Re: new mac mini with fw800 ... hoooorra!

["L.Angulo" <labaloops@yahoo.com>]

this is really tempting,you could actually put the mini hooked with a 
small FW cable to your half-rack soundcard in a good secure pedalboard and 
run a little monitor screen to your note stand or anywhere you want 
it,then set the keyboard hidden somewhere on the side in case a 
crash,hmmm...
and somehow it wouldnt feel so fragile as a laptop does
oh man why didnt you guys mention this before i bought my macbook!

www.myspace.com/luisangulocom


--- On Thu, 3/12/09, Daryl Shawn <highhorse@mhorse.com> wrote:

> From: Daryl Shawn <highhorse@mhorse.com>
> Subject: Re: new mac mini with fw800 ... hoooorra!
> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> Date: Thursday, March 12, 2009, 12:16 PM
> If I were to go this route, I'd rackmount two Minis side
> by side, and have them share a tiny monitor, mouse and
> keyboard on a pull-out shelf, w/a KVM switch. Portable,
> hardy, and for less than the price of a Macbook Pro, you get
> two complete computers.
> 
> Daryl Shawn
> www.swanwelder.com
> www.chinapaintingmusic.com
> 
> > Except for the cost.
> > Macbook Pro (I assume firewire is required): from
> $1999
> > Mac mini: from $599
> > Of course, you'd have to add in the cost of a
> monitor, keyboard, and mouse to the Mac mini but, like
> someone else already said, you can get two Mac minis... and
> the cost is significantly less than a MB Pro.  Many people
> bring an extra guitar or bass or even a synth.  Imagine
> having backup for something as critical to the show as your
> computer is!