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Standard keyboard and mouse are USB, but when you order they offer a bluetooth keyboard and mouse option, for which you have to purchase an optional Bluetooth internal gizmo.

The ed discount is not as great as it was before. It's trivial at just $100 less for the top model, $50 less for the AppleCare and similar to regular pricing on the rest of the stuff. It might pay to buy it standard from MacMall or such, and independently add the larger HD, rather than pay for it from Apple, as I'd ordinarily do.

Third party RAM is the way to go on this, so I would buy with the standard RAM, sell that off on eBay and buy third party to bring it to 1 or 2 GB.

Only one HD will fit inside and (so far this is confirmed by sales, but I am hoping they're wrong) no additional display will work with it to expand the real estate. They'll mirror, like a PC, if you want to attach a TV.

The form factor is perfect, IMO. I believe it will sell like hotcakes, if they can get out some supply. The real disappointment is in the delay in shipping, and in getting supply up to demand.

Linda