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Mac Mini or Old iMac?

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brianr19

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Nov 7, 2008
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Hi all. I have already had the new 24 " iMac with the 9400m and did not like it because I couldn't focus on text and it was just hard on my eyes (yes I turned the brightness down lol). I exchanged it for the white macbook and I do like the macbook a lot better but I can't see myself using this small of a screen all the time, and have found no real use for a laptop. The screen has bad viewing angles and is just not as good as other displays. The clarity is ok though.

A am wondering if I should get a mac mini with an external display (preferably matte) or a old iMac with the 2600 pro. I just don't have much space to have a laptop and an external display. I have found I mainly use my computer as a desktop computer. Any ideas?
 
Hmm well I do have a 19 inch samsung tv I can use as a monitor but I tried vga cable and its really stretched. The native res is 1440x900 so I think I need mini dvi to dvi adapter and dvi to hdmi cable.
 
Just pick up a 19-22" display for less than $150. Then you have the portability when you need it, and the same performance or better than the Mini.
 
Airforcekid said:
Why not just keep the laptop and get a display and keyboard mouse etc?
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The thing is, the only way I can do this is putting the laptop in clamshell mode and I do want the thing to burn up. I know it gets quite hot. I do a lot of recording with Garageband and Logic.
 
You could install smcFanControl and turn up the fan speed when running that way to keep it from overheating. Just a thought. I wasn't aware the new MB got so hot.
 
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