Next week, January 10, Steve Jobs will stand up and announce new Apple products for 2006.  Amongst the expecations for the announcement are new Mac Minis that are fully realized media centers and new iBooks.  Both of which are expected to have Intel’s new Yonah processor.  Apple is moving much quicker than expected into the Intel arena, a fact that I didn’t take into account when I bought my Mac Mini three months ago.

As a result, I’m eBaying the Mini to get back as much as I can before its value falls too far, and will put the funds toward one of the newer Intel-based Macs.  If it happens that Jobs & Co. announce a new dual-core Yonah-powered iBook, I might very well sell my old Windows laptop on eBay to make up as much cost as possible, and buy a full fledged iBook.  And, if these new Yonah chips are as powerful as what I’ve been reading, then the laptop might be a full desktop replacement.  Heck, according to the first specs, a Yonah chip under full load uses less power than an Athlon 64 X2 3800+ at idle, and the 2.0GHz Yonah chips in many cases outperform the Athlon 64X2 3800+ and run neck and neck with a 4200+.  Come on Apple, bring on the Intel!

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