Jobs unveils Intel-based Mac mini (CNNMoney)

[eppur_se_muova]

Apple founder makes the latest move in the PC wars, with one eye on the
living room.
By Amanda Cantrell, CNNMoney.com staff writer, and Patrick Baltatzis,
Business 2.0 magazine
February 28, 2006: 5:48 PM EST

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -
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Making inroads into the home

Speaking at a news briefing at Apple headquarters in California, Jobs said Apple's new minis will contain Intel's (Research) Core processor, a remote control, as well as high-end digital video and audio outputs that allow the machines to connect to digital TVs.

"Today's news was basically an expansion of Apple's digital home strategy," said Sam Bhavnani, principal analyst for the mobile computing and electronics group at research firm Current Analysis. "In the 1980s, Sony had a stronghold in terms of consumer electronics. Now Apple is doing the same thing."

The new Mac minis that have the 1.5 gigahertz Core Solo chip will run up to three times faster than previous versions and will sell for $599, Jobs said. Versions with Intel's 1.66 gigahertz Core Duo processors, which feature two processors on one chip, will run up to five times faster than the old minis and will retail for $799.

Both are available immediately and will also feature an enhanced version of Apple's Front Row software which will now contain Bonjour, a networking program that allows users to stream and share digital media. This would allow the Mac mini to play music, photos and videos saved on other Macs in a user's home, which Apple hopes will make the mini more appealing as a central entertainment storage unit for the living room.
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more at: http://money.cnn.com/2006/02/28/technology/apple_announcement/index.htm?cnn=yes

and of course: http://www.apple.com/macmini/

[DS1]

1. 5x faster? That's almost mean to the existing base

[Poiuyt]

2. I have an earlier version of the Mac Mini and I love it

It's so nice to have this quiet little thing on your desk instead of a full-sized computer.