<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Apple announced the Intel version of the Mac mini today.<DIV>More info at <A href="http://www.apple.com/macmini/">http://www.apple.com/macmini/</A><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"><DIV>Specs:</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>* 1.5 GHz Intel Core Solo processor;</DIV><DIV>* 512MB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM, expandable up to 2GB;</DIV><DIV>* a slot-load Combo (DVD-ROM/CD-RW) drive;</DIV><DIV>* 60GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 5400 rpm;</DIV><DIV>* Intel GMA950 graphics processor;</DIV><DIV>* built-in AirPort Extreme wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.0+EDR;</DIV><DIV>* Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000 BASE-T); four USB 2.0 ports;</DIV><DIV>* one audio line in and one audio line out port, each supporting both optical digital and analog;</DIV><DIV>* DVI-out port for external display (VGA-out adapter included, Composite/S-Video out adapter sold separately); and</DIV><DIV>* the infrared Apple Remote.</DIV><DIV>MIT Department price: $555.00</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>* 1.66 GHz Intel Core Duo processor;</DIV><DIV>* 512MB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM expandable up to 2GB;</DIV><DIV>* a slot-load 8x SuperDrive™ with double-layer support (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW);</DIV><DIV>* 80GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 5400 rpm;</DIV><DIV>* Intel GMA950 graphics processor;</DIV><DIV>* built-in AirPort Extreme wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.0+EDR;</DIV><DIV>* Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000 BASE-T);</DIV><DIV>* four USB 2.0 ports;</DIV><DIV>* one audio line in and one audio line out port, each supporting both optical digital and analog;</DIV><DIV>* DVI-out port for external display (VGA-out adapter included, Composite/S-Video out adapter sold separately); and</DIV><DIV>* the infrared Apple Remote.</DIV><DIV>MIT department price: $748.00</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV> -- Al</DIV></DIV><BR><BR><DIV> <SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Lucida Grande; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Lucida Grande; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Lucida Grande; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Lucida Grande" size="3" style="font: 11.0px Lucida Grande">______________________________</FONT></P><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Lucida Grande" size="3" style="font: 11.0px Lucida Grande">Albert Willis</FONT></P><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Lucida Grande" size="3" style="font: 11.0px Lucida Grande">Macintosh Platform Coordinator - Software Release Team</FONT></P><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px">Client Support Services</P><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Lucida Grande" size="3" style="font: 11.0px Lucida Grande">Information Services and Technology</FONT></P><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Lucida Grande" size="3" style="font: 11.0px Lucida Grande">Massachusetts Institute of Technology</FONT></P><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Lucida Grande" size="3" style="font: 11.0px Lucida Grande">awillis@mit.edu</FONT></P><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> </DIV><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>