Jim Lynch: Off the Top of My Head…

Mossberg is digging it..a lot.

I’ve been testing the Mac mini under just that scenario for several days, and it does indeed work, quite well. I connected a mini to a Dell flat-panel screen and a Hewlett-Packard keyboard and mouse, all about three years old. The little Mac fired up and worked perfectly at every task I threw at it.

Overall, the Mac mini is a good choice for Windows users on a budget who are tempted to switch. It’s not a technological breakthrough, but it may just be one of Apple’s smartest business moves.

Edit: MacWorld also has a positive review of the mini mac.

Overall, as I suspected, the Mac mini performs well, but not spectacularly. It is a $600 computer, after all. But what makes the Mac mini special is something I hinted at in my previous column that is only fully realized once the mini is actually sitting on your desk: It’s a computer the size of some computers’ power supplies, that already includes all the software the average home users may ever need—e-mail, Web, word processor, spreadsheet, database, drawing, photos, making and enjoying music, making and watching movies, finances, and even a few games. For the money, I predict it’s as complete a system—hardware and software—as you’ll find for this price.

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