Mac mini, the perfect package for Tiger?

It looks like Dori Smith has been firing up Calculator.app recently because she shares some interesting figures with us. She takes the full retail price of Tiger ($129) and assumes that people who want to upgrade to the new OS may not have the latest and greatest hardware. Why not upgrade your hardware as well?

Won't that cost a lot more? Perhaps in days of yore, however there is a pretty little thing called the Mac mini in Apple's product matrix now. Therefore if you buy a Mac mini on Friday, or after, you get Tiger and a new machine for $499, and since you were going to get Tiger anyway the mini really only costs you $370.

I like that math!

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Ahmed

Then people complain that Macs are expensive, they're inexpensive but not cheap. I'm glad I waited and relied on the sources from ThinkSecret and AppleInsider!

April 27 2005 at 7:28 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

wd's brain

#4 Since Tiger is being compared to Longhorn does that mean Microsoft is releasing it as a free update? If not then YOU LOSE! heh heh

April 27 2005 at 12:18 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Kevin Crossman

It isn't like Apple has been keeping Tiger a secret. I have no sympathy for those who bought a Mac in early April and now complain about having to pay for Tiger (exception: those buying new Macs because their old one died).

April 26 2005 at 11:06 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

As someone who decided to try a mac mini 4 weeks ago the math doesn't seem all that great, at least microsoft calls them updates and doesn't have the gall to charge.

April 26 2005 at 10:16 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

john

70$ w/ education discount gets you tiger. everything is better when you're a student.

April 26 2005 at 5:14 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Patrick K.

Exactly. When my OOOOLD iBook died two months ago, I wondered what to do, but as soon as I read about the Tiger up to date offer (Tiger for 9 bucks if you bought after Mid April, or whatever it was). I ponied up for a Mac mini. Hooray!

April 26 2005 at 1:43 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Daniel Gattermann

And if you also want iLife the mini is even cheaper!

April 26 2005 at 12:22 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply