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Kind of a turn-off that they are Intel-only (no AMD) (and specifically the Mac Mini right now is NVIDIA-only, no ATI), but I am still seriously considering a Mac Mini.  As an additional non-primary non-day-job computer, on top of: Windows desktop, Windows tablet/laptop, smart phone, iPod touch.

Not because I’m going to pretend it’s a good deal for the price/performance (frankly it is overpriced and underpowered).  Yes, it is tiny/portable, but so are plenty of Windows PC’s.  So, the real reason for my interest is…

Just to use to get some Mac and OS-X familiarity, and its development environment (Xcode, iPhone OS, Mac OS-X OpenGL)…  And possibly for cross-platform game project.

I wonder when the next model upgrade will come out…  (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_mini#Overview) has a chart saying: late 2005, early 2006, late 2006, mid 2007, early 2009, so who knows If it’s less than 6 months or not…

In other Apple news…  I’m still using a Verizon Windows Mobile phone, and waiting for the 64 GB iPod touch.

In other Apple news…  I’m still fantasizing about the Kindle just a little, but also hearing rumors about a super-sized iPod touch, or a Mac tablet computer.

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