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<blockquote data-quote="wickyman" data-source="post: 386719" data-attributes="member: 87955">well the new mac mini has a 2ghz core 2 duo with a 1066 mhz bus, 1gb of ram, nvidia 9400, and 120gb of HD space, along with the slot loading dvd, 802.11n and bluetooth. So I'd say its certainly a great platform for $600 (though you'll pay $800 for 320gb of storage and 2gb of ram), and you'll pay nearly $1,100 for the premium mac mini with the 2.26 ghz core 2 duo, 4gb of ram, and the 320gb HD...at that point you are spending far more than you should have too...I still think that today, mini ITX is the way to go in order to get a small, affordable, variable performance and expandable media center.&nbsp; If you needed the kind of power the mac mini offers, you can still get it for cheaper without much sacrifice. Zotac has a new LGA 775 mini itx based on the GF9300 chipset, you can get it on newegg <a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813500022" target="_blank">here</a> for $145. Pop in a decent dual core chip like a E1200 celeron($46), E2200 pentium($70), E5200 pentium($75), or other 65w variants, 2gb of ram for $20, and a 160gb drive for $50 all the way up to 500gb for $100, and you have a highly competitive platform for not much at all. Of course you wont get the same case, but one like I used is only about $85 online including the 60w PSU, which you could upgrade to a 150w for $50 after market. I'm not anti-apple, I have used them, many of my family and friends have them, and I'd consider one myself if I wasn't so set on getting the most for my money and something competitive with the apple mini can be had for cheaper using mini itx.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="wickyman, post: 386719, member: 87955"] well the new mac mini has a 2ghz core 2 duo with a 1066 mhz bus, 1gb of ram, nvidia 9400, and 120gb of HD space, along with the slot loading dvd, 802.11n and bluetooth. So I'd say its certainly a great platform for $600 (though you'll pay $800 for 320gb of storage and 2gb of ram), and you'll pay nearly $1,100 for the premium mac mini with the 2.26 ghz core 2 duo, 4gb of ram, and the 320gb HD...at that point you are spending far more than you should have too... I still think that today, mini ITX is the way to go in order to get a small, affordable, variable performance and expandable media center. If you needed the kind of power the mac mini offers, you can still get it for cheaper without much sacrifice. Zotac has a new LGA 775 mini itx based on the GF9300 chipset, you can get it on newegg [URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813500022"]here[/URL] for $145. Pop in a decent dual core chip like a E1200 celeron($46), E2200 pentium($70), E5200 pentium($75), or other 65w variants, 2gb of ram for $20, and a 160gb drive for $50 all the way up to 500gb for $100, and you have a highly competitive platform for not much at all. Of course you wont get the same case, but one like I used is only about $85 online including the 60w PSU, which you could upgrade to a 150w for $50 after market. I'm not anti-apple, I have used them, many of my family and friends have them, and I'd consider one myself if I wasn't so set on getting the most for my money and something competitive with the apple mini can be had for cheaper using mini itx. [/QUOTE]

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