Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 20th Oct 2009 17:28 UTC
Apple As expected, Apple has refreshed its entire consumer line of Macintosh computers. The Mac mini, the MacBook, and the iMac lines of computers have all been overhauled, with the MacBook even getting a complete redesign. Prices in Europe have been dropped slightly, and there's a new mouse, too.
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It's all about price...
by truckweb on Tue 20th Oct 2009 23:21 UTC
truckweb
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2005-07-06

$2000, for a Core i5 and ATI 4850 with 512Mb RAM on a 2560x1440 display.

I know Mac's are not "gamer" oriented, but damn, they could have made the effort of including a 4870 or 4890 with 1Gb for the price.

Still, it's nice to see Apple growing to 4Gb of memory. It's been a standard for everybody else more than a year ago...

The new Mac mini is nice, for the price, good entry point to the world of Apple and OS X.

RE: It's all about price...
by darknexus on Tue 20th Oct 2009 23:30 in reply to "It's all about price..."
darknexus Member since:
2008-07-15

It's not just nice for an entry into the world of Mac, it's nice for someone who doesn't need or want a large display. A mini plus a small display is cheaper than an iMac, even more so if one already has a monitor to connect to it. Me, I'm thinking that Mac Mini server looks very nice and might get one of those. For just a server a Linux machine would be cheaper, but I'm thinking a combination desktop/media center/file server, and it would be ideal for that. This should also put an end to the rumors that were going around about Apple phasing out the Mini and I'm glad, I really like the design and form factor of the mini.

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