Low-price iMac = Mac mini is dead?

blanka said:

I don't care anymore.
I'll be grabbing one of these:
http://www.mini-itx.com/store/~GA-C1037UN-EU
Put it in a box with dual 3TB disks and it will make a total silent low power media center/home server at a friggin low price.

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traitor!

I can't imagine the Mini being dead. It has his own purpose. Maybe they will indeed do something like the Mac Pro. Nothing happens for a longer period and then they come up with a complete redesign. A disc shaped black glossy Mini... lol

notrack said:

I can't imagine the Mini being dead... Nothing happens for a longer period and then they come up with a complete redesign.

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The Mini is one of Apple's low-interest products, but I doubt it is forgotten.

They have let a few items slip to 2-year-or-less refresh cycles. That is probably due to sales. Mac Mini is one of those items. It will either refresh this year or wait for the die shrink and then redesign. They can easily crunch down the tech within the current mini, but with better processors it will be much easier.

Wait for October. If nothing, it might take another 6 to 9 months for a redesign.

I think a 2-year-cycle isn't so bad. At least I wouldn't feel outdated so quickly Most people don't replace their mac every year anyway.

I'm fine with a two year cycle. Personally, I am on a 2011 Mac mini and couldn't be happier.

I wouldn't mind the latest and greatest but the only "draw" for a new mini for me would be dual thunderbolt ports. I already have a Belkin thunderbolt dock so I have usb3 available.

Maybe apple will replace the mac mini with a low end mac pro ?

The iGolden Delicious

Tomorrow being Tuesday this cheaper Apple could hit the market as soon as tomorrow.

Micky Do said:

Tomorrow being Tuesday this cheaper Apple could hit the market as soon as tomorrow.

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That's funny.

philipma1957 said:

iMac screen = garbage ..

now this is not true for everyone, but in my case my mac minis drive a 26 inch tv screen a 32 inch tv screen and a 46 inch tv screen.

the only other desktop is a mac pro. so as much as a want to keep one foot in the mac world and the other in the windows world. No screen less desk top means no mac for me.

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Generally agree, though in my case no more new Mini would mean no more new Macs for me. I'd still look to pick up older Mini refurbs. But let's hope it doesn't come to that. Having had an iMac previously, I too have no interest in owning any AIO with reflective screen ever again.

Micky Do said:

Tomorrow being Tuesday this cheaper Apple could hit the market as soon as tomorrow.

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They don't typically do a quiet release on new products. If there isn't a show scheduled, don't expect anything beyond very conservative refreshes.