[sebascrub]

So, I overwork my poor laptop waaaaay too much and I'm considering getting a new one in the summer and giving this one to my brother to goof around on. Anyways, I'm pretty set on getting a Mac as I'm curious as well as generally annoyed at Windows. My choices are really either a MacBook, or, where my question comes in, a Mac mini. I was wondering, is it possible to use the screen of my current laptop (a Dell Inspiron 6600 IIRC - I'm at school right now) and the Mac mini as the computer itself? If so, that would be a good solution - it would enable me to still use Windows easily whenever life calls for it, but spend most of my time on Mac.

Thanks!

 

[blessingx]

The MacBook/Parallels solution would work too. That's what I use.

 

[sebascrub]

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Originally Posted by blessingx /img/forum/go_quote.gif The MacBook/Parallels solution would work too. That's what I use.

Yeah, if I went the MacBook route, I'd do a dual boot. I thought about the Mac mini because it's cheaper!

 

[uzziah]

huh? you want to drag around a mac mini? i'm missing something


if you want a mac than i guess there's not much to discuss, get a mac

but if you decide on a pc and can spring for an IBM it's worth it; i have an x41 i'm trying to sell right now if you're insterested actually

 

[uzziah]

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Originally Posted by sebascrub /img/forum/go_quote.gif is it possible to use the screen of my current laptop (a Dell Inspiron 6600 IIRC - I'm at school right now) and the Mac mini as the computer itself? If so, that would be a good solution - it would enable me to still use Windows easily whenever life calls for it, but spend most of my time on Mac

i'm desperately trying to figure out what the **** you're talking about, and i think my brain is going to explode........

 

[plus_c]

You could install a VNC server onto the Mac mini, and VNC into it when needed through your Dell laptop. I think this gets you where you want to be, if I understand you correctly. If you do this, you wouldn't need Parallels, as your windows install would reside on your laptop.

 

[oicdn]

You can run windows IN the new OSX....which is really convenient...not so much dual booting. Kinda like WINE on Linux, only, you have a registered version of Windows....

 

[rhythmicmoose]

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Originally Posted by sebascrub /img/forum/go_quote.gif I was wondering, is it possible to use the screen of my current laptop (a Dell Inspiron 6600 IIRC - I'm at school right now) and the Mac mini as the computer itself?

That's definitely not happening. Go for the MacBook, and if price is an issue get an Apple certified refurb.

 

[Kipper]

I'd say that unless it's for entertainment uses only, go for a normal notebook, not a MacBook, there isn't enough support for MacBooks yet....unless you use it to run WIndows, which makes the Mac-buying pointless

 

[roastpuff]

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Originally Posted by Kipper /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'd say that unless it's for entertainment uses only, go for a normal notebook, not a MacBook, there isn't enough support for MacBooks yet....unless you use it to run WIndows, which makes the Mac-buying pointless

Ehm... support for what? There ARE Mac-specific computer forums, you know... And Applecare is nothing to sneer at. It's certainly much better than Dell's support.

 

[sebascrub]

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Originally Posted by uzziah /img/forum/go_quote.gif i'm desperately trying to figure out what the **** you're talking about, and i think my brain is going to explode........

Since the Mac mini doesn't have a screen, I was wondering if I could output to my current laptop, using my current laptop's screen. That way, I could get the mini which is cheap and save the price of a screen....now that I think of it, it seems like a silly idea, though, anything could be possible, really.

 

[jPoDTGN]

Qosmio G35 AV660. Sooooo nice. Very heavy, not really portable. It's like a desktop.