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In light of all the iMac news we received today, there was a little more than to today than what Steve talked about on stage. The Mac Mini quietly got refreshed after the press event. Instead of cutting the Mac Mini out of their product line, Apple upgraded their entry level Mac behind the scenes. It didn’t get a mention in the Stevenote, or on the homepage, so this update may have flown under your radar.

The Mac Mini is now up to speed with Intel Core 2 Duo processors. The pricing has not changed, there is still a $599 and $799 model. The speed has been bumped up to 1.83 and 2.0Ghz up from 1.67 and 1.83Ghz respectively. That was probably the biggest improvement in the Minis, though 1GB is now standard for RAM, and you can store up to 120GB. One of the biggest disappointments of the upgrade is that the Tech Specs page still lists the Mini as having it’s wireless based on 802.11g. I’m not sure why Apple didn’t up the wireless specs, as they have 802.11n in all their other computers. I guess there always has to be something that the Minis don’t have the the rest of Apple’s line do.

If you have a Mini, the processor boost maybe a reason to upgrade, depending on what your needs for it are. Though now that the iMacs have been updated, you might get more bang for your buck by purchasing one of them.