I have been meaning to come back and give you props.... THANKS for keeping the hope alive for another week. I would have been mad if I bought the last version and then was unable to make an informed decision on which version I wanted.
In the end I bought the new Mini on Amazon for $669 (they still have the "old" version as well). Was going back and forth for a day trying to figure out if I wanted to build one from Apple.com and spend a bunch more with tax and pay the actual MSRP. I finally figured that even with the BTO option it still wasn't very future proof and I've resigned myself to the fact that I will likely get another Mac Mini in a year or two.