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RE: New MAC Mini on the way

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In Reply to: RE: New MAC Mini on the way posted by Sordidman on July 02, 2009 at 11:19:49

That's a good buy on the Apple wireless keyboard. Is that the small version w/o the number keypad? I have the small Apple wireless keyboard and it's nice because it takes up very little space and has a solid feel.

I have the white wireless Apple MightyMouse and it does in fact have the right click button although you don't see it because the top shell is one solid piece. There's no physical "split" between the left and right. However, if you click the right side (vs the left) you get the usual menu items that pop up which is most familiar and what PC users expect.

I have the 1.83 GHz previous generation Mac Mini with 4GB installed but only 3GB recognized. I don't think Snow Leopard will overcome this limitation but I could be wrong. I suspect the limitation is probably due to the number of available address lines in the older Mac Mini. Mine started out with 1GB but it works better with 4GB (3GB recognized) installed. I'm never swapping to disk even if I have a few apps open. My total cost on the memory swap was about $50 for two 2GB modules from Crucial.

Have fun!

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Hi Abe! Thanks much! - Sordidman 13:05:36 07/02/09 (1)
Oh,

I didn't know that the MAC mouse has a right click on the upper right corner. - that's cool. I may go with that one, does that tiny scroll wheel also scroll to the right and the left? If so I may just get the Apple one as it's more expensive, but good quality.

Yeah, the keyboard is the small footprint one that's on sale.

Thanks again.

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- RE: Hi Abe! Thanks much! - AbeCollins 14:12:31 07/02/09 (0)
  The tiny "scroll ball" on the Mac mouse works up/down and left/right. I didn't think much about it until you mentioned it so I tried it in the Safari browser and Firefox browser. As an example, if you make your web browser window narrow so you cannot see all the content left and right, the "scroll ball" can be moved left and right to pan back and forth. So in addition to the typical up/down of a scroll wheel, the "scroll ball" also goes left/right.
  
  There are probably better mice out there but how they feel and the features you want are really a matter of personal preference. For me, the wireless MightyMouse is about the right size and feels pretty good in my hand. I also own a few other mice, mostly for travel with the laptop. These are smaller mice that fatigue my hand after prolonged use.

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