Color me surprised
This eliminates the standard "macs are expensive" complaint.
This device is clearly the beginning of the home media center convergence. It replaces a lot of crap like your dvd/cd player, radio tuner (most radio is net streamed now too - along with a lot of great stuff not on the "air"), that kokopelli cd rack, the wireless access point (add airport extreme card), home file server, host your website/blog, and brings the web to your sofa (get a bluetooth keyboard).
Amazing level of value.
And yet - the posters at CNET are panning it on the basis that Dell sells a lame celeron with fewer interfaces and a really crappy glass screen for $399. Or that there is no software (mini comes with more software than most people use). Or that you *have* to have a KVM switch to use it alongside your PC (where did that come from?).
There is a tremendous lack of *vision* as to what this little gem can be made to do and a lot of carping about what has been left out. The processor is described as "underpowered" (1.25 GHz!).
I don't get the lack of enthusiasm and tremendous negativity shown. Its a great product. Plus the PC crowd always neglects to add in the recurring cost of virus control.
Maybe its Billy and Bally doing the shill dance.
