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Apple Introduces Intel Mac Mini

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Apple today introducted a new Mac Mini with an Intel processor. Steve claims it’s “4.8x to 5.5x faster.” It is available with either an Intel Core Solo or Core Duo chips.

 

$599.00

 

1.5GHz Intel Core Solo processor

2MB L2 Cache

667MHz Frontside Bus

512MB memory (667MHz DDR2 SDRAM)

60GB Serial ATA hard drive

Combo drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW)

Built-in AirPort Extreme and Bluetooth 2.0

Apple Remote

 

$799.00

 

1.66GHz Intel Core Duo processor

2MB L2 Cache

667MHz Frontside Bus

512MB memory (667MHz DDR2 SDRAM)

80GB Serial ATA hard drive

Double-layer SuperDrive (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)

Built-in AirPort Extreme and Bluetooth 2.0

Apple Remote

 

Also released were a few iPod cases and a new "iPod Hi-Fi" stereo, which Steve apparently said was so good he's going to give up his stereo. :) We'll see.

 

Were these the "fun" products you were expecting?

 

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bluedragon1971
Just went to read specs on the new mini on Apple's site and found something rather strange. The new Mac Mini burns double layer discs! Why can a Mac Mini, which is supposed to be an entry level, non-pro system, burn double layer discs while the MacBook Pro, emphases on the Pro, can't. I'm so glad I bought a PowerBook. Hopefully by next year, Apple will revise the CrapBook or whatever it's called...

 

The simple answer is that there aren't any dual layer drives available yet that fit in the form factor required for the MacBook Pro. It is a bit thinner than the previous PowerBook, and the drives used in those (which happen to also be in the mini) won't quite fit. Apple is planning on putting dual layer drives in them as soon as some that are thin enough are released.

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bluedragon1971
Fourth, no matter how we twist or turn, the GMA950 is a disappointment as I'm sure it won't be sufficent to drive OS X in a nice way. The Radeon 9200 is already really slow when using OS X.

 

Try to tell that to those of us who have GMA 900 and get XBench benchmarks that rival the iMac G5 (especially in OpenGL).

 

As has been stated over and over again in this thread, the GMA 900/950 does things that the Radeon 9200 in the G4 mini couldn't, such as CoreImage.

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