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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. > > -- > Karen Coyle > [log in to unmask] http://kcoyle.net > m: +1-510-435-8234 > skype: kcoylenet/+1-510-984-3600