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    Apple Mac Mini 1.25GHz $450, 1.42GHz $540

    The Mac Mini is explicityly mentioned at the top right of: http://www.apple.com/promo/printoutcashin I suspect Mac Minis are not mentioned on the pdf as they were announced after the pdf was printed. Apple told me my Mac Minis each qualified for a $100 rebate on the $100 EPSON color...
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    Apple Mac Mini 1.25GHz $450, 1.42GHz $540

    Just bought iWork for $39.50 (Gov't & educator's discount). I'm anxious to dump M$ Powerpoint for Keynote 2 and M$ Word for Pages which I also have but am ready to "move up" to the next level with iWork.
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    Why firefox sucks

    Does Terumo REALLY work for M$ and purposely off topic to divert serious Firefox discussion?
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    Apple Mac Mini 1.25GHz $450, 1.42GHz $540

    We ordered and received 2 Mac Minis @ $469 each plus $70 extra for 512MB Memory on both Note: Gov't employees and educators get a discount from the normal $499 at http://store.apple.com Also,all shipping is free and your Mac Mini is dekivered to your front door and you can track progress...
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    Mac Mini or Computer Upgrade?

    Dual G5s beat Dual Opterons significantly at 2GHz: http://www.barefeats.com/g5op.html but G4 (Mac Mini) slower, but CPU speed isn't everything as fast video processing, faster browser (safari) and immunity from viruses and worms & popups and Junk mail handling are in your favor.
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    Why firefox sucks

    Firefox is taking off for many reasons that are sound that you've touched on where IE is deficient: Security (Homeland seciruty advises AGAINST using IE Speed: faster than IE, similar to Opera, but slower than Safari (easy to measure and it's such a difference that IE seems like a dog once...
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    Mac Mini or Computer Upgrade?

    Remember to put in your order soon as the backlog is growing4-6 weeks. I work with UNIX, Linux, Windows (try to avoid) and teach a CS Grad Course and find nothing as great as OS/X. I have 2 Mac Minis with 512MB and just retired a Silicon Graphics workstation it replaced. I haven't seen anyone...
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    Mac mini and memory

    No Problem with Apple - warranty service still applies - However if you damage anything in the process, that's your problem. Remember there's only one slot for either a 256MB, 512MB or 1GB now and perhaps 2GB chips when they're available. I have 2 Mac Minis, both with 512MB. My comparison...