Why is the Mac mini so expensive?

[Uofmtiger]

That's why I'm probably not going to hackintosh. I couldn't care less how much time and money it takes, but if there's still a relatively high probability that it's not going to work even if I follow the steps perfectly, then I don't want to bother. I've put together many computers for many different purposes, both for myself and for family/friends, and I know how perfectly how to assemble an attractive, well-balanced machine and have never had any trouble with Windows, I very much love 7. Windows and Linux are made to run on just about any computer, store bought or self built. If it's probably not going to run, then it's too much of a risk and I'm not going to sink money into it. Hackintosh software might be stable in the future but right now, I don't like the chances.

I have always owned Windows PCs. I have a few now. They are not OSX and the mini is the cheapest way (if you factor in opportunity cost) for me to get a stable version of OSX. For me, it was the only way to wade into the OSX waters because I was not going to spend much more ( a student discount helped). Also, I wanted to be able to move it to HT use if I decided to jump in deeper with a more expensive Mac.

For those purposes, it was the only Mac that made financial sense to me. I already own PCs and with my growing list of iOS devices, I wanted to try out OSX. Whether or not OSX is worth the extra money is dependent on the user, but I wanted to find out for myself.

 

[matt3839]

I have always owned Windows PCs. I have a few now. They are not OSX and the mini is the cheapest way (if you factor in opportunity cost) for me to get a stable version of OSX. For me, it was the only way to wade into the OSX waters because I was not going to spend much more ( a student discount helped). Also, I wanted to be able to move it to HT use if I decided to jump in deeper with a more expensive Mac.

For those purposes, it was the only Mac that made financial sense to me. I already own PCs and with my growing list of iOS devices, I wanted to try out OSX. Whether or not OSX is worth the extra money is dependent on the user, but I wanted to find out for myself.

That makes a lot of sense. I don't own any other Apple or Mac-related products so it might be a good opportunity for me to try computing from a different perspective.
I might look for an older Mini (similar specs considering they're still using old C2D's today) and outfit it with an SSD.