@Greg7388 But for the price you would expect not just bluray but at least a Core i3, 4GB standard, wireless media-friendly peripherals (air-mouse or air-remote/keyboard), a dedicated 512mb tier 1 or 2 laptop video card, and halfway decent HTPC software suite installed.
What they deliver for the price, only Steve Job's marketing genius can pull off.
I think there's something going on between Apple and Intel with the i3's. The 13" MBP got bumped up to the C2D that was in the previous 17" model instead of an i3 or i5, which would have made more sense. A few days afterward, there were rumors of Apple talking with AMD reps, but nothing was publicly announced by Apple about it.
The same thing seems to have happened with the Mini, getting a C2D instead of a new i3...
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The Mac line really does need bluray. The Mac Mini would be a perfect set top box with Plex, Boxee, and a Bluray player
@Greg7388 But for the price you would expect not just bluray but at least a Core i3, 4GB standard, wireless media-friendly peripherals (air-mouse or air-remote/keyboard), a dedicated 512mb tier 1 or 2 laptop video card, and halfway decent HTPC software suite installed.
What they deliver for the price, only Steve Job's marketing genius can pull off.
@Ducman69
I think there's something going on between Apple and Intel with the i3's. The 13" MBP got bumped up to the C2D that was in the previous 17" model instead of an i3 or i5, which would have made more sense. A few days afterward, there were rumors of Apple talking with AMD reps, but nothing was publicly announced by Apple about it.
The same thing seems to have happened with the Mini, getting a C2D instead of a new i3...