<div>I don't have a river of money, but I have even less time to spend building hardware, and even less ongoing WAF, so I bought a Mac Mini:</div><div><a href="http://store.apple.com/nz/configure/MC238X/A?mco=MTM4MjU3OTg">http://store.apple.com/nz/configure/MC238X/A?mco=MTM4MjU3OTg</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>Ubuntu 9.10 and Myth Frontend installed fine.</div><div><br></div><div>It doesn't have onboard HDMI so there's no HDMI audio. It does have optical SPDIF via the 3.5mm jack. I use a Mini-DVI -> DVI -> HDMI adaptor for video. </div>
<meta charset="utf-8"><div><br></div><div>It is the quietest desktop I have ever owned, and it has a much better CPU than an Ion. Also has a DVD drive, Bluetooth, 11n WiFi, Gigabit Ethernet, blah, blah....</div><div><br>
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<div>Oh yeah, and it actually looks pretty good sitting below my TV. ([cough] Not a shoebox ;) [/cough])...</div><div><br></div>