You sew with a needle and thread. You sow confusion.

Geez you guys, Apple is not a sweatshop. They're SOWING, not sewing.

As someone who bought a Mac Mini less than one month ago, let me state how thoroughly disgusted I am with Apple. I've been a Mac owner and supporter for years. I needed a new Mac, wanted a separate screen/processor setup, and couldn't afford a G5 tower. So the Mini was for me.

I waited until after the Mini was refreshed in August, and though I was disappointed with the update, I figured, 'well, it's not going to see another refresh for another six months, so I guess this is it." I put one on order, waited until it came in, and I laid down my money.

Now, scant weeks later, they're shipping the update they should have shipped in the first place, doing it as underhandedly as possible, and people like me have been screwed.

My opinion of Apple has taken a huge nosedive.

Yeah it really make you wonder why they bothered with the last revision at all. It seems like a waste of time and money since this one came so soon afterwards and was so much more significant. I'd be pissed too if I had bought one right after the last revision. That's always been the best time to buy. Or at least it used to be.

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and people like me have been screwed.

They are clearing out stock - just as they and all other computer companies do - and using upgrade parts when they need to. Put in a BTO right now and you probably get an upgraded mini. Get one from a store and you probably don't.

Next Tuesday (or the next) there will probably be an official upgrade. Based on comments from hardmac.com related to thin inventories in the pipeline there might be a lot of upgrades fairly soon.

Grow up. Just because you bought a computer doesn't mean that Apple should stop improving its products.

You sound like Homer Simpson when he bought a computer "This is the best computer in the world and always will be, right?"

I think it is good that Apple is becoming a little less predictable in this 6 month product schedule that most of us used to plan for.

The upgrade to 512MB of RAM, I thought was a significant increase in value. The 5 or 6% increase in processor speed isn't a big deal. Supposedly the 64MB of video RAM will be nice. But, for most mini users, again no big deal. The upgrade that I think is significant is the DL DVD burner.

I just bought a reconditioned 1.25GHz Mini. I don't feel ripped off at all.

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Grow up. Just because you bought a computer doesn't mean that Apple should stop improving its products.

You sound like Homer Simpson when he bought a computer "This is the best computer in the world and always will be, right?"

I agree that one cannot say one has been screwed by Apple for not being informed that an upgrade is coming soon. That is how life is within this field, not matter who you're dealing with.
When I bought my first Mac back in 1998, I didn't know anything about the iMacs which came out just a couple of months after I had bought my PowerPC, but could I yell at Apple for that? No, sir. Same thing when I bought my dual G4 later. Sooner than the wind blows, it was soon lagging behind in speed and power but it is still a good machine today with a few upgrades.
It is like a game. You just have to risk something and place your bet on the number(product) of your choice and sometimes you win - and with Apple, I say you never actually lose.
I have been lucky with my bets on the iBook I bought and the iMac as well. The iMac is still the top of the game, months after I bought it:) Next time, we will see. But the bottom line is that all my Macs have been good machines and have served me well. That's what you got to look at and not whether you suceeded in getting the latest of the latest.

I want to buy a mini for my sweetie. I've been waiting for the inevitable bump to 1.5. Now I see that the mini got a "soft bump". So here I wait, knowing the mini is at 1.5, but won't buy one because it's not Guaranteed 1.5! How silly is that?

But she's limped along with that HP 1.3 for a couple years, and really wants Publisher. I show her InDesign but she's still not impressed. But iPhoto is my Trojan. Hence the mini...

Yeah I'd wait until you can be sure of getting the faster ones. Just the bump from 4200rpm to 5400rpm hard drives alone will be a big benefit.

No matter what Apple (or any electronics company) does, SOMEONE is always going to be the last person to get the old model before the price drops or the new model comes out. You can have lots of small upgrades, or fewer, larger upgrades, but you can't slow the pace of technology.

Would it be better if Apple just sat on these new chips and needlessly kept the mini slower then it needed to be?

I really can't believe this: "Mac Miffed" ordered and received a 1.42 gHz Mini. Now, he feels "screwed" just because someone who ordered a 1.42 gHz Mini after he did got 1.5 gHz? Sheesh. The only way Miffed could be "screwed" by Apple would be if he had ordered 1.5 and got 1.42. In any case, the difference is less than *6%*. BFD. If it will make you feel better, stamp your feet, cross your arms, and hold your breath until you pass out. (Seems to work for 4-year-olds.) You got what you paid for. Go enjoy it.

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As someone who bought a Mac Mini less than one month ago, let me state how thoroughly disgusted I am with Apple. I've been a Mac owner and supporter for years. I needed a new Mac, wanted a separate screen/processor setup, and couldn't afford a G5 tower. So the Mini was for me.

I waited until after the Mini was refreshed in August, and though I was disappointed with the update, I figured, 'well, it's not going to see another refresh for another six months, so I guess this is it." I put one on order, waited until it came in, and I laid down my money.

Now, scant weeks later, they're shipping the update they should have shipped in the first place, doing it as underhandedly as possible, and people like me have been screwed.

My opinion of Apple has taken a huge nosedive.

Imagine how people would feel if there would be like one major update once a year?

I feel that small, frequent updates are more fair...

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Imagine how people would feel if there would be like one major update once a year?