Apple quietly updates Mac mini lineup and Airport Extreme base

In addition to the introduction of new iMacs and the release of iWork and iLife '08. Apple has quietly refreshed its Mac mini linup with better specs and has updated its Airport Extreme wireless base.

The new Mac minis

In contradiction with recent claims on the Internet that the Mac mini would be left in the dust, The linup has just received a little speed and specs bump.

Here are the new configurations:

Mac mini Combo Drive
1.83Ghz Core 2 Duo processor
1GB of DDR2 RAM
80GB of storage
Combo Drive
$599

Mac mini SuperDrive
2.0Ghz Core 2 Duo processor
1GB of DDR2 RAM
120GB of storage
SuperDrive
$799

Both offer Intel GMA 950 graphics and come with iLife '08.

Airport Extreme base gets Gigabit Ethernet

Apple's wifi wireless 802.11n internet base has been updated and now offers a Gigabit (1Gbit) Ethernet connection as opposed to the 10/100 port the older model had.

RAID PCI card for Mac Pros

A RAID PCI card has been made available on Apple's web site. It works with Mac Pros and enables RAID configurations with very high bandwidth.