“As a long-time [Windows] PC user, I’ve always held a secret suspicion that life might be better with a Mac. There’s no denying Apple’s machines are sleeker and sexier than their bulky PC brethren, but they’ve typically been more expensive too,” Richard McKeethen writes for Inside Bay Area. “Apple fans, like Ferrari owners, have always paid a premium for the cachet of an Apple logo on the box. But with last month’s introduction of the new Mac mini computer, the cost of owning a Mac may finally have dropped low enough to entice many PC users away from the Microsoft monopoly.”
“At a retail price of just $499, the Mac mini is one of the most affordable systems ever to come out of Apple’s engineering labs in Cupertino. Palatable price aside, it’s also incredibly stylish — the system is far more enticing to the eye then any other low-cost PC you’re likely to find. It’s not much larger than a short stack of CDs, making it easy to slip the computer into a backpack or a briefcase,” McKeethen writes.
“I haven’t spent much time with an Apple since the old Mac LC I owned more than a decade ago, but I had few problems getting comfortable with Apple OS-X operating system,” McKeethen writes. “The Mac mini comes with all of the typical software most computer users expect to have these days, plus a few extra goodies you probably wouldn’t see on a low-cost PC… If you’re interested in dabbling in Mac land… it’s hard to beat the price. The Mac mini might well convince PC geeks like me to switch, and it sure looks a lot better on my dining room table than any PC ever has.”
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