Apple systems have been turning heads for some time but the price of systems like the iMac G5 is generally perceived as one reason why people don’t switch to Macintosh systems. The Mac Mini we’ll be reviewing today, at $499 base price, in the lowest-cost Mac ever, aimed at breaking through the price barrier and encouraging people to try Apple’s way of doing things. Previously the only way to get an Mac under $999 was the eMac--an all-on-one CRT design that’s both semi-dated and sizeable when compared to the more-powerful and space-conserving iMac. Up till now the iBook has offered Apple’s best price / performance value and has sold very well; the Mac Mini essentially fits the iBook’s configuration (sans LCD) into an SFF case.



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