Mac mini: the right computer for our times

The glowing Mac mini reviews keep coming in. AP
Technology writer Matthew Fordahl loves the mini, and his only major beef with the product was that it wasn't released two decades ago.

Not only is it elegant and "inexpensive without being cheap," it's also a low-cost alternative to Windows without the learning curve of Linux. Fordahl lauds the fact that there is no activation on set-up or anti-piracy checks afterward.
He echoes the sentiment that the Mac mini is more consumer electronics device than personal computer, yet without skimping on the feature set: "This is as much a Mac as any other that's been sold over the years."