Keyboard/mouse for Mac mini?

In article <NEjId.139712$6l.13488@pd7tw2no>, Troll <newstroll.TakeThisOut@shaw.ca>
wrote:

> I have little experience with Macs, so I thought I'd ask here: can the
> Mac mini (or other Macs) use regular USB mice and keyboards, or do you
> have to get ones specifically designed for Macs? $78 US for a genuine
> Apple keyboard and mouse seems a trifle steep.

a) That's not the price for an Apple USB keyboard and mouse. They're $29
each.
b) You can use normal equipment. Part of the point is to sell to people
that already have other machines and thus have a keyboard, mouse and
display they can hook up to it.

> How about RAM and hard drives? If you wanted to swap out the HD on a mac
> mini, would it accept any IDE hard drive,

It's standard RAM. The HD is a 2.5" (notebook) drive.

> or are there compatibility issues with this sort of thing?

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I'll probably buy a kvm switch for mine, also plan on getting a large
firewire drive for speed. I'd leave the 2.5" internal drive alone. Can't
wait until it gets here!


"Gregory Weston" <uce RemoveThis @splook.com> wrote in message
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> In article <NEjId.139712$6l.13488@pd7tw2no>, Troll <newstroll RemoveThis @shaw.ca>
> wrote:
>
>> I have little experience with Macs, so I thought I'd ask here: can the
>> Mac mini (or other Macs) use regular USB mice and keyboards, or do you
>> have to get ones specifically designed for Macs? $78 US for a genuine
>> Apple keyboard and mouse seems a trifle steep.
>
> a) That's not the price for an Apple USB keyboard and mouse. They're $29
> each.
> b) You can use normal equipment. Part of the point is to sell to people
> that already have other machines and thus have a keyboard, mouse and
> display they can hook up to it.
>
>> How about RAM and hard drives? If you wanted to swap out the HD on a mac
>> mini, would it accept any IDE hard drive,
>
> It's standard RAM. The HD is a 2.5" (notebook) drive.
>
>> or are there compatibility issues with this sort of thing?
>
> G
>
> --
> Change account to gw when responding by mail.

Gregory Weston wrote:
> In article <NEjId.139712$6l.13488@pd7tw2no>, Troll <newstroll DeleteThis @shaw.ca>
> wrote:
>
>
>>I have little experience with Macs, so I thought I'd ask here: can the
>>Mac mini (or other Macs) use regular USB mice and keyboards, or do you
>>have to get ones specifically designed for Macs? $78 US for a genuine
>>Apple keyboard and mouse seems a trifle steep.
>
>
> a) That's not the price for an Apple USB keyboard and mouse. They're $29
> each.

Sorry, I'd mixed up the dollars - the price on the Apple.ca is $78 CDN,
not US. Still pricey compared to good quality PC parts. Thanks for the info.

> b) You can use normal equipment. Part of the point is to sell to people
> that already have other machines and thus have a keyboard, mouse and
> display they can hook up to it.
>
>
>>How about RAM and hard drives? If you wanted to swap out the HD on a mac
>>mini, would it accept any IDE hard drive,
>
>
> It's standard RAM. The HD is a 2.5" (notebook) drive.
>
>
>>or are there compatibility issues with this sort of thing?
>
>
> G
>