Gradual Mac Mini Updates?

MacRumors · Sep 21, 2005, 06:59 PM

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ThinkSecret provides confirmation for an earlier Page 2 Rumor.

According to the report, Apple will be quietly updating the Mac mini in the next week. The low end Mac mini will be upgraded from 1.25GHz to 1.33GHz and the high end from 1.42GHz to 1.5GHz. Internal components such as AirPort Extreme and Bluetooth will receive upgrades as will the SuperDrive (up to 8x) in the high end Mac mini model.

Prices are expected to remain the same.

The Mac mini just received minor upgrades in July. Such a gradual upgrade process is consistent with a long standing goal of Apple wanting to de-emphasize Expo events for product releases.

Ja Di ksw · Sep 21, 2005, 07:01 PM

I like Expo events to release things, means I can get my hopes up so they'll be crushed

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mikataur · Sep 21, 2005, 07:03 PM

Does the Mini's graphics card currently support the enhanced graphics effects in Tiger, eg, the "ripple" when new Dashboard widgets are used?

Dr. Dastardly · Sep 21, 2005, 07:03 PM

I never thought they would upgrade them at some event like MWSF or something. Most buying the mini are not the same people wanting live Quicktime streams of the events. Small quite updates make sense to me, but it also sounds like we shouldn't expect much from the line anyway.

Really I don't think we will see ANYTHING wow worthy until the Intels start shipping, I don't care what Steve said about exciting PPC products that are in the pipeline.

hvfsl · Sep 21, 2005, 07:04 PM

I expect they will also be upgrading the graphics to something like a FX5200 or R9550 so it can properly support core graphics.

alexf · Sep 21, 2005, 07:04 PM

Long overdue...

It's about time.

MacMarino · Sep 21, 2005, 07:04 PM

Well its good to see updates even if they are minor ones

I think its better this way as there is often too much expectation on the expo's and people tend to let themselves down because they hype themselves up so much reading into all the rumours.
Now if only we got something new every Tuesday...

Macmarino

jjmaximum · Sep 21, 2005, 07:05 PM

This sounds similar to the way Powerbooks are updated...gradually...once ever year or two.

Naimfan · Sep 21, 2005, 07:06 PM

Hey, slow and incremental progress is a good thing! Hardly earthshattering, but good news nonetheless.

And thank heavens it doesn't make me neurotic about my new 20" iMac!

Best,

Bob

longofest · Sep 21, 2005, 07:07 PM

going to a gradual cycle is going to make it a lot harder to guess when new models come out, and hence will make it harder to know when to buy and when to hold out.

then again, i'm not in the market for a mini... i'm in the market for a powermac.

zv470 · Sep 21, 2005, 07:07 PM

What does...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Macrumors

Internal components such as AirPort Extreme and Bluetooth will receive upgrades

...mean? To what?

longofest · Sep 21, 2005, 07:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zv470

What does...

...mean? To what?

read original article. Bluetooth 2.0+EDR.

rockthecasbah · Sep 21, 2005, 07:10 PM

Delicious...too bad i have no money.

iGary · Sep 21, 2005, 07:12 PM

If this is a Gradual™ update cycle, I guess the pro portable and desktop is on an Evolutionary™ cycle.

Mac_Freak · Sep 21, 2005, 07:14 PM

Little small improvement, but 1.5 GHz G4 will do the job just fine.

bebo · Sep 21, 2005, 07:15 PM

I'm considering jumping back into the mac market .... with a mini

been waiting for this update. Basically, it needs to have an updated gpu, i.e. at least a 9550. Otherwise I dont see a big deal in paying the $100 for a new one over a refurb.

aswitcher · Sep 21, 2005, 07:19 PM

Well graphics card upgrade is a must.

Wonder if 5400 rpm HDD speed is going to be standard. Maybe even a 100 GB option...

I guess the real multmedia upgrades, and the colour black

, will have to wait for the intel upgrade next year...

Doctor Q · Sep 21, 2005, 07:21 PM

Having new models come out with slightly improved specs doesn't make the news particularly exciting, but Apple has to keep up, even with minor improvements, because complaints build up and sales fall if any model goes too long without some form of upgrade, or at least a price drop.

digitalbiker · Sep 21, 2005, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doctor Q

Having new models come out with slightly improved specs doesn't make the news particularly exciting, but Apple has to keep up, even with minor improvements, because complaints build up and sales fall if any model goes too long without some form of upgrade, or at least a price drop.

You mean like the POWERBOOK!!!

hyperpasta · Sep 21, 2005, 07:27 PM

It's really important to update poducts slowly and gradually, especially at the low end, so there is never a time where they are undoubtedly worse than the competition. However, they need to get their priorties straight. I want a 9550 over .1GHz and Bluetooth 2.

zap2 · Sep 21, 2005, 07:27 PM

come Apple make it a big update or release a media Mac!!

but update for min is good my grandmom is in the market for mac mini

lickily · Sep 21, 2005, 07:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doctor Q

Having new models come out with slightly improved specs doesn't make the news particularly exciting, but Apple has to keep up, even with minor improvements, because complaints build up and sales fall if any model goes too long without some form of upgrade, or at least a price drop.

For all of the griping about the pace of Apple upgrades, I'd have to say they've done right by the mini. In two months, they will have updated 2 (and maybe all) of the 3 components that have crippled the minis performance: insufficient ram, slow hard drive, and non-Core-Image video card (we'll have to wait and see if this gets updated). Not bad for the price point, and don't forget all the other goodies they threw into the top two models.

iGary · Sep 21, 2005, 07:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zap2

come Apple make it a big update or release a media Mac!!

but update for min is good my grandmom is in the market for mac mini

Shakes Magic Steve™

Sources say NO.

Platform · Sep 21, 2005, 07:29 PM

G5...well maybe not this time

KittenKrusher · Sep 21, 2005, 07:38 PM

I want my upgraded powerbook damnit. lol

Saving the best for last I hope.

Sep 21, 2005, 06:59 PM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	Gradual Mac Mini Updates? http://www.macrumors.com/images/macrumorsthreadlogo.gif ThinkSecret provides confirmation for an earlier Page 2 Rumor. According to the report, Apple will be quietly updating the Mac mini in the next week. The low end Mac mini will be upgraded from 1.25GHz to 1.33GHz and the high end from 1.42GHz to 1.5GHz. Internal components such as AirPort Extreme and Bluetooth will receive upgrades as will the SuperDrive (up to 8x) in the high end Mac mini model. Prices are expected to remain the same. The Mac mini just received minor upgrades in July. Such a gradual upgrade process is consistent with a long standing goal of Apple wanting to de-emphasize Expo events for product releases.

Sep 21, 2005, 07:01 PM	#2
Ja Di ksw macrumors 65816 Join Date: Apr 2003	I like Expo events to release things, means I can get my hopes up so they'll be crushed . __________________ Fetch Daddy's blue fright wig! I must be handsome when I unleash my rage.

Sep 21, 2005, 07:04 PM	#5
hvfsl macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: London, UK	I expect they will also be upgrading the graphics to something like a FX5200 or R9550 so it can properly support core graphics. __________________ MacBook Pro 2.4Ghz 500GB (uni) OS X/Windows XP/7/Ubuntu Hackintosh Pro - 2.4Ghz Quad core XP/OS X Media Centre - 2Ghz dual core BluRay Windows 7

Sep 21, 2005, 07:04 PM	#6
alexf macrumors 6502a Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Planet Earth	Long overdue... It's about time. __________________ "Whenever you find you are on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." -Mark Twain

Sep 21, 2005, 07:04 PM	#7
MacMarino macrumors member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Tokyo, Japan	At least its something... Well its good to see updates even if they are minor ones I think its better this way as there is often too much expectation on the expo's and people tend to let themselves down because they hype themselves up so much reading into all the rumours. Now if only we got something new every Tuesday... Macmarino __________________ Smile and show the world that the best things in life are free!

Sep 21, 2005, 07:03 PM	#3
mikataur macrumors newbie Join Date: Sep 2005	Does the Mini's graphics card currently support the enhanced graphics effects in Tiger, eg, the "ripple" when new Dashboard widgets are used?

Sep 21, 2005, 07:03 PM	#4
Dr. Dastardly macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: I live in a giant bucket!	I never thought they would upgrade them at some event like MWSF or something. Most buying the mini are not the same people wanting live Quicktime streams of the events. Small quite updates make sense to me, but it also sounds like we shouldn't expect much from the line anyway. Really I don't think we will see ANYTHING wow worthy until the Intels start shipping, I don't care what Steve said about exciting PPC products that are in the pipeline.

Sep 21, 2005, 07:05 PM	#8
jjmaximum macrumors member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Gainesville, FL	Gradual updates This sounds similar to the way Powerbooks are updated...gradually...once ever year or two.

Sep 21, 2005, 07:06 PM	#9
Naimfan macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Bliss....	Hey, slow and incremental progress is a good thing! Hardly earthshattering, but good news nonetheless. And thank heavens it doesn't make me neurotic about my new 20" iMac! Best, Bob

Sep 21, 2005, 07:07 PM	#10
longofest Demi-God (Editor) Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Falls Church, VA	going to a gradual cycle is going to make it a lot harder to guess when new models come out, and hence will make it harder to know when to buy and when to hold out. then again, i'm not in the market for a mini... i'm in the market for a powermac.

Sep 21, 2005, 07:10 PM	#13
rockthecasbah macrumors 68020 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Moorestown, NJ	Delicious...too bad i have no money. __________________ 15'' 2.4ghz MacBook Pro (Matte), 2GB RAM, 200GB HD Wii code: 7876 8987 6478 7445 My Last.fm "Ignore her, she's a feminist"

Sep 21, 2005, 07:12 PM	#14
iGary macrumors Demi-God Join Date: May 2004 Location: La Villa Strangiato	If this is a Gradual™ update cycle, I guess the pro portable and desktop is on an Evolutionary™ cycle. __________________ Mac Pro Octophallus 2.8 \| 13" UMBP 2.26

Sep 21, 2005, 07:14 PM	#15
Mac_Freak macrumors 6502a Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Queens, New York	Little small improvement, but 1.5 GHz G4 will do the job just fine. __________________ 15.4" Unibody MBP 2.53GHz, 320/7200 17" PB G4 1.33Ghz, Rev. B, ATI MR 9600 64MB, 1GB, BT, AP, 80GB HD, [ For Sale ]

Sep 21, 2005, 07:15 PM	#16
bebo macrumors newbie Join Date: Apr 2005	I'm considering jumping back into the mac market .... with a mini been waiting for this update. Basically, it needs to have an updated gpu, i.e. at least a 9550. Otherwise I dont see a big deal in paying the $100 for a new one over a refurb.

Sep 21, 2005, 07:19 PM	#17
aswitcher macrumors 601 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Sydney OZ	Well graphics card upgrade is a must. Wonder if 5400 rpm HDD speed is going to be standard. Maybe even a 100 GB option... I guess the real multmedia upgrades, and the colour black , will have to wait for the intel upgrade next year... __________________ Never underestimate the Geekfactor Switcher since June '04 iPhone 3G \| 24" Alu iMac \| 15" MacBookPro \| Elgato EyeTV/IceTV \| SecuritySpy User

Sep 21, 2005, 07:21 PM	#18
Doctor Q macrumors god Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: at the table with countless relatives	Having new models come out with slightly improved specs doesn't make the news particularly exciting, but Apple has to keep up, even with minor improvements, because complaints build up and sales fall if any model goes too long without some form of upgrade, or at least a price drop. __________________ "You've just been abducted, of course you need crepes!" -- Walter Bishop

Sep 21, 2005, 07:27 PM	#20
hyperpasta macrumors 6502a Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New Jersey	Yay It's really important to update poducts slowly and gradually, especially at the low end, so there is never a time where they are undoubtedly worse than the competition. However, they need to get their priorties straight. I want a 9550 over .1GHz and Bluetooth 2. __________________ Aluminum iMac (Early 2009) 24", 2.66 GHz Core 2 Duo, 4GB RAM, 640GB HD 10.5 Leopard, iLife '09, iWork '09 First Gen. iPod touch, 8 GB

Sep 21, 2005, 07:27 PM	#21
zap2 macrumors 601 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NJ	come Apple make it a big update or release a media Mac!! but update for min is good my grandmom is in the market for mac mini __________________ "We can't all be heroes because somebody has to sit on the curb and clap as they go by." Will Rogers

Sep 21, 2005, 07:29 PM	#24
Platform macrumors 68030 Join Date: Dec 2004	G5...well maybe not this time __________________ Aluminium Macbook \| 20" iMac G5 (iSight)

Sep 21, 2005, 07:38 PM	#25
KittenKrusher macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2005	I want my upgraded powerbook damnit. lol Saving the best for last I hope.

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