Mac Mini is a small computer invented by Apple for those who wanted a Mac, didn't have money for a Pro, didn't want anything else, but had a monitor and peripherals at home. The product still sells quite well and the company seems to to prepare launching a new model this year. Several resellers of Apple products in the US have run out of Mac Minis in stock, and in general this denotes the fact that Apple is preparing the launch of a new model, reducing the production of previous models in order to have enough new units in stock.
The new Mac Mini could come with an Ivy Bridge processor, with USB 3.0, Bluetooth 4.0 and a better video card, and I don't think there's any point in talking about performance. Mac Mini is the perfect product for those who are trying the OS X platform for the first time, the device being cheap, easy to take anywhere and extremely reliable, I've been using one for a year and I recommend it with pleasure, especially if you mount them an SSD.
