less than $200 if you shop well. Once you get the mini, you will find yourself using your laptop much less 
Chrispy said:The only real way to make this work well would be to get an external monitor. You can find some great deals anymore and I am sure you could get the monitor, keyboard and mouse for less than $200 if you shop well. Once you get the mini, you will find yourself using your laptop much less
Buy a monitor and a KVM, and you'll get a new toy for BOTH of your machines! (the Dell supports dual screens, I think, right?)
I would like to get a monitor, but after doing the math of a mac mini with wireless, and superdrive, it makes more sense to wait a few weeks for the revised imac. That is still little expensive for me, but I think I will got that route. I wanted to save money so I could get some programs, but I will just get the programs later. Thanks for all of the input.
sammyman said:
iMac G5s are also frequently available refurbished from the Apple site, if $$$ is a critical issue, too. I think a lot of people here have had good experiences with Apple store refurbs. I haven't gotten one, although I got an amazing deal on my Powershot S50 as an Apple store demo unit.
sammyman said:It appears that the mac mini is not for me. That is ok though. The imac G5 is a sweet computer. Now I got to sell some stuff on ebay
You could always get an eMac. Nearly the same specs as the mac mini but it includes the screen, keyboard, and mouse.