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

[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.