I'm reconsidering the Intel Mac Mini, OWC just added the Intel Mac Mini to it's benchmarking comparison site. The performance...is almost the same before a processor upgrade.. Unusual.
http://eshop.macsales.com/benchmark/results/step_4.cfm?gid=111&niids=16%2C72&iids=7465%2C6840&tids=100&tids=107&tids=104&tids=109&tids=103
http://eshop.macsales.com/benchmark/results/step_4.cfm?gid=111&niids=16%2C72&iids=7465%2C6840&tids=100&tids=107&tids=104&tids=109&tids=103