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Atman

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6. That's silly.

Thu Dec 11, 2014, 01:51 PM

Dec 2014

I have a Mini and run the full CS5 suite on it with absolutely no problems. I bought it after my iMac became obsolete (not exactly, but just too damned slow for high-end work). I'm currently working on a PS illustration with several dozen masks and channels. Working file is about 1.3 gb...never had a single issue opening, saving or working.

I hooked up a Samsung HD tv/monitor I happened to have laying around (it was going unused in our guestroom), and I even bought a cheap $9 Windows keyboard from Staples (re-map the keyboard to the Mac layout). It's got a 2tb WD raid array for Time Machine, and a separate 750gb portable Toshiba drive and external (obviously) Lightscribe printing superdrive. Oh, and I upgraded the RAM myself, to 16gb. It is a great machine and saved me a bundle of cash over a whole new full-size iMac.

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Anyone here own a Mac mini? [View all] edbermac Dec 2014 OP

Have to look, but are you doing anything other than web and Renew Deal Dec 2014 #1

Mostly doing Photoshop PS3 editing and s lot of web surfing edbermac Dec 2014 #3

I'm about to get a mini too. I think it's a great machine. But be aware that the robinlynne Dec 2014 #5

I just bought my new 2.GHz Mac Mini at Best Buy for $679 at Best Buy. n/t RebelOne Apr 2015 #9

That's silly. Atman Dec 2014 #6

I do a lot of Photo editing on my Mini, it's just fine. I pumped up the RAM to 8GIGs. alfredo Apr 2015 #7

I have a 2012 Mini NV Whino Dec 2014 #2

you mean one of these? Voice for Peace Dec 2014 #4

I just replaced the Mac Mini which I have had since 2009 RebelOne Apr 2015 #8