Why are minis so popular?

[hotdogthemovie]

Another vote here for the Mini HTPC. Mine boots from a 2TB external FW800 drive containing all my dvd's, home movies, photos, and music. It also runs my MagicJack phone. When I'm not watching movies or Hulu (no cable tv at my house), it's busy ripping dvd's or converting vhs tapes of old Disney movies for my daughter.

I have owned dozens of computers since the early 80's, and I don't think I have ever had one that I got as much use from as my Mini.