Steve updated the Mac Mini?!?!

[strredwolf]

News coming out of an invite-only (but Engadget got the invite) is that iLife '08 is out, the iMac has been tweaked, a new Mac keyboard is out that is so thin it better be made out of aluminum for how much apes^H^H^H^H people will be bashing into it, and oh, a passing mention that the Mac mini was also updated.

Say what?

Engadget got the details.  The Mac Mini has a 1.83 GHz Core 2 Duo processor, a gig of RAM, and an 80 gig HD for $600 now.  Before today for that price it was a 1.66 Ghz regular Core Duo with half a gig of RAM and a 60 gig HD. 

WANT.

Sadly, I may have to wait longer than usual.  The Apple Store in Columbia doesn't know when they'll get it, which would be my first choice.  I will have to make some calls around 3pm tomorrow to see who has it.

Comments

[shadesfox.livejournal.com]

Well, now I feel justified at laughing at the people who said that the Mac mini was getting removed completely. Though I am starting to eye that new 24" iMac. Maybe when there is a 10.5 upgrade.

[strredwolf.livejournal.com]

Oh I'm getting the mini before the October release of Leopard, for one reason: If Leopard goes pear-shaped, I can back out into Tiger.

[kazriko.livejournal.com]

At this point, I'm more interested in the Asus EeePC unit. The mac mini is a bit pricy for me.

[kesarra.livejournal.com]

I'd also like to see the EeePC take off. Here's the size comparison: http://www.sizeasy.com/page/size_comparison/3315-Macbook-vs-Paper-A4-vs-Palm-Foleo-vs-EeePC-vs-Mac-Mini

[kazriko.livejournal.com]

What was interesting to me was comparing it to a $900 Samsung UMPC. It was 1.5 inches larger from front to back, and about a half inch thicker. It's practically a umpc on its own, but with a much smaller rez screen and no hard drive.

And it'd be great for fiddling with linux from wherever you happen to be. The only thing more interesting is the Neo1973 for $100 more.

[kesarra.livejournal.com]

I can see the EeePC being a good option for anyone that writes on the go. After having an old Sears portable word processor in my hands, it's a near size to the EeePC and just as handy. It's the keyboard that makes all the difference (like the clamshell PDA's). The EeePC would allow online research, and that's a big bonus. Get one stolen and even a college student wouldn't be too hard pressed to replace it. The only hazard between it and anything running Palm or WinCE is the lack of instant on/off.

The only thing the standard UMPC's have going for them is the size of the HD and the touch screen. It's a nice option for the artist on the go, but you pay that higher cost. A little more money and you get the nicer screen and more power of something like the Fujitsu Lifebook (they make a 9 inch). But all of those are more than the Macs.