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Apple Announces New Mac Mini Starting at $499
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Hopefully they'll give the Minis a refresh for Broadwell, which has a quad core mobile option.
Firewire might be totally unsupported on the new Mac mini
The Thunderbolt to Firewire adapter is not listed as an accessory:
http://store.apple.com/us/buy-mac/mac-mini
It is possible that Thunderbolt 2 to Firewire might be unsupported by Apple on this particular machine.
The Thunderbolt to Firewire adapter is not listed as an accessory:
http://store.apple.com/us/buy-mac/mac-mini
It is possible that Thunderbolt 2 to Firewire might be unsupported by Apple on this particular machine.
You have got to be kidding? You really hoped the CD drive would make a comeback?
Still laughing...
That $499 looked great until I saw 1.4...oh well, some people who only care about the price will be happy. I'll probably buy a mid-tier one for the closet if I can pop an SSD and HD in it still, and that'll be my iTunes server computer. Dual core 2.6 will be more than adequate for that. If not, I'll buy a previous gen model on the cheap and do some upgrades. Disappointing that you can't do quad-core this time through.
I really wonder if some of these Mac updates aren't a little underwhelming largely because Intel dropped the ball this year. Perhaps what was supposed to come this year won't get dropped until next year and many of these products are just stopgaps at this point.
I really wonder if some of these Mac updates aren't a little underwhelming largely because Intel dropped the ball this year. Perhaps what was supposed to come this year won't get dropped until next year and many of these products are just stopgaps at this point.
That's long gone. Apple sells a drive for about $79 I believe so why would they include one on the new Mini?
I really think I'm going to pick up a MD388 mac min with a quad core ivy instead of this new one. I really wanted the wireless AC but since it's going to be a plex machine it's got to be able to transcode stuff on the fly. That quad core was integral. I was really hoping for a haswell quad for better performance but I can settle for just a ivy quad over a haswell dual.
Wanted to update from my 2009 MBP:
2,56 Ghz Dual Core
8 GB RAM
SDD self-installed.
What I can buy now is a joke:
Mac Mini 2,6 Ghz Dual Core
8 GB RAM
SDD self-installed as it has the same form factor and an SATA-Slot than the previous mini
What I now need to know:
1. Is the mac mini here really hardcore faster. From the spec I don't think
2. Is the HDD still exchangable with a SATA SSD by us? (+200$)
3. Is the RAM upgradable by users to 16GB? 2x4GB or 1x8 per default?
So I have to buy 2x8 GB installed?
4. Will there be a quad core later, next year?
Is theTV faster than this machine
Ok I will get USB3 and Thunderbolt 2 at the end.
A Core2Duo at 2.5 isn't the same as an i5 at 2.5, there's a good 100% increase in performance at near the same clock speed.
The memory speed is also just as drastic of a change.
So this isn't comparing Apples to Apples here.
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Wanted to update from my 2009 MBP:
2,56 Ghz Dual Core
8 GB RAM
SDD self-installed.
What I can buy now is a joke:
Mac Mini 2,6 Ghz Dual Core
8 GB RAM
SDD self-installed as it has the same form factor and an SATA-Slot than the previous mini
What I now need to know:
1. Is the mac mini here really hardcore faster. From the spec I don't think
2. Is the HDD still exchangable with a SATA SSD by us? (+200$)
3. Is the RAM upgradable by users to 16GB? 2x4GB or 1x8 per default?
So I have to buy 2x8 GB installed?
4. Will there be a quad core later, next year?
Is the
Ok I will get USB3 and Thunderbolt 2 at the end.
You do realize that a 2009 core2duo quad core is considerably slower than an i5 Haswell Core i right?
The new Mini will be fine at playing HD video?
Is there a way to get the Mini to replace a media player such as my WDTV Live, using a remote? Or remote app?
Is there a way to get the Mini to replace a media player such as my WDTV Live, using a remote? Or remote app?
IMHO I'd hardwire any machine that will be being used as a media device.
802.11AC or not, a hardwired computer/AppleTV responds much more quickly.
I wonder if you can upgrade the wireless module of the 2012 mac mini to wireless AC just like the 2014 mac mini. Then you'd basically have the best of both worlds!
Phrase "Officially dead to me" with regards to the cheapest Apple computer on the market IMHO = Officially overdramatic.
Where are those promises you speak of, especially promises concerning Mac Mini?
The Mac Pro is a little pricey, I have monitors and don't want to buy a 21.5" iMac with the long-in-the-tooth-Apple-favorite nVidia 750M, the Mini is underpowered (CPU not horrific but the Iris 5100 is weak), not sure about the Retina iMac (i.e. scaling is 2.6 so how will that look for older apps), and I bet the 7x more pixels will make the good dGPU in the Retina seem less than stellar as it has to push so many pixels
There were no promises regarding Mac Mini, but Apple's hyperbole (i.e. "best product pipeline in 25 years") led a few to think they actually had something impressive to reveal. Sure, the iWatch and iMac Retina are good, but hardly earth-shattering and nothing else is really good (i.e. less cores in Minis, old iPod Touch rereleased, marginally faster MacBook Pro, new low-end iMac (for .edu most likely) but still weak, etc.). Yosemite seems good minus a few GUI annoyances, mostly transparency which is tacky and gets in the way of actually doing stuff but it's a step in the right direction regarding devices all working together in a more synergistic manner, iOS 8 seems ok but buggy.
I got burned by Apple when i bought my 2006 MacPro that had few options for GPU upgrades (I do have flashed 5770 in it) and the 32-bit EFI is ridiculous in a "64-bit pro computer" as is on the box, but I'm tired of all the rhetoric...I want to stick with Apple but they have to make something a little more compelling spec-wise. Here's what I can build for $1534.
Oh well, I'll see what happens with the MacPro update and pull the trigger then...
Unfortunatelly no 4K@60Hz with the new Mac Mini.
But it does handle 4K@30Hz, which is fine for my $800 55inch Seiki 4K TV, which only does 4K@30Hz. If I need 4K@60Hz, I use my MacPro.
Apple finally updates Mac Mini, but drops the quad-core option?
I'm sorry everybody who was waiting. That has to burn. There goes the Mac Mini server option for many people. They've been installing gigabit fiber in my area and I was thinking about getting one to run a server when that happens. I'll probably just build a linux box now.
I'm sorry everybody who was waiting. That has to burn. There goes the Mac Mini server option for many people. They've been installing gigabit fiber in my area and I was thinking about getting one to run a server when that happens. I'll probably just build a linux box now.
Lowest cost Mac mini exactly what I was looking for
As for me, the lowest cost Mac mini is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks Tim Cook!
As for me, the lowest cost Mac mini is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks Tim Cook!
No. Intel Iris and the H series processors do not have the bandwidth. You can get to about 53Hz at most. The same with the 13" retina MBP.
Storage
I can't believe that 1TB is the largest storage capacity
I was looking to upgrade my 2.5Ghz i5, 4GB, 500GB Mac Mini to something with 2TB of storage!
Might have to look at a NAS device, can anyone recommend one that will work with iTunes?
Thanks in advance, so disappointed
I can't believe that 1TB is the largest storage capacity
I was looking to upgrade my 2.5Ghz i5, 4GB, 500GB Mac Mini to something with 2TB of storage!
Might have to look at a NAS device, can anyone recommend one that will work with iTunes?
Thanks in advance, so disappointed