Hey Everyone,
New to the forum, but looking forward to diving in and joining in the conversations!
I'm about to throw out my old Windows XP machine and buy a Mac mini to use as my permanent day-to-day.
I'm feeling that the Quad Core 2.3 with 8GB of RAM will be good for what I'm looking for, but wanted to get a couple of opinions.
I'm going to be using it for word processing, web browsing, and running Adobe design software (Photoshop, InDesign, etc.) and perhaps some video editing with Premiere/Final Cut, but not overly intense. Also might occasionally throw in a bit of audio recording/editing, and video/skype conferencing.
Do you see anything that would be a stretch for the mini?
Also, I already have two 24" monitors that are both DVI. Can I use the HDMI and Mini DisplayPort (with respective adaptors) and run a dual-monitor system? Not a mirror display, but two independent displays?
If not, then is there any way to run multiple displays? And if so, is there an easier way to run it, since I don't like the idea of using up my thunderbolt port on a display when I might want it in the future for something like a hard drive. Any suggestions of how to get around this?
Appreciate any and all help.
Have a good one
Rudy
New to the forum, but looking forward to diving in and joining in the conversations!
I'm about to throw out my old Windows XP machine and buy a Mac mini to use as my permanent day-to-day.
I'm feeling that the Quad Core 2.3 with 8GB of RAM will be good for what I'm looking for, but wanted to get a couple of opinions.
I'm going to be using it for word processing, web browsing, and running Adobe design software (Photoshop, InDesign, etc.) and perhaps some video editing with Premiere/Final Cut, but not overly intense. Also might occasionally throw in a bit of audio recording/editing, and video/skype conferencing.
Do you see anything that would be a stretch for the mini?
Also, I already have two 24" monitors that are both DVI. Can I use the HDMI and Mini DisplayPort (with respective adaptors) and run a dual-monitor system? Not a mirror display, but two independent displays?
If not, then is there any way to run multiple displays? And if so, is there an easier way to run it, since I don't like the idea of using up my thunderbolt port on a display when I might want it in the future for something like a hard drive. Any suggestions of how to get around this?
Appreciate any and all help.
Have a good one
Rudy