Re: Mini vs eMac?

David Lesher wrote: 
Zuben el Genubi <zuben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

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We want minimal cost (don't we all?<g>) and want the machine to do the normal stuff like email, photos, music files, and some web page design. 

Mini. Hands down.

My #1 reason to have to junk iMac's is video failure. With an eMac,
as well, wonky video is a death sentence.

I'll second that. I've never liked all-in-one machines - if one component goes you lose every part of the system (also the reason why I insist on separate printer/scanner/fax). As it happens, at this very moment there's a dead monitor on the floor next to my desk (in my experience, monitor failures are not rare). Thanks to having a spare monitor about the place, I can carry on working.

It's also much easier to upgrade parts of the system with separate components. I may soon replace the CRT attached to this mini with an LCD. At some point, the Mini itself might get replaced with something a little beefier.
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