Interesting. I can't decide if I want a laptop or a desktop or something
tiny that I can take anywhere, as my next computer. Maybe one of
each...lol
robs440 wrote:
> CUPERTINO, Calif.--Apple Computer on Tuesday introduced its third
> Intel-based Mac, a revamped version of its petite Mac Mini.
>
> The new Mac Mini will be available, starting immediately, in two models.
The
> low-end model sells for $599 and comes with a 1.5GHz Intel Solo
single-core
> chip, a 60GB hard drive and a combo drive that can play DVDs and burn
CDs.
>
> The higher-end version will sell for $799. It comes with a dual-core
1.67GHz
> Core Duo processor, an 80GB hard drive and a SuperDrive that burns CDs
and
> DVDs.
>
> Both models come with 512MB of memory, Gigabit Ethernet networking,
FireWire
> ****ts and four USB ****ts.
>
> "We think this is going to be a strong product for us," CEO Steve Jobs
said
> at a special event at company headquarters here.
>
> Apple also unveiled the "home stereo quality" iPod Hi-Fi, which Jobs
said is
> of higher quality than the speakers available today. The large speaker
> system comes with an iPod dock built-in, as well as an auxiliary ****t to
> connect an iPod Shuffle or other device.
>
> "It's really a home stereo reinvented," Jobs said. "It's home stereo
> reinvented for the iPod age."
>
> The iPod Hi-Fi will sell for $349 and goes on sale on Tuesday. The
device
> can plug directly into the wall or run with six "D" batteries.
>
> Jobs also introduced Apple-branded leather cases for the video iPod and
iPod
> Nano. The cases will sell for $99 and will be available in mid-March.
>
> The new Mac Mini does move Apple a step closer to offering a living-room
PC
> similar to a Windows Media Center. The new computer is loaded with the
> company's "Front Row" multimedia navigation system, which allows viewers
to
> use a remote control to browse and play music and video files, and the
> company showed its capabilities connected to a flat-screen Sony TV.
>
> But Mini still lacks built-in abilities to record video from a
television,
> which would turn it into a natural TiVo competitor, or a simple way to
hook
> into a cable or satellite TV system. Analysts said that neither the
industry
> overall nor consumer expectations have settled on a mainstream blend of
> computer and TV functions.
>
>
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