The 2009 (Penryn) Mac Mini: Everything We Know - Page 3

m1stake · Feb 6, 2009, 08:40 PM

It's hard to get excited about one of the most gimped-by-design computers in existence.

But, it's easy to smile at copy cat threads like the iMac version

Tallest Skil · Feb 6, 2009, 08:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undo Redo

Can we agree that for the average computer using joe, the Mac Pro isn't even on the radar?

Absolutely.

But that doesn't make the Mac Pro excessively priced for its market.

Undo Redo · Feb 6, 2009, 09:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tallest Skil

Absolutely.

But that doesn't make the Mac Pro excessively priced for its market.

Ok, what I should have said is "Apple sells nothing but notebook style computers, including the iMac, if you don't count the expensive Mac Pro which most people can't afford or justify."

Better?

I bought a Mac Pro because I'm a photographer and want (need?) a 30" display. There was no other option so I bit the bullet. I certainly didn't need so much power to run Photoshop.

But this is a Mac mini thread. I'm waiting for a new Mac mini to connect to my TV; something with decent specs that will be good for several years.

Floris1994 · Feb 6, 2009, 09:24 PM

You can defenetly game on the high end model:

gamer2502 · Feb 7, 2009, 12:47 AM

A new mini really needs to come out it is over 500 days and the price is really to high for what you get out of the system right now

alphaod · Feb 8, 2009, 02:42 AM

I would really like a refresh soon.

MasterNile · Feb 8, 2009, 02:58 AM

I figured for the low end Mac Mini Apple would be lazy and just use the current internals of the white MacBook, and maybe slightly better for the high end Mini.

alphaod · Feb 12, 2009, 02:17 PM

Further evidence to indicate, Apple couldn't give a firetruck about the Mac mini:

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Undo Redo · Feb 12, 2009, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by alphaod

Further evidence to indicate, Apple couldn't give a firetruck about the Mac mini:

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I don't understand what you're trying to say.

Tallest Skil · Feb 12, 2009, 09:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undo Redo

I don't understand what you're trying to say.

Apple hasn't changed the store page on the Mini to reflect the nonexistence of the 23" Cinema Display.

It is to be noted, however, that Apple NEVER changes the store pages on ANY computer unless there is an update to what is available for that computer in terms of hardware.

Oh, but they HAVE taken off the 23" button from the selection window.

Lesser Evets · Feb 13, 2009, 09:14 AM

I was contemplating the ATOM processor rumor. It is probably utter BS or rumor hash, but then I thought about Apple maybe making the mini even cheaper and less capable. Is there a chance Apple might make an extremely trim version of the mini? Something under $499? I believe the lowest denominator of Apple's computers will always be the ability to run iLife and iWork.

As for the double HDD, I never heard of the rumor before this thread. It would be an excellent choice, even if that drive is installed at home. My hope for the mini is that it allows the user to more easily access inside, upgrade ram, drives, etc.

Undo Redo · Feb 13, 2009, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lesser Evets

I was contemplating the ATOM processor rumor. It is probably utter BS or rumor hash, but then I thought about Apple maybe making the mini even cheaper and less capable. Is there a chance Apple might make an extremely trim version of the mini? Something under $499?

I doubt it. Steve Jobs' words would come back to haunt him. "We don't know how to make a $500 computer that's not a piece of junk."

An Atom mini would be a piece of junk compared to the current C2D mini. There's nothing terrible about Atom. It works fine in my netbook but it's not suited, as you mentioned, for iLife apps or any heavy lifting.

PuckDaddy · Feb 14, 2009, 06:30 PM

did someone do one of these for the 2009 iMac ?
or does noone know nothing ?

Tallest Skil · Feb 14, 2009, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PuckDaddy

did someone do one of these for the 2009 iMac ?
or does noone know nothing ?

Yep, it looks exactly the same as my two.

But... no one knows anything for ANY of the products, anyway.

Except that the new iMac and Mac Mini are using the 9400M.

DoFoT9 · Feb 14, 2009, 07:02 PM

excellent work TS, this is pretty much exactly how it is going to be!!!... unless apple waits until November for quad-core

which i highly doubt. it would interfere with the MBPs, iMacs and even MP's too much.

i wish they would add an optional GPU, a nice dedicated one would be very handy for those who wish to play basic games every now and then. it would benefit quite nicely with SL aswell.

trip1ex · Feb 17, 2009, 12:28 PM

I'm thinking of getting a Mini and ditching my aluminum iMac.

Love the iMac, but hate that I can't use the monitor for anything else.

Maybe I'll just get a new plastic MB though since it is only $200 list more than the high-end Mac Mini. At least you can easily replace the hard drive in those.

m1stake · Feb 17, 2009, 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monthy

Hello,
I saw new mac mini in real. Most of info is correct. Some differences are:
there is 1x Mini DisplayPort and 1x mini DVI
there is FireWire 800
5x USB
the version with 2.0 C2D has 120GB disk
I am not sure about the release date, but my friend told me it should be out in a month. If you have any specific question, let me know and I can check tomorrow.

thanks for the leak lord jobs

Tallest Skil · Feb 18, 2009, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monthy

arn,I was trying to send you an email, but it was impossible to deliver it and I havrnt found any way how to reply using private message. let me know other way to contact you...

Quote:

Originally Posted by monthy

Hello,
I saw new mac mini in real. Most of info is correct. Some differences are:
there is 1x Mini DisplayPort and 1x mini DVI
there is FireWire 800
5x USB
the version with 2.0 C2D has 120GB disk
I am not sure about the release date, but my friend told me it should be out in a month. If you have any specific question, let me know and I can check tomorrow.

It's just too bad that you don't know any real info.

Actually, maybe not, since having only "mini" versions of ports is an idiotic idea.

If you had seen it, you would have pictures. If you had pictures, you would have posted them here.

illegallydead · Feb 18, 2009, 05:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tallest Skil

It's just too bad that you don't know any real info.

Actually, maybe not, since having only "mini" versions of ports is an idiotic idea.

If you had seen it, you would have pictures. If you had pictures, you would have posted them here.

Exactly. Pictures or it didn't happen.

Plus, there is ABSOLUTELY no reason to have 1 Mini-DVI and 1 Mini-DP. One full sized DVI, 1 Mini-DP, but having one old connector and one new one makes no sense.
I call shenanigans

Undo Redo · Feb 18, 2009, 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by illegallydead

Exactly. Pictures or it didn't happen.

Even pictures taken in an elevator...

Tallest Skil · Feb 18, 2009, 05:12 PM

And don't come back saying, "Oh, well, since you guys didn't believe me, I won't post my pictures; how's that?" because there are only two ways that this will end:

1. You don't have anything, can't post anything, and are only covering up your easily-picked out lie.
2. You have actual pictures, choose not to post them here, for whatever reason, and then go post them somewhere else, leading us to find out about them anyway.

It is human nature that if you have something that no one else does, you will want to brag about it. Either that or you don't actually have it. Terrible, but that's how I've seen things.

iMacmatician · Feb 18, 2009, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monthy

Hello,
I saw new mac mini in real. Most of info is correct. Some differences are:
there is 1x Mini DisplayPort and 1x mini DVI
there is FireWire 800
5x USB
the version with 2.0 C2D has 120GB disk
I am not sure about the release date, but my friend told me it should be out in a month. If you have any specific question, let me know and I can check tomorrow.

Now ASSUMING you actually know something, is the 2.0 GHz version the low-end, midrange (if there are 3 models), or high-end?

NorrisKillsKids · Feb 18, 2009, 06:58 PM

Sometimes I truly wonder, when it comes to the mac mini and imac if apple:

a) is out of touch
b) simply doesn't care
c) is cooking something great up

I like to hope it's C. I guess I'm just growing bitter with every passing Tuesday I wait.

aaquib · Feb 18, 2009, 07:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monthy

champ01 · Feb 18, 2009, 07:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monthy

interesting

any more pictures?

Feb 6, 2009, 08:40 PM	#51
m1stake macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Philly	It's hard to get excited about one of the most gimped-by-design computers in existence. But, it's easy to smile at copy cat threads like the iMac version __________________ UMBP/2.4/9600GT/4GB/160GB X25-M iPod Touch 2G/32GB

Feb 7, 2009, 12:47 AM	#55
gamer2502 macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: near Pittsburgh,pa	A new mini really needs to come out it is over 500 days and the price is really to high for what you get out of the system right now __________________ 13'' aluminum macbook 2.4ghz 2gb ram 250gb 1 quad core intel pc running ubuntu and vista ultimate and 1 amd pc running windows7 ultimate beta

Feb 8, 2009, 02:42 AM	#56
alphaod Contributor Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LIE x37	I would really like a refresh soon. __________________ Search before you post: MRoogle Mac Pro E09 (2x2.66/6x2GB/4x300GB10K/GTX285) \| Dell 3007WFP-HC (30") MacBook Air M09 (2.13/2GB/128GB) \| iPhone 3GS (32GB/White/Unlocked)

Feb 8, 2009, 02:58 AM	#57
MasterNile macrumors 65816 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: San Antonio, TX	I figured for the low end Mac Mini Apple would be lazy and just use the current internals of the white MacBook, and maybe slightly better for the high end Mini. __________________ 24" Alu iMac, 2.8GHz C2D, 320GB 7200RPM HDD, 2GB RAM; White MacBook, 2.0GHz C2D, 500GB 5400RPM HDD, 4GB RAM; Jailbroken 32GB 2nd Gen iPod Touch

Feb 12, 2009, 02:17 PM	#58
alphaod Contributor Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LIE x37	Further evidence to indicate, Apple couldn't give a firetruck about the Mac mini: __________________ Search before you post: MRoogle Mac Pro E09 (2x2.66/6x2GB/4x300GB10K/GTX285) \| Dell 3007WFP-HC (30") MacBook Air M09 (2.13/2GB/128GB) \| iPhone 3GS (32GB/White/Unlocked)

Feb 6, 2009, 09:24 PM	#54
Floris1994 Guest Join Date: Jan 2009	You can defenetly game on the high end model:

Feb 13, 2009, 09:14 AM	#61
Lesser Evets macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jan 2006	I was contemplating the ATOM processor rumor. It is probably utter BS or rumor hash, but then I thought about Apple maybe making the mini even cheaper and less capable. Is there a chance Apple might make an extremely trim version of the mini? Something under $499? I believe the lowest denominator of Apple's computers will always be the ability to run iLife and iWork. As for the double HDD, I never heard of the rumor before this thread. It would be an excellent choice, even if that drive is installed at home. My hope for the mini is that it allows the user to more easily access inside, upgrade ram, drives, etc. __________________ 2x2.66 Xeon, 13GB RAM, 4 1TB SATA, 30" & 20" C.Displays, X1900, OSX 10.5.6, Sound Sticks, iSight, 1 TB TimeMach, 16GB iPT 2G

Feb 14, 2009, 06:30 PM	#63
PuckDaddy macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2008	did someone do one of these for the 2009 iMac ? or does noone know nothing ?

Feb 14, 2009, 07:02 PM	#65
DoFoT9 macrumors 601 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NSW, Australia	excellent work TS, this is pretty much exactly how it is going to be!!!... unless apple waits until November for quad-core which i highly doubt. it would interfere with the MBPs, iMacs and even MP's too much. i wish they would add an optional GPU, a nice dedicated one would be very handy for those who wish to play basic games every now and then. it would benefit quite nicely with SL aswell. __________________ MBP CD2.16ghz, 500gb, 2GB Ram, X1600 OC'd, 19" iMac24" 2.8ghz 750gb 4gbram Hackintosh E4600 3GHz 10.5.4 8500GT MozyMac

Feb 17, 2009, 12:28 PM	#66
trip1ex macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2008	I'm thinking of getting a Mini and ditching my aluminum iMac. Love the iMac, but hate that I can't use the monitor for anything else. Maybe I'll just get a new plastic MB though since it is only $200 list more than the high-end Mac Mini. At least you can easily replace the hard drive in those.

Feb 18, 2009, 05:12 PM	#71
Tallest Skil Thread Starter Banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: 1 Geostationary Tower Plaza	And don't come back saying, "Oh, well, since you guys didn't believe me, I won't post my pictures; how's that?" because there are only two ways that this will end: 1. You don't have anything, can't post anything, and are only covering up your easily-picked out lie. 2. You have actual pictures, choose not to post them here, for whatever reason, and then go post them somewhere else, leading us to find out about them anyway. It is human nature that if you have something that no one else does, you will want to brag about it. Either that or you don't actually have it. Terrible, but that's how I've seen things.

Feb 18, 2009, 06:58 PM	#73
NorrisKillsKids macrumors regular Join Date: Jan 2008	Sometimes I truly wonder, when it comes to the mac mini and imac if apple: a) is out of touch b) simply doesn't care c) is cooking something great up I like to hope it's C. I guess I'm just growing bitter with every passing Tuesday I wait.

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