Cybermagellan wrote:

And while he does that all those users that would like a new computer however only have about $500.00 can see their nearest WalMart


They've already missed Christmas, and it's a long time until Back-to-School. The market for low-end PC's is very cyclical, so they have some time. Besides, the Mac mini can run all the apps it needs to right now with the power it has (including WoW, from personal experience). In contrast, have fun running Aperture on a PowerBook.

The PowerBook was way out of date and needed a refresh asap. I'm not sure what the deal is with updating the iMac only 3 months after its last revision.