Apple goes low-end

Apple's launch of 2 new low-end products gives more hip options to a budget-conscious market.

Following the low-priced eMac is Apple's extremely adorable Mac mini. starting from S$928, it packs Power Mac G4 processor with 256 MB RAM in a sleek tiny little box that's only 2" thick, making it a perfect second PC in your bed room or in the kitchen!






another product comes under the iPod family, a long-anticipated flash-based player - iPod Shuffle. for only S$178, iPod Shuffle boasts 512 MB memory space in an all-white ultra-slim (0.8 cm, 22 g) package. the 1 GB model costs only $90 more. the only serious downside of the iPod Shuffle i foresee it might turn most of its potential customers (including me) off is the lack of LCD screen. imagine navigating blindly through those 200 songs just to find that one particular track. i really hope Apple will come up with the Shuffle generation 2 that has built-in LCD soon.




both products are already available at the Apple Store (Singapore).

Ni submitted homework at 4:44 PM

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