No mouse with minis

[N-OS X-tasy!]

I just realized after a bit of research that Mac minis do not ship with a mouse - am having a hard time believing that Apple ships a desktop machine without a mouse!

[Ken Sp.]

Since it's inception, the idea was that a PC switcher would already have a Keyboard, Mouse and Monitor.

[miK.]

No keyboard either.... the idea being that the Mini is aimed at switchers
who would already have a monitor/keyboard/mouse from their PC.

[DaviDC.]

Ain't it hell when you realize something the vast majority has known for years? :banghead:

[GGD]

miK. wrote:
No keyboard either.... the idea being that the Mini is aimed at switchers
who would already have a monitor/keyboard/mouse from their PC.

This is one reason why I never got a Mini as my home server. Every time I compared it to a low end MacBook, the MacBook would win.

MacBook has a Monitor, Keyboard, Track Pad, and built-in UPS, and I suspect that it uses less power than a Mini+Monitor too. For $699 after rebate, I got the FW-400 MacBook from Microcenter last year when they were closing them out.

[N-OS X-tasy!]

DaviDC. wrote:
Ain't it hell when you realize something the vast majority has known for years? :banghead:

The mini was never on my radar screen until recently, when I got one for a client who wanted to replace their eMac for as little as possible. Guess he can use the KB and mouse from the eMac...

[silvarios]

No keyboard, mouse, or monitor. With the mini going up in price with each major revision, and the iMac similarly dropping in price, I am dubious of the value of the mini for most users.


Nathan

[Carm]

And I thought you were joking. :dunno:
Where you been?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJpZGeihy0s
B.Y.O.D.K.M.

JOe

[Carm]

[Ombligo]

^^^
oh.. I thought BYODKM meant Buy Your Own Damn Keyboard & Mouse