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Good looking, well designed desktop?
computer. Looks are important to her. Money is not a big problem. She initially wanted a laptop, but I have persuaded her that desktops are more comfortable. A Mac mini might be a good choice for her, but I would rather go the PC route. Is there anything with similar a level of design as a Mac mini available in the PC marketplace? Thanks in advance, -- Iain Cheyne Visit www.dell.com
-- Show quoteHide quoteCarey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows XP - Shell/User Microsoft Newsgroups Be Smart! Protect Your PC! http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.mspx ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Iain Cheyne" wrote: | An elderly neighbour has asked me to advise her on buying a desktop | computer. Looks are important to her. Money is not a big problem. She | initially wanted a laptop, but I have persuaded her that desktops are more | comfortable. | | A Mac mini might be a good choice for her, but I would rather go the PC | route. Is there anything with similar a level of design as a Mac mini | available in the PC marketplace? | | Thanks in advance, | | -- | Iain Cheyne On 22 Feb 2005 14:57:17 GMT, Iain Cheyne
<myfirstn***@mysecondname.net> wrote: >An elderly neighbour has asked me to advise her on buying a desktop Well its not exactly like it but PCs have had the SFF small form>computer. Looks are important to her. Money is not a big problem. She >initially wanted a laptop, but I have persuaded her that desktops are more >comfortable. > >A Mac mini might be a good choice for her, but I would rather go the PC >route. Is there anything with similar a level of design as a Mac mini >available in the PC marketplace? > >Thanks in advance, factor cases for a while now. I cant remember ever seeing it sold by some brand name someone else may know like HP or DELL. I usually see them sold as KITs - I think you just add a monitor and some other extras like drives and stuff. Not at all interested in them myself cause they severely limit your expandibility and stuff you can put into it but for people who insist on having a small case for say home theater use I can see it. I would talk anyone out of using it for a home PC though thats me and if the person you know really insists on a small cute case and doesnt need much expandibility options then there they are. They generally have DINKY motherboards with limited slots and small 250 watt PSes etc. Of course that may be all she needs I dont know. Heres some examples : http://compreviews.about.com/cs/desktops/tp/aatpsffpckits.htm http://compreviews.about.com/cs/desktops/tp/aatpsffpckits.htm Check Newegg, Zipzoomfly and Mwave etc online for kits and maybe DELL and HP at office depot or Compusa to see if they have whole systems if you are in the US. Iain Cheyne wrote:
> An elderly neighbour has asked me to advise her on buying a desktop Shuttle offers a good variety of barebones systems.> computer. Looks are important to her. Money is not a big problem. She > initially wanted a laptop, but I have persuaded her that desktops are > more comfortable. > > A Mac mini might be a good choice for her, but I would rather go the > PC route. Is there anything with similar a level of design as a Mac > mini available in the PC marketplace? http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?submit=manufactory&catalog=3&manufactory=1465&DEPA=1&sortby=14&order=1 These may be of interest to your neighbour. -- "Even a broken clock is going to be once twice a day." - Jedidiah in cola "S.Heenan" <shee***@wahs.ac> wrote in news:NoISd.471653$8l.34296@pd7tw1no: > Shuttle offers a good variety of barebones systems. Thanks, these are exactly the sort of thing she's after.> http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?submit=manufactory&catalog=3& > manufactory=1465&DEPA=1&sortby=14&order=1 > > These may be of interest to your neighbour. -- Iain Cheyne Iain Cheyne <myfirstn***@mysecondname.net> wrote in
news:Xns9605982109E03iaincheynenet@130.133.1.4: Thanks for the initial suggestions. Something based in Britain would be > Is there anything with similar a level of design as a Mac > mini available in the PC marketplace? good too. Show quoteHide quote :o) -- Iain Cheyne You should be able to find some of the Shuttle Micro PCs in any number of
British mags. Show quoteHide quote "Iain Cheyne" <myfirstn***@mysecondname.net> wrote in message news:Xns9605A044AB7E6iaincheynenet@130.133.1.4... > Iain Cheyne <myfirstn***@mysecondname.net> wrote in > news:Xns9605982109E03iaincheynenet@130.133.1.4: > >> Is there anything with similar a level of design as a Mac >> mini available in the PC marketplace? > > Thanks for the initial suggestions. Something based in Britain would be > good too. > > :o) > > -- > Iain Cheyne "Iain Cheyne" <myfirstn***@mysecondname.net> wrote in message Ebuyer, Dabs, Novatech etc., for barebones shuttle systems.news:Xns9605A044AB7E6iaincheynenet@130.133.1.4... > Iain Cheyne <myfirstn***@mysecondname.net> wrote in > news:Xns9605982109E03iaincheynenet@130.133.1.4: > >> Is there anything with similar a level of design as a Mac >> mini available in the PC marketplace? > > Thanks for the initial suggestions. Something based in Britain > would be > good too. > Evesham make some decent kit, if you don't want to build one; http://www.evesham.com/PCs/List.asp?e=10086B77-5C2F-4404-BF2F-1347FA6983CE HTH -- Ian "Apollo" <ian_dunbar6@hot[un-munge-me]mail.com> wrote in Thanks for all the advice. It looks like Shuttle are the best people to go news:38168hF5gettkU1@individual.net: > Ebuyer, Dabs, Novatech etc., for barebones shuttle systems. to for this sort of thing. -- Iain Cheyne |
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