Taking aim at the market for low-cost computers, Apple Computer Chief Executive Steve Jobs introduces a slimmed-down version of the company’s Macintosh computer — the Mac Mini, priced from $499.
CBS MarketWatch has posted video of Jobs’ keynote where he unveiled the Mac mini in your choice of Real or Windows Media here.
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“in your choice of Real or Windows Media”. Gee… Thanks… -_- …
This keynote is going to be the story of the week.
The mainstream & electronic press is going to be all over these announcements. Free press for Apple. Yeah, baby!
yeah the WM doesnt even work, i dont want to wait till 6 to see it
Already ordered my Mac Mini! I can’t wait! THANK YOU APPLE FOR FINALLY HEARING THE PRAYERS OF A POOR COLLEGE STUDENT!
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Ryan: “in your choice of Real or Windows Media”. Gee… Thanks… -_- …
Ryan, think of it this way,
All of us that keep up with Apple will already be aware of these announcements. The folks that usually only use PCs (and thus Real or Windows media) will finally get to see what their next computer is going to look like. Hopefully it will prompt some of them to go visit an Apple store.
I agree, however, that it sucks that the video is not also posted in Quicktime.
Windows Media Player NEVER works properly for me. Quicktime, never a problem.
Real just sucks no matter how you slice it.
:@ couldn’t get it to work!!! damn.. i watched the ipod one tho
Yeah. No moving pictures just a bunch of stills. Audio is OK though. Quicktime stream will come later.
“Peice of Shit”
“Mac mini houses a 1.25 or 1.42GHz G4 processor, 40 or 80GB hard drive, a slot-loading CD-R/DVD-ROM optical drive, 256MB DDR SDRAM and ATI Radeon 9200 graphics chip with 32MB dedicated DDR SDRAM”
A 9200 with shared memory? And no G5 chip? Get A clue Steve.
Load up with cans of compressed air people.
This thing is amazing! The computer is really only $200!!! It comes with $300 in software. Let’s see the PC’s try to match this!
Add a Mac to your DELL! I always thought that it would be nice to add a small box next to my Mac to have full PC compatability instead of using a virtual PC. The is the same idea in reverse. Buy a cheap DELL PC with LCD and for $499, give it full Mac compatability.
Way to go Apple!
http://global.shuttle.com/Product/Barebone/SN95G5.asp
Much more bang for your buck.
“A 9200 with shared memory?”
No, a 9200 with it’s own 32MB of memory. Of course, last I knew, you couldn’t use Core Image (part of Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger) with such a puny graphics card…
“And no G5 chip?”
Nope. I’ll admit, I don’t get real thrilled, either. Consider that Dell’s $499 (after rebate) PC comes with a 2.8GHz Pentium 4–no Celerons here.
First of all.. Rebate.. that sucks.. furthermore.. WINDOWS.. you forgot the cost of anti-virus.. and of course.. 2.8Ghz IS entry-level
I thought the speed thing was over. Pentium speeds are twice as much as equivalent PowerPCs but both do tasks the same. Different architechture. As a matter of fact Intel no longer boasts about speed as it is irrelevant. There are other factors that are part of the equation on how fast a computer is.
The Mac mini is the first computer that women will adore. Apple is so brilliant in this. It weighs less than 3lbs. It comes in a beautiful little box that even has a little orhandle on it! Dell computers are male designed with men in mind. How could a woman pass up such a beautiful computer that she can so easilly carry out of the store by herself. Apple is a company full of geniuses!
Most women are not hard core gamers I would imaging so the G4 vs. G5 arguement is moot. All this being said, guys (myself included) will easilly find this machine perfectly suited to certain tasks.
Bravo Apple!
Both Real and Windows Media work fine on my OS X PowerMac G4. Sure, I would prefer QuickTime be available. But I also can appreciate the reality of the situation.
I am thankful that both Real and Windows Media players exist for my platform of choice. I won’t whinge until I lose that priveledge. And I say ‘priveledge’ because it hasn’t cost me a cent.
THE CUBE LIVES!!!!
BWA-HA-HA-HA!!!! I am SO friggin’ tingly over this!!
This is the most innovtive Mac ever! Hooray for Apple and PC are fuk sooner or later! I hope in year the growth of Apple Market share will boost hopefully up to 20 percent! To the Window zealots here are your chances to own a Mac give it a shot ….see if you can turn back to Window Os!
It’s cheaper to buy a miniMac than to upgrade your cube. Cube owners, it’s time…