Apple a day keeps the music at play

With impending hardware updates from Apple, time to turn the focus back to the Mac!! The BBC says Apple a day keeps the music at play.
Mac OS X.4 Tiger is to be launched next friday April 29th with much fanfare. I think I will stop by our local Apple Store to witness the launch party at 6 p.m. Even my parents will be around to witness the event!!
Tiger has lots of new features and seems to be a worthwhile upgrade, check Apple's Tiger page for all the juicy details. It is $129 to buy, only $69 if you're a student or teacher. However, if you also don't have iLife 05 ($79) then the Mac Mini now presents itself as an absolute value purchase. Available for $499 or lesser, it comes with both Tiger and iLife '05. For the extra $290 over the value of the software, you can pick up a whole new Apple machine. I am reluctant to replace my beloved Apple Cube but even with 768MB RAM, it does show signs of its age when using iLife especially iMovie. There is still plenty of potential for the Cube though - it could serve as a music server or even as a HDTV recorder connected to my cable box (using Virtual DVHS).
I have a little time to think about the options, the mac rumor sites are reporting that the Mac Mini is about to receive a boost in the standard RAM from 256MB to 512MB (that makes a lot of difference with OS X, believe me). So wait I shall..
Ah, the tough choices for a value-conscious mac addict!! :)