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Originally Posted by BBKing
As for the low clock speed, yes, Joe P isn't up on the intricacies of RISC, superscalar architecture and pipeling, but Intel (which is what he'll be comparing against) are going to have to move away from pure clock speed to model numbers, as their best performing chip is the Pentium M, which has clock speeds in the same range as the G4.
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I've actually thought Intel should move away from clock speeds to show speed for years. It doesn't accurately reflect the actual speed of the CPU anymore..
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The Mac mini is no worldbeater at performance, but neither is a similarly priced Dell Celeron box, the difference is in the space requirement, aesthetics (which you now *aren't* paying a premium for) and ease of use. I think (and the office Mac head disagrees with me here, he thinks it's aimed at old G3 iMac users like him) that it's aimed at people looking to upgrade an existing Windows PC, and the sell is 'take your current monitor, mouse and keyboard (if they're USB), bin the large noisy case and sit this on your desk, and did I mention that it's as cheap or cheaper than any replacement PC you might be thinking of'. I think they'll sell shedloads.
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I think they possibly will, Especially to those who have a iPod and are looking to change their PC. They will already know how easy to use and well-built Apple stuff is from the iPod.
It also has the advantage (for men who are married or in a couple) that it looks a lot nicer in the living room (or anyway) than a bloody great PC. It should make the purchase easier to justify than it might be other.
Stiil, Apple have a bit of a cheek showing it on their website plugged into their Studio 24 inch display. People would have no trouble pay £300-400 for a computer, but £2000+ for a display is a bit more difficult. Looks good though.