I have one and use it to power various house functions including storage and backups. I also use it for rendering video.

I prefer a MacBook for coding, as I can take it with me around the (tiny) house, to the office, coffee shop, Mumbai, Paris, anywhere. I do most of my work on a 13" Air.

Cary


> On Apr 6, 2015, at 3:36 PM, Karen Coyle <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> Have you had one? I started out with one a while back because it was indeed the cheapest Mac. It seemed underpowered at the time. Plus you have to add a screen to it, and a keyboard, and a mouse.... so the price goes up. On the plus size, it doesn't take up much room... without the screen, the keyboard...
> 
> kc
> 
> On 4/6/15 2:36 PM, Roy Tennant wrote:
>> Better yet, get a brand-new Mac mini for what you've already raised:
>> 
>> http://store.apple.com/us/buy-mac/mac-mini
>> 
>> Roy
>> 
>> On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 1:18 PM, Cary Gordon <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> 
>>> You might want to consider picking up a MacBook on Craigslist, or
>>> something like that. You can get a lot of only slightly vintage computer
>>> for $5-700.
>>> 
>>> Cary
>>> 
>>> Random ad:
>>> 
>>> 13 MacBook ProTurbo 2.9GHz i5 Dual-core ϟ Thunderbolt! + 500GB Storage -
>>> $499 (Los Angeles)
>>> make / manufacturer: Apple MacBook Pro
>>> size / dimensions: 13"
>>> Up for sale my 13-inch Macbook Pro with free $40 case
>>> 2.3GHz Turbo 2.9Ghz
>>> 500GB Storage
>>> 4GB Ram DDR3
>>> Thunderbolt
>>> USB
>>> FireWire
>>> 
>>>> On Apr 6, 2015, at 12:31 PM, Francis Kayiwa <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Terry Reese (thanks Terry if you are reading this) has offered to write
>>> a Object-C version of MarcEdit. In order to this he needed access to a
>>> Apple Hardware. While my initial proposal on Go Fund me below was for a
>>> Macbook Pro, we've since realized it need not be a portable device. My
>>> current arithmetic puts the price of this at ~US$1300 as opposed to the
>>> listed ~US$2400
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks for boosting this signal if you cannot otherwise help fund
>>> porting MarcEdit for the Mac OSX platform.
>>>> http://www.gofundme.com/qtbzq4
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> ./fxk
>>>> --
>>>> Your analyst has you mixed up with another patient.  Don't believe a
>>>> thing he tells you.
> 
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