Mac Mini: the unveiling [pics]

Today, dear readers, I braved a raging blizzard and a broken toe to secure what I believe is the very last Mac Mini in all of upstate New York. Believe you me, this brings me no pleasure for myself – I do it all for you. ;)

I just took a boatload of shots of the official unwrapping. There's no easy way to upload a gallery of shots so I'll keep adding as I go along. For you fellow late night Mac sickos (and everyone snowed in in the northeast US...), please don't overkill on the 'refresh' button 'cuz you'll kill our servers. There's plenty of Mac pr0n that awaits, so just take it easy, k?

Above: box back

Below: cat and Mini

Above: Right side of box. Smart move, promoting the value of the iLife suite. The other side of the box is the Apple logo. Bottom of the box is listing of specs, bar codes, fine print.

Below: The first cut is the deepest.

Above: open box

Below: iLife CD on top... with floral theme? What up with that? :)

Above: Behold, the Mini.

Below: Bottom of box

Above: Box contents – Mini, software pack, power supply and cord, DVI to VGA adapter (plus iLife disk)

Below: Back of Mac Mini and power supply. Noting the power supply is pretty darn big itself, about a third of the width of the Mini itself and two thirds of the height.

Above: Back of Mini, corner

Below: Back panel of Mac Mini

Above: Front of Mac Mini. One slot, one barely noticeable LED.

Size comparisons

Yeah, I knew it was tiny. Everybody knows it's tiny. But damn... the thing is TINY!!

Above: Mac Mini with 3G iPod and Apple bluetooth mouse

Below: Power supply with iPod and mouse

Above: Mac Mini with Dell Axim x50v and Gameboy

Below: Mac Mini height compared to iPod 3G

Above: Mac Mini as compared to height of iPod and power supply

Below: Mac Mini and Powerbook G4

Above: Mac Mini and Apple display

Below: Mac Mini and G4 tower

After having taken the time to admire, it is now high time to go play with my Mini!