I just ordered a refurbished iBook! WOO! Thanks everybody for your advice and guidance!!! I'm sure I'll have many more questions when I actually get the thing.
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lisah - Jun 29, 2005 5:33:49 am PDT #3553 of 10003
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Steph L. - Jun 29, 2005 5:55:04 am PDT #3554 of 10003
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Lisah! Woot!!!
Good lord. We're getting a Mac Mini here to replace a co-worker's PowerMac 7600 (yes, you read that right). We're not getting a monitor from Apple, because -- expensive -- and the purchasing manager just asked me "To be sure, I can order a regular monitor that will not need any device to hook up to the mac, right?"
All I need to tell her is that any new monitor will work with the Mini, right? I don't need to get into "DVI" and other terms that will just confuse her?
tommyrot - Jun 29, 2005 5:57:47 am PDT #3555 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
All I need to tell her is that any new monitor will work with the Mini, right? I don't need to get into "DVI" and other terms that will just confuse her?
Yes. Although there is a resolution limit. And even though my 1600x1200 DVI LCD monitor falls within those limits it still doesn't display right on the Mini.
Any normal-sized monitor will work fine. If she's gonna used a big monitor, check the specs at apple.com.
The Mini has a DVI output, but it has an adapter for regular VGA.
Steph L. - Jun 29, 2005 6:03:05 am PDT #3556 of 10003
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Any normal-sized monitor will work fine. If she's gonna used a big monitor, check the specs at apple.com.
Yeah, it'll be a normal-sized monitor, prolly a 19-inch CRT.
tommyrot - Jun 29, 2005 6:05:13 am PDT #3557 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Huh. I remember when 19-inch was huge....
lisah - Jun 29, 2005 6:27:40 am PDT #3558 of 10003
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I don't like a monitor to be too big. It hurts my eyes!
NoiseDesign - Jun 29, 2005 8:05:36 am PDT #3559 of 10003
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I don't like a monitor to be too big. It hurts my eyes!
There's no such thing as a monitor that is too big.
Yes, I do have my Mac Mini hooked up to a 42" screen.
lisah - Jun 29, 2005 8:15:10 am PDT #3560 of 10003
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Yes, I do have my Mac Mini hooked up to a 42" screen.
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NoiseDesign - Jun 29, 2005 8:28:04 am PDT #3561 of 10003
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This computer has a 20" LCD and a 17" CRT, soon the 17" will be replaced with a 23" LCD. There is no such thing as too much screen.
Eddie - Jun 29, 2005 8:33:18 am PDT #3562 of 10003
Your tag here.
There is no such thing as too much screen.
I agree. I have two 17" LCDs connected via a dual graphics card. Very cool. It's nice to have two maximized windows open for certain tasks.