Questions about Updates and "what mac can I use"!

Hi all,
I'm new to the Mac world and do not yet own a Mac. As I would like to start developing for the iPhone and the SDK Readme says
"iPhone SDK will run on Intel-based Macs running Mac OS X 10.5.4 or later."
I'm thinking about buying a minimac and get started.
My question: If I buy a used miniMac via ebay, what do I have to look for? Is a Mc OS X version 10.4 ready for update? Is it free? If not how much?
You see question is: How do I get a realy "cheap" Mac for the SDK?!?
Thanks for your answers in advance
Cheers Sascha

You have to look for a Mac Mini that has an Intel architecture. The older ones have a PowerPC (PPC) architecture.
Mac OS 10.4 is the older OS. If you got one loaded with 10.4 (or Tiger) you would have to pay for the full retail version of 10.5 (Leopard), which then can be freely updated to 10.5.4.

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