You know it will happen. We all know it will happen. The next mini refresh that will contain Haswell can NOT take sales away from the iMac. Keeping the graphics and/or CPU a generation or two behind the iMac has always the easy play for Apple.
But with Haswell, the present model potentially gets put on it's ear. I"m REALLY excited about the possibility, and would but a mini the day it's announced, if Apple releases what I want. But as we've all seen with the mini, it's not what WE want, it's what Apple can release so as not to cut into iMac/MBA/MBP sales.
Given all that, my prediction is that only the highest model gets Haswell, and even in that, they do NOT release GT3 on the 1st go-round. The lower models will contain i7's with slightly faster clock speeds. MAYBE, and only maybe, an increase in memory or disk space on the lower models.
It would fit right in line with what they have historically done, and would not eat into sales of other products. I hope I am wrong.
What do you think the Haswell mini will look like?
But with Haswell, the present model potentially gets put on it's ear. I"m REALLY excited about the possibility, and would but a mini the day it's announced, if Apple releases what I want. But as we've all seen with the mini, it's not what WE want, it's what Apple can release so as not to cut into iMac/MBA/MBP sales.
Given all that, my prediction is that only the highest model gets Haswell, and even in that, they do NOT release GT3 on the 1st go-round. The lower models will contain i7's with slightly faster clock speeds. MAYBE, and only maybe, an increase in memory or disk space on the lower models.
It would fit right in line with what they have historically done, and would not eat into sales of other products. I hope I am wrong.
What do you think the Haswell mini will look like?
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