Brett Farrey

I really want to buy a Mac-Mini, or two, but why should I buy one now when they’re eventually coming out with the “Intel” Mac-Mini? Apple has recently released the new Intel version of the iMac and the MacBook Pro, but I don’t want either of those.

First of all, why do I want two mini’s? I want one mini for my living room to play music, videos, and eventually Apple’s DVR application in place of Tivo. The other one will be used in my office for programming and audio recording. My current Windows machine will eventually turn into a Linux server.

I’m worried if I buy a mini now, I may have problems running software in the future once all of these software companies port over their software to work on the Intel hardware. The Intel Mini isn’t supposed to come out until later this year; which to me, is asinine.

I believe the Mac-Mini sales are going to drop, along with their prices until the new one is released sometime toward the end of the year. It sounds like a nice Christmas gift to me.