Hot damn, it’s a mac I can afford. Unfortunately, I can’t afford one right away, but this is my mac solution. I’ve been wanting a mac for browser testing, and I’m thinking it’s a good idea I become more familiar with the OS. Yes, it’s the Mac Mini. with an 80gb HD, it’s perfect for storage backup. It’s genius. I get my data backed up with a secure OS. It’s not a bad little machine either, upgradeable to a 1gb of ram. It could be a sweet machine.

Specs:

• 1.25 or 1.42GHz G4 processor
• 40 or 80GB hard drive
• Slot-loading CD-R/DVD-ROM optical drive
• 256MB (up to 1gb) DDR SDRAM
• ATI Radeon 9200 graphics chip with 32MB dedicated DDR SDRAM
• ethernet & modem
• USB (x2), firewire, and audio ports

It’s “whisper-quiet”, 2.9 lbs, and only $499. I think I’m in love.

Completely unrelated and on a much unhappier note, please look at these before/after pics of the tsunami. It puts it all in perspective.