[chipotle_coyote]

I didn't know the new Mini still could have its RAM upgraded -- that's good. I'd still like to see the 21" iMacs have upgradable RAM, too, and to have the storage upgradable without the "although terrifying" qualifier. :)

You're probably right about the Mac Pro and its chassis; to go cheaper they'd have to be willing to go a little exotic. I suspect the Mac mini is supposed to be in that space. I suspect that rather than a cheaper Mac Pro, we'd be more likely[1] to see the Mini divided into "Mini" and "Mini Pro" lines -- I know the current model is more "Pro" than the previous generations, but they could be split in a way that lets them go down a bit more on the lower end and adds a few more options on the high end.

[1] More likely than a cheaper Mac Pro, but still not actually likely to happen. I know it's a bit of dreamcasting. :)

[rbanffy]

But then we'd again be in the model hell Jobs dug Apple out. Apple has low and high-end laptops, all-in-ones and modular desktops. Some of those groups already have some confusing attributes.

Even with the prodigious resources Apple has, the lines are a bit out of sync with some odd limitations (such as the inexpandable everything on the 21 inch iMac or the different keyboards in the MacBook Pro line)