Apple Unveils Mini Mac, IPod Shuffle

[Mac Reporter]

Yahoo! News reports:

By MAY WONG, AP Technology Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - Apple Computer Inc. chief executive Steve Jobs (news - web sites) unveiled a very small $499 computer on Tuesday and a flash memory-based music player called the iPod Shuffle.

The new products seek to make inroads against the traditionally more affordable PC market and against lower-cost competitors to Apple's wildly popular iPod.

The Mini Mac computers, smaller than even some standalone external computer drives, go on sale Jan. 22. They lack a monitor, mouse and keyboard. The 40-gigabyte Mini Mac will cost $499, an 80-gigabyte model $599.
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[Edited on 1-11-2005 by Mac Reporter]

[ez_stylin]

wow. they just keep on coming up with new ones and smaller ones... i like the ipod shuffle too

[xingkit]

another one for my wish list...

[alfiesy]

How much would the cheapest USB keyboard and mouse sell for against Apple's $58 wired keyboard / mouse bundle?

Thinking that the Mac Mini is targeted towards someone considering a replacement for an ageing Windows desktop computer, the monitor may be reuseable but the buyer will probably need to shell out additional for a compatible mouse / keyboard.

[Polar Mac]

Or if you have the mac mini with the BTO Bluetooth... use a bluetooth mouse and keyboard, that way, both usb ports will be free :roll:

[dBAGZiq]

I am really interested on getting this...our family-owned pc's cpu is dead...cpu na lang kulang... :roll:

[cyberprince]

Here in the country you can get a USB mouse and keyboard for about 500 each.