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The little brother of the iMac, the cousin of the MacBook, the Mac mini is the often overlooked desktop computer of the Apple Macintosh line up.  Originally launched in 2005, it was intended to be a less expensive method for first time Mac “switchers”.  Priced at $599, to this day it is still the cheapest (legal) method of owning a Mac, yet still had not caught on in the same way the iMac or MacBook has.  It just doesn’t have the sex appeal of the iMac with its massive all-in-one display, or the portability of the MacBook, leaving some analyst to predict its demise nearly every product cycle.  

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Rumors have it, that Apple could be supporting 6-core processing STANDARD with their new Mac Pro desktop releasing sometime in 2010. Intel, Apples CPU manufacture, has announced recently a new line of processors code named “Gulftown”.

The number of Mac owning households continues to grow rapidly throughout the world, but according to a study, nearly 85% of Mac owning households, also own at least one (1) PC.

An NDP’s 2009 Household Penetration study states that about 12% of US computer households have at least one Mac, beating last years 9%. It also that close to 85% of those Mac users own a PC.

“I don’t have 2,000 Dollars to waste on a Laptop” ”I don’t have the Money right now” ”Macs are too Expensive” These are the responses that I hear when I try to persuade people to buy a Mac, and most of the time I can’t argue, for its true! Apple Laptops are expensive. One Apple Macbook Pro is roughly equivalent to buying 1,200 $1 Hamburgers from McDonalds!! But…It’s Worth it. Now we must give Apple Credit for trying their best at making their products as affordable as possible by dropping the price. Now remember, You get what you pay for; I am confident in saying that: If you buy a Mac, you will NOT be disappointed in your purchase. You get what you pay for.