“The designers at Apple Computer have come up with another mini that’s going to be huge. If you’ve never been tempted to switch from the Windows PC platform, the inexpensively priced Mac mini may be hard to resist. It’s the gutsiest move yet for Apple, a company that built its reputation on innovation and, up to now, high prices,” Mike Wendland writes for The Detroit Free Press. “Like Apple’s iPod mini digital music player, which was my choice for the hottest high-tech gadget of 2004, the Mac mini is sleek, simple to use and distinctive to look at. It’s much less prone to viruses and the other hack attacks that harass Windows computers. It comes with easy-to-use software that makes a variety of digital tasks, from editing photos to downloading music, simple and intuitive.”
“Best of all, it’s a great value. Though you’ll probably need to buy some extras to get the most out of a mini, the base model sells for $499,” Wendland writes. “Apple doesn’t see the mini as anybody’s first computer. It’s designed to be a replacement for, or an addition to, the PC you already own — and a lure to get you to change the way you use and think about personal computing.”
Wendland writes, “There is something different about a Mac. Some say it’s a Zen-like quality. Others say it’s just friendly. Others use words like elegant and intuitive or charming. Mac fans — zealots by the millions — often even give their computers names. I’m not that rabid, though in full disclosure, I must say I switched from being all-PC to all-Mac two years ago and would never go back.”
“The mini runs on Apple’s rock-solid OS X operating system, the most secure and efficient operating system you can find anywhere for the average personal computer user. There has never been a successful worm or virus attack on OS X. But it’s what comes with the mini that cinches the deal: Apple’s upgraded suite of iLife software –the sweetest, most seamless and easy-to-operate bunch of programs you’ve ever used… On the mini, iLife is the secret weapon, the entryway into that nirvana of the Mac lifestyle. I wouldn’t recommend the mini as the principal computer in your house. But for a second or third one, it’s perfect. I warn you, though: If you buy one, you just may become one of those Mac zealots.”
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