Closing the book on Apple's Mac mini

[Kevin Callahan]

On May 24, 2007, at 11:04 AM, LuKreme wrote:

> On 24-May-2007, at 11:37, Kevin Callahan wrote:
>> <http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/05/24/ 
>> closing_the_book_on_apples_mac_mini.html>
>
> It's really too bad.  It's a very nice form factor for a medium/ 
> light duty machine.  I would like to see one more update to 1.8/2.0  
> Ghz machines with 1GB of RAM and 120/160GB (or even 80/120);  
> because I would buy that mini.
>
> But really, the "Compare Specs" page is all you need to see the  
> impending death of the mini.
>
> a 17" iMac at 999 with a 1.83GHz C2D, a 160GB drive, and a 17"  
> screen for $400 more than the base mini.
>
> Hard to argue with that logic.  Especially when for double the  
> price of the low-end mini you get 2.0Ghz, 1GB RAM, a SuperDrive,  
> and an ATI Radeaon X1600. This, more than likely, is my next Mac so  
> I can re-retire the G4.


Yeah, a couple of us have been holding out since last November  
(silly) for an updated Mac mini to use as a media center

might end up buying a 17 inch iMac to do the job