Will Mac mini Lead the Charge to Smaller Desktops?

Posted by michael on Thursday January 27, 2005 @03:46AM from the half-a-league-onward dept.

elecngnr writes "Maybe size doesn't matter. ZDNet has a story about how the Mac mini may shift consumers away from the larger tower style desktops to smaller ones. Other computer makers, such as HP, have so far been unsuccessful in marketing small computers to consumers. However, Apple does have a history of leading the charge in paradigm shifts in certain aspects of consumer products (e.g. GUI's, color changes, the iPod, and the list goes on). It is also important to recognize that they have been wrong at times too (e.g. the Cube, the Newton, and the one button mouse). Time will tell which list the Mini will belong to."

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I will help lead the charge! by jmcmunn · 2005-01-27 03:59 · Score: -1, Redundant

If you help me get my first Mac!

http://www.freeminimacs.com/?r=14101826

On another note, these things are pretty neat, but small form factor PC's have been around a long time and since market share on Macs is pretty low, I doubt a SFF mac is going to lead to any real changes...just a thought. But I do still want one, I have always had Mac-envy, just no money.
Re:Maybe by DaddyDonMynack · 2005-01-27 07:03 · Score: 0, Redundant

Maybe Jobs was trolling around Tiawanese computer manufactures websites when these came out in...2001.

http://www.cappuccinopc.com/cappuccinotx1.asp

I kind of like the new P4 versions myself.

http://www.cappuccinopc.com/mochae7042b.asp