[mnehring]

The specs are pretty OK for the price:
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 — all whisper-quiet.

This would be a good deal for someone upgrading as they possibly could keep their keyboard, mouse, and monitor. The best part is this is not dependent on rebates like other cheap computers.

[MD_Willington_1976]

The monitor requires DVI input or DVI to DB15 adaptor...

So the bottom line is still not $499...

But it is interesting...

MD

[critilo]

quote:
The specs are pretty OK for the price:
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 — all whisper-quiet.

THE SPECS ARE GREAT, Apple is great, and so on, but only those know that, who use(d) both a Mac and a PC.
Pay more, get more - It's like real life.
... another one?
PCs are SHlT - get a Mac and give your PC to the Politically Correct.

[joebuck]

"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"

I can get a used PC with these specs for $100 at a local used computer store. I looks like you're paying $400 for an OS. That may or may not be worth it depending on how well you like Macs. I don't want to get into the Mac v. PC argument, I've always thought one should just use what they like best. If you like it and it gets the work (or play) done which you want done then it is the computer for you. I'm just not sure that a computer with no monitor, keyboard or mouse with these specs at $500 is necessarily a good deal.