Apple quietly updates the Mac Mini

Surely to be overlooked in the hullabaloo of the iMac update is the quiet, very quiet, update of the Mac mini. Apple just sort of noted at the end of the iMac press release that the Mac mini has also gotten a speed bump. The $799 Mac mini now boasts a 1.83 GHz Intel Core Duo processor (formerly it sported a 1.66 GHz Intel Core Duo processor) and for $599 you get a1.66 GHz Intel Core Duo processor, when just a few days ago that would get you a 1.5 GHz Intel Core Solo processor Mac mini. Pricing remains the same, as do all the other specs.
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Source: http://www.apple.com/macmini/
Surely to be overlooked in the hullabaloo of the iMac update is the quiet, very quiet, update of the Mac mini. Apple just sort of noted at...
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I bought my 1.5 Core Solo mini refreshed from the apple store in King of Prussia less then30 days ago, and refreshed items come with a free 30 day return policy. Guess what computer is going back to the store?
September 06 2006 at 8:51 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply- Grendel
"Anyone notice the picture on the far right for the MacMini with all the cover art for actual movies. I don't remember seeing that before for front row."
That is the page in front row for browsing movie trailers i think.
Hah! If I didn't have this 15 day old mini on my desk we'd still have the Core Solo model! :-P
September 06 2006 at 12:26 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI just looked at the page is it me or is pricing way out of WACK here. No DVD-+RW on low?
$679.00 low
and
$899.00 high
I miss the
$499 low
and
$599 high
Eh how typical is this. I purchased mine 9 months ago! j.k... any suggestions where i can purchase one of these processors so I make the upgrade myself?
Shane
Seems that the low-end model can't be upgraded to include a SuperDrive. How odd.
September 06 2006 at 11:58 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyGrr... I just bought a 1.66 Mac Mini a couple weeks ago! Well, at least it's not a major update!
September 06 2006 at 11:22 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyAnyone notice the picture on the far right for the MacMini with all the cover art for actual movies. I don't remember seeing that before for front row.
That 1.66 GHz Intel Core Duo processor model is very attractive but I wish it was about $100 cheaper. As the current owner of a Dual 2.0 Ghz G5 and a 23 inch cinema display, I could easily validate the purchase of a $500 dollar machine to bring me into the Intel era. I don't do much gaming (by that I mean none-at-all) on my Mac so the integrated graphics do not bother me. It's just something about that $599 price point.
September 06 2006 at 9:22 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyConsidering the price drops for the Core Duo chips, Apple must have a fat profit margin on these models.
At the $499 price point, they would have added so many more users. Most desktop users aren't willing to, nor need to spend more than $500.
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