PC Competition for the Mac mini?

Posted by Cliff on Wednesday January 19, 2005 @10:30AM from the prices-from-the-twilight-zone dept.

Omega1045 asks: "When Apple announced their Mac mini last week for US$499, it caught my eye. Wanting to buy/build a small PC for my already cramped breakfast bar, I started pricing out similar PC hardware. The results startled me. It was very difficult to price a PC as small (6.5" x 6.5" x 2") as the Mac mini with comparable equipment cheaper than the Mac mini. Indeed, most of the configurations I found were more than the humble $499 of the Mac, often much more. To match price I often had to configure with a much bigger shuttle-style case. What computers are currently on the market to compete with this? When my wife asks for the 'cute little Mac', what PC can I buy instead that will take up as little space and do as much for the same price (or less)?" How long do you think it will take PC manufacturers to answer Apple's latest entry into the market?

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First thing that popped into my head... by higuy48 · 2005-01-19 10:38 · Score: 1, Troll

Falcon Northwest's (more) portable Fragbox. Yeah, it's a custom rig, but you get what you pay for. Good luck upgrading it though.

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