Best Buy Mac Mini Followup [Update]

Following last week's rumors that Best Buy would start selling Mac Mini's in retail locations, several readers note that they have seen Mac Minis for sale at local Best Buy locations.

This news follows analyst notes released today confirming the same.

In addition, Merrill Lynch analyst adds that Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) "should ship by the end of April".

Mac Mini is a definite boon for Apple :)

i definetly havents seen any mac mini's at any of the best buys around me....tiger (i hope he is right)

Following last week's rumors that Best Buy would start selling Mac Mini's in retail locations, several readers note that they have seen Mac Minis for sale at local Best Buy locations.

I hope they're not at floor level behind a glass case like the iPods (or at least like the iPods were. I no longer live near a Best Buy so I don't know if things have changed).

Mac Mini's

Mac minis...no apostrophe.

They are available at the Best Buy in Denton, TX. they are running 10.3.7 as their OS and have been there sicne Friday.

im guessing that they will be along with most of the higher priced HD and routers, they are too small to have out with the notebooks and PC's

They are available at the Best Buy in Denton, TX. they are running 10.3.7 as their OS and have been there sicne Friday.

wow, going to have to check them out.

I haven't seen any minis around here either. I think BestBuy is a positive venue for Apple to distribute the mini though. It could help win over some pc users.

I hope they're not at floor level behind a glass case like the iPods.

Exactly. You have to crawl on your knees practically to see the iPods--it's NOT a display case, just a deep shelf with locked glass doors and no lights OR signs, located on the floor UNDER a real lighted display of other products! And the iPod boxes (no units out of the box) are shoved to the back. You'd think it was just storage for employee supplies or something, and not even realize they HAVE iPods except for the price tags (the only things visible).

I've had good experiences at CompUSA (real Apple staff), but not at Best Buy.

I realize the Mini is a unique case, and I hope Apple has a way to make this work. If Best Buy manages to sell iPods despite keeping them hidden, then maybe they can sell Minis...

my local best buy has changed their iPod display so that all their MP3 players are locked on a table similar to the digital camera display, a bit more effective

i havent seen any minis, but ill be sure to check it out the next time i go, wonder if this means that Apple Software will be available at Best Buys too?