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Posted at 7:17 AM on Thursday 03/4/10 by
Ben
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Buy.com with JR.com has the Mac Mini 2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 160GB Desktop (MC238LL/A - fall 2009 version) for $579 - $23 off instantly = $556 with free shipping. [Compare]

  • 2GB RAM (up to 4GB), 160GB SATA, SuperDrive, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M
  • Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, AirPort Extreme Wi-Fi 802.11n, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
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      Dman - Posted 8:36 am PST 03/4/10 (1172 Posts)  Report Spam

      Tell me again why this is a deal

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      Wand - Posted 8:42 am PST 03/4/10 (1417 Posts)  Report Spam

      Because it's posted on Bensbargains.

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      marcel1897 - Posted 8:47 am PST 03/4/10 (499 Posts)  Report Spam

      hardly a deal, but most macs never seem to go on sale.

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      techsupport - Posted 9:38 am PST 03/4/10 (5129 Posts)  Report Spam

      These are one of the few instances where I think a Mac might make sense. Yes, you can pay $100-$200 less and build your own little HTPC but it requires work and a lot of burp around to get things right. Right here, you got a nice, tight solution that just burp works. I guess it all depends on how much your time is worth.

      Check to make sure this ain't a refurb.

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      wozcamdotorg - Posted 9:42 am PST 03/4/10 (8 Posts)  Report Spam

      True, #4. Not to mention the time to keep the viruses and malware at bay on a continuing basis.

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      wolf2989 - Posted 9:48 am PST 03/4/10 (12 Posts)  Report Spam

      #5: Apple troll is trolly.

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      Iggy21 - Posted 11:16 am PST 03/4/10 (66 Posts)  Report Spam

      is it worth it for no HDMI?

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      rotorrocket - Posted 11:28 am PST 03/4/10 (645 Posts)  Report Spam

      Does it come with a keyboard and mouse or is that extra? How big is the screen and refresh rate?

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      itzsm00th - Posted 12:34 pm PST 03/4/10 (1081 Posts)  Report Spam

      #7, problem solved:

      http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=104&cp_id=10419&cs_id=1041912&p_id=4852&seq=1&format=2

      According to monoprice, the Mini DVI port does not output audio so you would only be using this adapter to get video display on your TV and routing audio to your TV via separate audio cables.

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      kliving - Posted 1:11 pm PST 03/4/10 (227 Posts)  Report Spam

      I don't see how this would be an ideal HTPC. For this price range I would like to see BD-ROM, bigger HDD, HDMI, more RAM and the ability to bit-stream HD lossless audio. I don't any of that here. I've built custom with all that for cheaper with relatively few headaches.

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