Apple Releases Mac Mini With Unibody Construction

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Something tells me nobody looked at the picture of the damn thing. It's SMALL! I personally think it looks pretty damn sexy! The specifications and the connections and body all tell me that it's worth spending the money to own it.
 
Wow that is small. Seems like a great little device. Sure it may be pricey compared to a full sized desktop computer but this is the price you pay for such a compact computer with such design quality.
 
This should be the mac media center.
If the price is lower I would consider getting one to play with.
If i get one most likely i will load win7 and dual boot.
 
[citation][nom]bob_white[/nom]yikes $999 !could probably build a comp with way better specs for half the price[/citation]

For the tiny Mac Mini server. That's not a desktop computer, it's meant to be used as a lightweight power efficient server. Notice, it has a server OS on there. I read somewhere that it only draws 10W at idle.

 
[citation][nom]lemonsftw[/nom]*cough* integrated graphics *cough*[/citation]


Could be worse - could have came with a Core i3 and depended on the integrated Intel GPU for its video. With that form factor, you really aren't going to get much graphical muscle out of it.
 
[citation][nom]godwhomismike[/nom]Wish I had the money. Tiny, quiet, and quick. Won't burn the doors off of anything, but I've always had a soft spot for the Mac Mini.[/citation]

To the person that down voted me. Trust me, I am not happy that it still used the antiquated and outdated Core 2 Duo processors, but to me, the form factor, quietness, processor power and powerful integrated nVidia GPU (compared to the horrible integrated GPUs Intel offers), and power efficiency. If I wasn't choking with medical bills right now, I would possibly consider buying one, or grabbing the 2.4Ghz 13" Macbook Pro from a MicroCenter for $999.

The woes of adulthood.
 
I've been looking for a cheap Mac Mini, maybe this will allow prices on used ones to go down a little.

It's amazing how much they can put in the little devices, even though they are not that small compared to some laptops.
 
[citation][nom]lemonsftw[/nom]*cough* integrated graphics *cough*[/citation]

Who the hell would buy a computer that small, with specs like it has, for its graphics processing power? And where in that thing do you suggest they put a discrete GPU?
 
[citation][nom]jeeepers[/nom]Intel i5 and a 330M with 1GB would make it a hot seller... What they just released today is just sad... Core 2 Duo and integrated graphics don't cut it anymore in 2010 for the Adobe CS5 suite...[/citation]

Can you explain how that would fit in that form factor?
 
Copycat of the Dell Zino HD which only uses a 1.8 dual core Athlon Neo, but offers ATI HD 4330 graphics for $500 with same ram, hdd, and windows 7.
 
Intel i5 and a 330M with 1GB would make it a hot seller... What they just released today is just sad... Core 2 Duo and integrated graphics don't cut it anymore in 2010 for the Adobe CS5 suite...
 
[citation][nom]indigoataxia[/nom]Copycat of the Dell Zino HD which only uses a 1.8 dual core Athlon Neo, but offers ATI HD 4330 graphics for $500 with same ram, hdd, and windows 7.[/citation]

My guess is you either get a decent processor or decent video in that form factor. I have yet to see anyone put a good video and good CPU in a super tiny form factor yet.
 
[citation][nom]indigoataxia[/nom]Copycat of the Dell Zino HD which only uses a 1.8 dual core Athlon Neo, but offers ATI HD 4330 graphics for $500 with same ram, hdd, and windows 7.[/citation]

You're kidding right? If either of Dell and Apple are copying here it's Dell copying the original form factor of the Mac Mini but still having to make it nearly twice as thick (3.5" vs the original Mac Mini's 2"). The Dell Zino HD is 2.5x fatter than the new Mac Mini.

It's a shame nVidia's Core iX chipsets have been put on hold because of Intel otherwise we'd likely be seeing Core i5 mobile chips with 330Ms in here and low end MacBooks.
 
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