A mate for your mini

Apple's versatile Mac mini has been turned into media servers, file servers, web servers, dashboard MP3/video players, and who knows what else. The Mac mini accessories market has been blossoming lately. MicroNet Technology just introduced the miniMate, which is a combination port replicator and external hard drive. Starting from US$149, it features an integrated Firewire (3 ports) and USB 2.0 (4 ports) and up to 400GB 7200 RPM external hard drive.