Keyboard, Mouse and Monitor

I didn't order the Apple keyboard and mouse, I plan to use the same one I use on my x86 system. It will be interesting to see if I can just hotplug them back and forth. Not long ago I discovered the Happy Hacking Keyboard made by Fujitsu. I bought one of these and is the best keyboard I have ever owned. I have the Happy Hacking Keyboard Lite 2, it has a built in USB hub that I connect a Logitech optical mouse to.

My monitor of choice is a 21" Hitach CM821F CRT. I picked this up from Monitors Direct, their service and warranties are great. I've tried a few LCDs in my day, but I really prefer the CRT for now. I run the Hitachi from x86 Linux at 1600x1200. The integrated Intel Graphics on my motherboard drive the Hitachi at 85hz. I am anxious to see how well the Mini does. One cool think about the Hitachi is that it has two VGA inputs, so I will be able to switch from the Mini to the x86 system with a button on the front panel. That is, of course, until I move the x86 system out of the office.

You may wonder why, with several Macs in the house, I need a Mac Mini to use as my desktop. Bottom line is that if Apple didn't artificially limit the VGA out resolution on the iBooks I would just use one of our iBooks. Instead, Apple chooses to limit the VGA resolution on those to 1024x768, not near enough for my daily use.