Apple Mac Mini (2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 120GB, Winter 2009)

Pros: Small Size
Energy efficient
Excellent integration into home system (HDTV)
included adapter for hdtv display
fast video performance
firewire 800
more usb ports
ilife 09
leopard

Cons: no included remote
needs bigger Hd options(think 1tb)

Summary: comparing a windows machine with a mac and it will always lose out in price. But to me my time is worth more then $100 over the life of my machine in usability and stability. Not having to run windows and its need for more RAM and HD space for all the protective software that makes a low end machine crawl is worth that extra $100. Many users will not upgrade their machine ( don't believe me check IE's market share) For many people they just want to open the box and use it. This is far and away the BEST choice for this. Before you bash on me for being a fanboi realize that I run not only Mac but also windows 7 and linux. My wife is NOT a geek and she hates computers and she is the demographic that this is perfect for turn it on and go to work...thats it