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Computer Do Over

So, the Dell CPU died today. We have most of our cd's on itunes in Apple Lossless and have most of them saved on an external hard drive. We thought it was broken but turns out it is okay and the computer is fried, so we will start over. We run a Squeezebox with a DAC for this. MY question is considering a complete do over - do we stay with PC or go to a MAC? We are reading up on Mac Mini - and wondering if this is the way to go. What is Snow Leopard and is this needed? Appreciate any thoughts and suggestions.
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jdoris
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Sorry about the crash!

I've always been a MAC guy, though of course both sides have partisans.

If you go for a MAC, note that you will probably want some sort of monitor, and a keyboard. When I did the math, I came out ahead buying a Macbook laptop instead of mini+keyboard+monitor, and the aluminunum Macbook is attractive on my rack. macconnection.com has good prices.

If you by a new MAC, the Snow Leopard operating system will be on it, I think.

You will also need an external hard drive, 1TB minumum, if your music collection is any size.

computeraudiophile.com is a great resource.

Good luck! John
ecruz
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smkelley
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