> From: Bill Bruno <[hidden email]>
> Subject: Re: [eSens] eSens - questions about Mac Mini
> To: [hidden email]
> Date: Thursday, April 15, 2010, 7:14 PM
> Sorry I didn't reply.  Sometimes
> there are too many messages.
>
> My mac mini seems OK.  I have it about 7 ft away (usb
> extension cords)
> and a big piece of aluminum over it.
>
> I also have it plugged into a rather good filter.
>
> It may still affect me, but so does the monitor....
>
> I discovered recently that a mac keyboard with mouse
> plugged
> into the keyboard makes more AC magnetic field than when
> the
> mouse is plugged directly into the computer.  This was
> the keyboard
> that was white and clear that mac made a few years ago.
>
> If you are going to have the computer on your desk I would
> get
> an SSD drive in it.
>
> Bill
>
> On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 10:56 AM, svetaswan <[hidden email]>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Hi Bill - this is Svetaswan from the eSens Yahoo
> group. Right now, I'm
> > strongly considering buying an Apple Mac Mini desktop
> - and from scanning a
> > previous thread I realize that you mentioned that you
> used a Mac Mini. So I
> > thought I'd send you a private email asking you
> certain questions about it.
> >
> > From the information that Apple provides about this
> computer (such as the
> > way it "smartly" adjusts its power based on the task
> it's performing, the
> > little "wattage" it uses compared to other desktops,
> etc.), one would get
> > the impression that it is a relatively good, tolerable
> computer for
> > electrosensitives. From your experience, do you find
> this to be the case? Or
> > does this computer bother you as much as (or more
> than) other
> > desktops/laptops?
> >
> > I find the small size of this computer to be a big
> plus (even a necessity,
> > given my limited space) - but I'm worried that there
> may be emr-related
> > drawbacks to having such a compact desktop. I'm
> wondering if it may have
> > some of the same "issues" that laptops are suspected
> of having - in that
> > such a large amount of "technology" packed into a
> small space may mean that
> > the system "skimps" on cooling/shielding - exposing us
> to more emr. Do you
> > find that to be an issue - would larger desktops be
> more tolerable than a
> > Mac Mini for this reason? Or does the Mac Mini compare
> favorably to larger,
> > supposedly "better shielded" desktops?
> >
> > From looking over the info, it would seem that the Mac
> Mini's "efficiency"
> > would make up for it's lack of size from an
> emr-standpoint - but you never
> > know. People's real-life experiences may be different
> from the
> > advertising...
> >
> > Right now, I'm planning to "upgrade" my CRT t.v. to an
> LCD t.v. and hook up
> > the Mac Mini to the LCD t.v. - this is pretty much the
> only way I can
> > efficiently fit a desktop into my bedroom. Hopefully I
> can tolerate an LCD
> > t.v...
> >
> > If there is any other advice/insight you can give as
> far as making a Mac
> > Mini as tolerable as possible, I'd really appreciate
> it. Thanks so much for
> > your time and help (hopefully this email gets through
> to you).
> >
> > ~Svetaswan
> >
> > P.S. - thanks for taking the time to explain how
> metals act as both
> > conducters and shielders (I think that was you). Due
> to some tough
> > circumstances I'm dealing with - I didn't get a chance
> to acknowlege or
> > respond to your careful explanation. But I read your
> post...I won't claim to
> > totally understand it, but I read it. :)
> >
> > 
> >
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