<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Here might be one of the first ION computers, although it would probably cost more than a normal one. There is a rumor the new Mac Mini will be an Atom / ION setup.<div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; font-style: italic; line-height: 13px; ">An Nvidia partner confirmed to us that Apple was the first to receive samples of Nvidia's Ion platform, which we covered extensively during CES. In fact, Apple received prototype units long before Nvidia partners who opted to work on Ion. We're told that some partners still only have blue prints of Ion.</span></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 13px;"><i><br></i></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 13px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; "><a href="http://www.macrumors.com/c.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tomshardware.com%2Fnews%2Fapple-mac-nvidia-ion%2C6849.html&t=1232073902" style="text-decoration: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); color: rgb(255, 0, 0); "><i>Tom's Hardware</i></a> reports that the expected Mac mini refresh will be coming in March and will be based on NVIDIA's new <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/c.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nvidia.com%2Fobject%2Fsff_ion.html&t=1232073902" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 119); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); ">Ion platform</a> utilizing Intel's dual-core 1.6 GHz Atom 330 processor. The Ion platform, <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/c.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nvidia.com%2Fobject%2Fio_1229608554532.html&t=1232073902" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 119); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); ">announced in mid-December</a>, also utilizes the GeForce 9400M integrated graphics found in the current MacBooks and MacBook Pros</span></i></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">- James</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br></span></font></div><br><br></body></html>