Comments on: Photos: Mac Mini

Apple's new desktop is a simple box with a low price tag.

[Dachi]

well, yes they did.

see "Credit: Apple"

I think I'll try it

I've been using a PC for 4 years now and quite frankly, I am
getting real tired of Windows XP and can't believe Microsoft
hasn't kept up their operating system to the level of modern day.
The task bar is getting boring and I still have to install drivers
for peripherals that should automatically be recognized. But it is
the adware that has driven me over the edge.
I just bought a kvm switch and will purchase an imac mini as
soon as available. With all the talk lately about Apple's Unix
operating system and how nice it is, I am getting kind of excited
to try it. And now I can afford it. I can't believe how small this
computer is.

[Sboston]

hmm

Not to take anything away from your statement about going to the Mac mini (I'm toying with the idea too), but have you looked at other operating systems to install on your PC? If you are sick or XP, perhaps Linux would suit you?

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No Keyboard and Mouse? Hello?

Nobody complains about Apple's false advertising? Interesting......$499 does NOT include mouse and keyboard, that means customers are going to spend more than $499 for the whole system. Most stores who sell PC will mention "monitor not included", I really think Apple should put "mouse and keyboard not included" under $499 price tag to be fair.

[rpms]

No keyboard, no mouse? Great!

Not including a keyboard or a mouse with the Mac mini was a smart move on Apple's part.

1. Over the years, personal computer owners accumulate lots of keyboards and mice.

2. Keyboards and mice are essentially free. One can buy a keyboard/mouse/speaker kit for $7.99, at Ross of all places! At various times of year, one can even get a keyboard and a mouse for free, after rebates, from OfficeMax or Staples.

3. The choice of a practical and comfortable keyboard and pointing device is personal.

I wish that more personal computer manufacturers, including Dell, would "unbundle" keyboards and mice.

Paul Marcelin-Sampson
Santa Cruz, California, USA

[dejo]

Keyboard, mouse, ... sold separately.

Check the footnote on this page:

http://www.apple.com/macmini/

DOES APPLE WRITE CNET STORIES?

Hi,
I like your photos on Apple. The stories are so-so. I like this text on your photo caption:
Mac Mini
Apple's new Mac Mini takes up only a small amount of real estate, and at $499, is easy on the wallet.
Credit: Apple
Does this mean Apple gets credit for writing your photo captions? It sure reads like marketing stuff. It's really neat that you let Apple write your story captions. Do they pay to write these?
APPLE RULES, MAN. MICROSOFT IS EVIL, EVIIIIL.

[TangledThorns]

I'm not joking

I just add an external HDD :)

[trellusg]

Yes -- but this is the first CHEAP modern Mac that can take a PC monitor

What sets this Mac apart from the other non eMac/iMac macs that have been able to accept standard monitors for QUITE some time is that this is the first LOW-end Mac in YEARS that can take a standard monitor; previously, if you wanted a low-end Mac, you were paying for the built-in CRT (old iMac, current eMac) or built-in LCD (new iMacs), and if you wanted to keep your investment in your existing monitor and buy on the "cheap", you had to go for a unit marketed/priced more for the "power" Mac user. Kudos to Apple for this new wonder! I will surely buy one -- or two! :)

[00tony]

Can I connect it to a tv or amp

I would love to have a mp3 player in my living room. Is it possible to connect this to a remote control and a TV/Amp.

Connecting to TV

You can connect it up to a PC using Apple's DVI to S-video adaptor. Costs under $20 I think. I wanted to do exactly this, so have ordered the adaptor.

Jobs trumps Wintel manufacturers again...

There is no new technology in this, but Apple put something together that Wintel manufacturers have simply failed to do. Its advantages are size, quality relative to the price, and for some the fact that it is a Mac. Yeah, you could get a small Windows box in a kit to use for Lan parties, but no one seemed to be mass producing a cheap complete small machine. All the small Wintel boxes I have seen look like crushed towers that take up 10+ times the volume of the mini. Furthermore, cheaper Wintel machines tend to be junk. A mac can go with onboard video because their software manufacturers aren't always pushing the envelope, but having no videocard slot on a Windows machine will shorten its life significantly.

They came out with the G3 case a good long time ago, and I have still yet to see any Windows case that is as easy to open up. Windows manufacturers seem to just buy the hardware and toss it all together.

Mac mini

I call it crab apple.

[David Arbogast]

and I....

and I call it a hard-sided handbag.

Dang thing looks like a trendy purse.
Won't see me carrying one around...
Besides... why would you want a PC so small that you can take it with you, when it won't run on batteries and has no built-in monitor?

Its a purse-sized storage device.