“A cheap headless Mac that I could bump up to 512MB of RAM and use as a web development workstation would be exactly what I’m looking for. If this is what Apple announces at MWSF (along with the iPhone which is essentially confirmed now), it would be a dramatic new step for Apple,” Jay Reding blogs.

“Granted, Apple has never competed in the low-price spectrum before, and this would be a stretch for them, but if anyone can pull it off, Apple could. I think there is a market for Windows users who love their iPods, but can’t afford even an entry-level Mac. This is the kind of product that gets people hooked on the platform, and when they decide they want to do something more advanced like edit home movies and burn them to DVD, they’re going to be far more likely to do it on a more expensive but more capable PowerMac,” Reding blogs.

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MacDailyNews Take: Our sentiments exactly.

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