Surfing on the success of its Eee PC, Asus decided to apply the same concept for desktop.
The unit will be powered by single or dual core CPU clocked at 1.87GHz and will be using a 2.5" HD. The entry-level model will have a price tag below 200USD. Most of the hardware will be based on Intel solution (CPU, but also shared memory graphic unit, etc.).
On Apple's side, the Mac mini is still available on the Store, probably because it is still selling well, despite the fact it did not evolve in parallel to others hardware models currently available on the Apple Store. Some rumors keep spreading about the mac mini being a model designed and manufactured to make some share holders happy with an Apple-branded entry-level computer model; but margins are probably much more interesting for Cupertino with macBook, iMac or even the Apple TV.
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