[Hidden-tech] Advice needed re: buying a mac

[Kevin McAllister]

Lou:

I take a somewhat different approach, but personal finances vary.

A new, out of the box Mac once every 4 years is a very good thing.  
Something about that new car smell...

A refurbished machine can save $400-500, which may be the crux of the  
deal, but for my taste I think that $1100 every 4 years is a excellent  
investment. Machines change a lot every 6 months, and starting new  
means that you have a good chance of being OK for 36 months or so, and  
you are up to date, at least for this month.

She (and I suspect you) will be really really surprised at the ease,  
the power and the functionality from the first boot. I suspect that  
while she now has lower needs, in a few days or weeks she will be  
exploring iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, iChat and the rest and her  
creative ideas will start to flow.

In terms of the apps you are seeking, you might look at FileMaker  
solutions that are available. Go to the FileMaker website and search  
there. You also can run Windows quite easily on that machine, so you  
have available on that Mac the whole world of Windows apps.

Have fun

Kevin



On Jun 12, 2008, at 4:55 PM, Chris Woods wrote:

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