it's kind of sad that I am sticking to my first gen Intel Mini because it is solid with the video because of this. God I want to retire that old machine!
Same ****, another post... you are repating yourself
First, dont speak for 99,9% of users as you dont know their needs.
Second, do not compare 6630M to Intel HD 4000, but to 3000 - same generation mini. And there is significant performance boost. Hope you do not believe there is no new and better card than 6630M that can be installed to mini - so again, it will boost performance significantly. And I hope, that you do not really believe, it is impossible to get some 6630M successor (or nvidia equivalent) into mini So again, why not to do so? Because apple said? that is pure zealotism.
Excuse me? So you are saying that this forum may be used just to praise apple? I wrote you once, iMac is not for everyone, I do not want portable MB, mac pro is overkill for average user and hackintosh is infirnging os x license.. You call this whining, I call this discussion about apples fails.
To sum it up, you say asking apple for decent mini is childish and whiney. I say, defending every apples step, no matter how dumb it is, is simply stupid, brainless and pathetic.
Have a nice day.
Seriously check your facts...Intel put a quad core (more heat) inside the new Mac Mini and the possibility of a Fusion drive (more space = less airflow = more heat)...both are an improvement for the 99,9% of Mac Mini owners.
Before talking nonsense at least check your facts. Of course I'm comparing the old 6630M to the HD4000 because that seems to be the problem. You don't understand why they didn't put a discrete chip inside. Apple reasoning is clear:
- For the average user HD4000 is good enough
- Quad Core is much more important than slightly faster graphic
- Fusion drive is much more important then slightly faster graphic card
- Apple get's highter profit margins (although I guess that is a point for you)
Still: Why do you care? You have options? Why is it that you know better then Apple what they should do with their hardware?
You tell me to check facts? OK, so, if the airflow is problem, hows that mini with 6330m and dual disk works fine? - check 1 - fusion with 6330m is not a problem
SSD with quad core vs HDD with dual core - wouldnt say that firs combination generates more heat that second - check 2
HD4000 is good for average user? you mean, lagging expose and dashboard animation on ATD? if that is good, great - some users have really low standards
Yes, apple nows best what to do with its hardware - how to rip off customer and I am not arguing their business model from their perspective, but from customers one.
My point is, why crippling amazing machine with intel HD (revenues is the only reason I see)?
Yes, so try a different connection? Did you try a MiniDP/Thunberbolt to VGA adapter? You do know that a VGA cable is capable of full HD resolution right? What is your infatuation with HDMI
Anyone got the new EFI yet? Which out of Poor colours/Screen flickering/Screen blanking/'Snow' are fixed?
The thing is, you see, the new Apples HDMI performance is crap. Hook the Mini up to an ordinary 1080p TV as I did through an HDMI cable and youll think youve gone back in time to the 8-bit VGA era: dithered colours, jagged curves and diagonal lines, the lot. Some folk have said their HDMI output flickers too - something that past models have, some say, been afflicted by - but I didnt see that, just the poor colour quality."
My 2011 (HD 3000) flickers/flashes as well on HDMI, but I bet there's no fix ever coming for that.
Yes, thank you, your entire post consisted on a entry in Wikipedia which stated what I said.... at the beginning and doesn't support your 'optimized CPU' argument.
Emphasis mine...
Also, may I add one thing? It seems you also tried to edit the article to suit your needs. Which got changed by Wikipedia administrators right back. I checked the edit history. Curious... the times of editing and your post are eerily close.