I bought a MAC Mini as my first Mac in 2006 and have been a Mac guy ever since. My biggest complaint then was that you could not upgrade above 4G. But newer models now go up to 8G. I have seen used ones pop up on EBay for as little as $200 which is cheap for a Mac. Apple markets them to Windows users as the cheapest way to buy into the Mac world because you can use your existing VGA/DVI monitor, keyboard, and mouse.