> TaliesinSoft <taliesinsoft@mac.coom> wrote: > > > On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:23:38 -0500, Phil wrote > > (in article <20080730172340.818$G2@newsreader.com>): > > > > > Out of curiosity I went to the Apple website to see what what's new > > > in computers. If I bought a new 'puter it would solve the problem of > > > my current unit being so outdated. But the Mac Mini @ around $600 > > > is just a single drive machine, and the next thing up (desktop) starts > > > at around $2500. !! They need something priced in-between. > > > > You might consider the Mac Mini plus a Time Capsule, the two together costing > > under $1,000. Including the Time Capsule would give you the second disk to > > backup to and would also give you the ability to move the computer freely > > around the house because of the wireless connection. > > The Time capsule is a good idea (or any of several off-site backup > solutions). I have one. > > But let me also note that Apple *DOES* have something between the mini > and the Mac Pro. (I assume that the Mac Pro is probably what he found > that was around $2500). The iMac series is pretty much the main desktop > aimed at home users. They start at $1200. I'm not quite sure how the OP > managed to overlook them. He didn't sound like he had rejected them for > some reason. It sounded to me much more like he just completely missed > them.
I think he is fixed on the idea of having two internal disk drives.
