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Could the next hit product from Apple (AAPL) be the new version of the Mac Mini?

In a research note this morning, Kaufman Brothers analyst Shaw Wu writes that the new version of the Mini "could be a sleeper hit." Wu report hearing "surprise positive feedback" on the Mini from distribution partners and customers. He writes that the decision to use Nvidia (NVDA) chipsets, providing improved graphics performance, "is being warmly received." Wu says he would have liked to see a lower price point, but that others note you now get more for your $599, including a large hard drive, a SuperDrive DVD burner and those faster graphics. "To us, the new Mac Mini is like a Mini Cooper, a premium small form factor product but with decent horsepower. We believe the Mac Mini could turn out to be a surprise dark horse hit."