You have been waiting for a deal like this to push you over the edge in getting a hackintoshable netbook that also has the benefit of being update-able when running OSX. The Dell Mini-9 is available for $199 for the next 22 hours or so or until 11:59PM on March 25th. Get it while you can and make sure to have a couple USB thumb drives and a Leopard install disc to get your new Mac…I mean Dell, up and running.
The new mini computer from Dell is one of the closest competitors in style and size to the Mac Mini. The video above shows what it’s really made of and is interesting to see how Dell crams all that warm goodness inside.
Consumers in the US chose the Mac as their most wanted purchase in the next 90 days. Changewave Research conducted a survey of 4,000 Americans earlier this month.
"Of the consumers polled by ChangeWave Research who said they expect to buy a personal computer in the next three months, 32 per cent plan to purchase a Mac. The closest rival was Dell, which accounted for 28 per cent of planned purchases."
Apple walked over rivals such as Dell, HP, Acer and Lenovo on customer satisfaction, he said. In the August survey, 81 per cent of people who had bought a Mac in the past 90 days said they were "very satisfied" with the purchase. In comparison, 58 per cent of Dell buyers, 57 per cent of HP buyers, 53 per cent of Acer buyers and 48 per cent of Lenovo buyers said they were similarly satisfied.
The Mac is becoming a norm for people who are purchasing a computer for their homes. This due in part to the "Halo" effect of other Apple products like the iPhone 3G and iPods. It could be due to all the people sick of dealing with crashes and viruses or just the bad press of vista. Either way this is good for Apple and just pushes them that much further to continue their ongoing streak of hardware goodness.