Mac Mini Goes Intel
Wow, Apple’s keeping the break-neck pace, with an Intel version of the Mac Mini.
Interestingly, it offers configurations with an Intel Core Duo or an Intel Core Solo. This was an expected step, although still exciting to see, as it likely is a precursor to the same type of configuration for the last remaining consumer-level Mac, an iBook replacement (very, very likely to be called a MacBook, sans the “Pro” moniker).
Not surprisingly–although I didn’t anticipate it–the Mac Mini comes with the new Front Row technology, which it is really perfect for, even more so than the iMac. Plug this sucker into your TV and set it in your home theatre setup, plug it into an AirPort Express, and you’ve got an immediate access station to music, video, and photos from your network.
Suddenly, I want one of these. 
December 12th, 2006 at 1:09 am
Seven months later, on 9/25, I get one on eBay.
And loving it for presenting photo slideshows and iMovies. Of course, when Apple’s iTV device comes out, the Mac Mini will lose its usefulness in that sense a bit, I suppose.