Onboard video card with shared memory??

Congratulations Apple on the new Intel-based Mac Mini! I was patiently waiting the arrival of a faster version of the Mini.
However, I've noticed one horrible mistake. The Intel GMA950 graphics card is attached to the motherboard? What? Apple has decided to make there affordable systems even less gamer-friendly?
So what you're saying is that if you want to play World of Warcraft or any of the few powerful games designed for the Mac, you must purchase a system that is at least $1,300?
I just bought a Dell for $250 that runs World of Warcraft and other games rather smoothly. Hmm, lets see, $200 or $1,300? Which would you rather spend?
Seriously though, Apple needs to sit down and rethink there strategy for the gamers industry.
How about offering a system that has at least a 64MB video card (at least meet the MINIMUM latest game requirements) and is affordable (say under $1,000 even)?
The Apple Macintosh is indeed the Cadillac or Mercedes of personal computing when it comes to looks. But PCs are readily becoming more attractive (especially when comparing performance rating and prices).
Thanks,
James
An avid Mac fan since age 12 (my first computer was a Performa 400)

I've never heard of this before. Is it documented
anyplace, or on any Mac web site?
You can read about it in this Thinksecret article: http://www.thinksecret.com/news/0509macmini2.html . Also, if you look at the user comments on Amazon, you'll see a number of references by recipients of the silent upgrade machines.
From my system profiler:
Machine Name: Mac mini
Machine Model: PowerMac10,2
CPU Type: PowerPC G4 (1.5)
Number Of CPUs: 1
CPU Speed: 1.5 GHz
L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB
Memory: 1 GB
Bus Speed: 167 MHz
And video:
ATI Radeon 9200:
Chipset Model: ATY,RV280
Type: Display
Bus: AGP
VRAM (Total): 64 MB
Vendor: ATI (0x1002)
Device ID: 0x5962
Revision ID: 0x0001

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