• great little computer, frustrations

  
  As reviewed by Jeremy Allison on 12/15/2011

  yeah i hate to sound like a broken record but the other reviewers are right. the mac mini is great. the keyboard is ok, the mouse is pretty much a step above garbage. the monitor looks great. the interface sounds good. and the microphone seems to be alright. the software you ask? well like 5 of the programs require an ilok as previously mentioned which is a load of bs if you ask me. if it's required to use the software it should come with the package. i've found various other headaches with a few other software titles that were included. errors, delays, read/write priviledges etc etc. they should've left a few of the headaches out and upgraded the mouse and included an ilok.... still fairly happy with my purchase.

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• Echoing the Previous Review "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is..."

  
  As reviewed by Akea Williams on 12/7/2011

  I 100% concur with the previous review. I would like to reiterate that it takes a LONG, LONG, LONG, LONG TIME to download, install, and activate all of the software. Take note that you also have to purchase a $50 ilok usb dongle to license some of the software. That ticked me off. I will not go into detail here, you can learn more at ilok's website. It has taken me two weeks to install everything (in between caring for my two toddlers under age 3). After successfully installing and/or activating 20+ programs, I still have not heard back from Slate Digital Steven Slate Drums 4.0 on how exactly to install their software. HEADACHE is a total understatement. Other than that I am pleased with the package. I'm a total newbie to recording music, so I can't really comment on that. I LOOOOOVE the mac mini, though. This is my first mac. I didn't realize I was getting an actual computer. Oh, and yea, the keyboard and mouse are totally cheap, lol.

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• Don't Believe it

  
  As reviewed by Matt Johnson on 1/31/2012

  The Apple Complete Home Recording Package claims to come with an incredible amount of free software but don't you believe it. I bought this package at my local Guitar Center branch a month ago and have been VERY disappointed. Inside the box you'll get an envelope full of registration codes - all the software must be downloaded (hours and hours of download time and I have a cable modem with high-speed) and most of it requires additional purchases or some other B.S. that makes it not worth the hassle. Antares, Aurturia, Steven Slate Drums, Pro Tools SE . . . nothing doing. Garage Band is cool but that comes standard on all Macs. The mouse stopped working the very first week and had to be replaced. The hardware alone is probably worth the price so I can't say that it's a bad deal exactly but if you're buying this package like I was for the software, forget about it.

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