Filed under: Mac mini
Apple discontinues PowerPC Mac mini
Apple's certainly not wasting any time: They've pulled the G4-based Mac mini from their online store, hammering one more nail into the beleaguered PowerPC's rapidly-sealing
coffin.So if you're still lookin' for a mini G4 before making the leap to Intel, you're gonna have to go through a third-party -- and quick.
[via MacBytes]

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Frank Tinsley said 12:05AM on 3-01-2006
What do they do with all the new ones left in Apple Retail Stores? Ship them back to be disassembled and turned into the new ones that can't play WOW?
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Chad B said 12:22AM on 3-01-2006
If you REALLY want a G4 mini, buy me the Core Duo mini and I'll GIVE you mine! I'll even leave the 1 GB stick of RAM in it!
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Moosey said 12:47AM on 3-01-2006
...or sold... you know... to buyers.
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Sean Finn said 1:31AM on 3-01-2006
Yeah, really. If you want a G4 mini, check eBay in the next few weeks. I placed my order for the new one, and have no idea what I'm going to do with the old. Actually, that's not true. I am loaning it to a Windows friend who wants to try out OSX before taking the plunge. It is a good thing to loan out - they use their own keyboard, mouse, and monitor.
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elbertc said 1:44AM on 3-01-2006
I expect price drops on the G4 Mac minis. There's s till a great deal of stock in the channels. Today's not a good day for Apple distributors and resellers...
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Mike Schmidt said 2:27AM on 3-01-2006
How do they calculate that 50% of computers have been switched to intel?
Is it "platform" based: iMac, Mac mini, MacBook Pro? That leaves Power Mac and iBooks and they are past 50%.
What if they count variations? This leaves 12" & 17" PowerBooks, 12" & 14" iBooks, X versions of PowerMac. If this is the case, I am not sure if they are at 50% without dropping some product variations (e.g. replace 2 variations of iBook with single 13" model.)
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Dave Holle said 10:39AM on 3-01-2006
In addition, G4 Minis are being sold in the Certified Refurbished section of the online Apple store.
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Seth said 2:21PM on 3-01-2006
Some stores obviously knew this was going to happen; they began moving inventory. MacMove wrote about a heck of a deal at Micro Center, a complete Mac mini system for only $499/$599.
Story is here: http://www.macmove.com/mm/archives/apple/great-deal-500-macintosh-system
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wvtbon said 6:48PM on 3-01-2006
Hi Dan,
I'm curious about your findings with your new macbook pro. I don't know if you still plan to put them on this site. Just wanted to let you know I sure am interested.
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Wacky said 6:48PM on 3-01-2006
Hi Dan,
I'm curious about your findings with your new macbook pro. I don't know if you still plan to put them on this site. Just wanted to let you know I sure am interested.
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