$519 refurbished Mac mini returns
Apple's refurbished 1.66GHz Intel Core Duo Mac mini has returned to its online store for $519, featuring 512MB of memory, a 60GB hard drive, and a slot-loading Combo drive. The company is also offering its 1.66GHz Intel Core Duo Mac mini with 512MB of memory, an 80GB hard drive, and a double-layer SuperDrive for $649; as well as its 1.83GHz Intel C...
published on Friday, the 30. March 2007, macintosh-news-network
Mac mini outperforms Xserve G5 in Web farm
Apple's latest Mac mini system with an Intel Core Duo processor and gigabit Ethernet outperformed an older Xserve G5 server system, according to one user who offers colocation services. "We picked up an Intel Mac mini 1.66GHz Core Duo, had it upgraded to 2GB of RAM (the G4's could only handle 1GB) and started to really put it through it's paces." C...
published on Friday, the 30. March 2007, macintosh-news-network
Mac mini quietly updated; Apple addresses MacBook shut-off issues
Apple quietly upgraded the Mac mini Wednesday, boosting the low-end configuration to a 1.66GHz Core Duo processor and increasing the high-end model to a 1.83GHz Core Duo processor. Also: Apple is begin repairs on early MacBook systems that randomly shut down.
published on Friday, the 8. September 2006, think-secret
Mac Mini vs. Media Center
An anonymous reader writes "C|Net is pitting the new Intel Core Duo Mac Mini against Microsoft Media Center. The first round of the fight concludes: 'The Mac Mini automatically recognised the LCD TV we're using, and the third-party tuner was similarly straightforward to set up. Compared to the hours we've spent coaxing similar results out of a Microsoft Media Center system, the Mini is definitely ahead so far.'"
published on Friday, the 10. March 2006, apple-slashdot
Review: Apple Mac mini
For PC Magazine, Joel Santo Domingo gives the new Mac mini four out of five stars, stating, “And because the Intel Core Duo is found inside, this mini should be just as appealing to traditional Windows-based PC users as to diehard Macheads.” [Mar 08, 2006]
published on Wednesday, the 8. March 2006, apple-hot-news
ArsTechnica Reviews The Intel Mac Mini (Core Solo)
phaedo00 writes "Ars Technica has put together a review of the recently announced Intel-powered Mac mini. The model reviewed was the public's first look at a Core Solo desktop from Apple and the results are promising: 'Up until Apple's "fun" announcement on the last day of February, there was really no indication of how Apple's low-end Intel offerings would be presented. Now that Apple has disclosed the specification and price points for their entry-level machines, we can get a better idea of where Apple is trying to take their product line. For those people who might be unaware, two new Mac Mini models were released and by most accounts, the products have been well received aside from a few quibbles over specifications.'"
published on Monday, the 6. March 2006, apple-slashdot
Mac Mini and iPod Hi-Fi Over-Hyped?
RX8 writes "Analyst Michael Greeson takes a look at Apple's new products, the Mac Mini (Intel based) and iPod Hi-Fi and explains why they were over-hyped and how that can damage Apple. Michael explains that when you are 'an industry innovator - when your products fall short of being truly original, your own success becomes your worst enemy.'"
published on Friday, the 3. March 2006, apple-slashdot
Apple Unveils Mac mini with Intel Core Duo
The new Mac mini with the Intel Core Duo processor delivers performance up to four times faster than its predecessor in the same innovative and incredibly compact design. Starting at just $599, the Mac mini features iLife ’06 — the next generation of Apple’s award-winning suite of digital lifestyle applications — and the Apple Remote and Front Row. [Feb 28, 2006]
published on Tuesday, the 28. February 2006, apple-hot-news