Yet it was no problem to get the expensive Sam board? You can get MorphOS compatible Mac + license with 1/4 of the Sam price.
There might be other reasons not to buy that Mac Mini he doesn't want to introduce here, maybe because he wouldn't like to start a silly flame war. Making questions about someone else's budget and the way he/she prefers to spend it is rude and unfair. Please don't go on this way.