Mac Mini Blu-ray drive kit: OS X doesn’t support native playback

The Mac Mini has been recently revamped by Apple, but one upgrade that missed out was a Blu-ray player. However, AMEX Digital has developed a Blu-ray “upgrade kit”, which is hoped to make the Mac Mini the ultimate home entertainment system. Read more

Mac mini support added to MorphOS for Amiga

If you were ever asked the question about who are the most loyal computer users, then Engadget have informed its readers that it would have to be Amiga owners. There is a reason for this though, things have not moved on, and neither have the users. Read more

OpenMac offered by Pystar for just $399.99 complete with standard PC parts

How would you like to own an OpenMac computer that has been built from standard PC parts, well you can thanks to Pystar and it could be yours for just $399.99. This computer can even run on the latest Mac OS X, so this PC will be able to work just like an Apple Mac does, smooth and fast.

Just think that you could actually own a PC that thinks it is an Apple Mac for less than you would pay for a Mac Mini; however the OpenMac will be much faster. So just think a Mac Mini is 150 percent more expensive than the OpenMac and is also much slower, come on you have to be a fool not to even consider purchasing the OpenMac.

If you purchase the Leopard operating system with the OpenMac, you will receive a genuine installation disc as well as a Psystar restore disc.

Source – blogs.guardian.co.uk

Apple Mac Mini desktop computer will get spec overhaul update

The Apple Mac Mini desktop computer will be getting a spec overhaul update according to AppleInsider which is great news for those who love this mini PC.

The overhaul update of the Apple Mac mini form factor desktop computer will be 45-nanometer Core 2 Duo mobile chips starting at 2.1GHz with 3MB of shared L2 cache, an 800MHz front-side bus (up from 667MHz), and a step up to the same Intel GMA X3100 integrated graphics processor employed by the existing line of 13-inch consumer MacBooks.”

When this will all happen is something we need to find out and the date has not been revealed yet, but we are looking forward to the new refreshed models. So if you are planning on buying an Apple Mac Mini just wait a little bit for the updated ones.

Source - AppleInsider

Steampunk Monitor and Keyboard for a Mac mini

It has been announced that this Mac mini which was created by steam punk enthusiast Dave Veloz has a matching keyboard and monitor.

And the detail even extends as far as the cables connecting the mini to the keyboard and monitor, with a suitably Victorian-looking Apple logo rounding things out nicely.

The monitor has a genuine granite base, while the keyboard goes all out with leather in place of the felt used on other attempts.

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