You're luckier than me. The computer I'm typing this post on, a mid-2010 Mac mini, is worth a free recycling from Apple.
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Apple Announces New Space Gray Mac mini With 4-Core or 6-Core Intel Processor and Up to 64GB RAM, Starting at $799
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Finally! Was eyeing an Intel NUC but I will be selling off one of my Ryzen desktops and picking up one of these. I just sold my 2012 Mac Mini last month. Timing is good!
They noted during the event that they have reworked the cooling. Perhaps the redesign has solved the flaw you encountered. Might be worth a look.
The 1,099 configuration is expensive but, its the one I would most likely go for. It I already have a display, would get a mouse and keyboard to match. It’s 8th gen Intel and DDR4. Would make a perfect desktop replacement for my my 7 year old HP Workstation.
I wonder how much they'll give me for the 2006 Mac Pro I'm typing this on...
Because it costs an extra $1.52 or thereabouts to include. Remember Apple is run by Ivy League educated managers. That means they only cater to the most profitable masses and forget about everyone else. If your an edge case, you can forget about Apple having any interest in you. But don't feel bad, there are a lot of us that have been left behind by Tim Cook's Apple.
Apple is also all about dongles now, you'll just have to buy a third party USB Audio ADC to do your import, that is if anyone actually makes them for Apple devices any more. It seems to me that if you really want to work with Audio or Video you need to move away from Apple hardware.
Anyone knows the power consumption when idle?
The great thing about the old Mini was that it was only 15W. Great to leave it on 24/7.
This one is rated as 150W maximum but no indication of minimum consumption.
The great thing about the old Mini was that it was only 15W. Great to leave it on 24/7.
This one is rated as 150W maximum but no indication of minimum consumption.
When you finally get that new, younger, better equipped girlfriend you’ve been waiting for... But she has herpes
Don't for get 4 years of time and substantial changes in standard storage solutions and prices across the PC market in that time.
In an $800 desktop computer, you're tell me I can't have an internal 500GB HDD? That's pathetic. No amount of telling me connecting external drives is easy is going to change my position on that.
A number of inexpensive Thunderbolt 3 (and USB-C) docks have audio in and out ports.
For work folks not involved in pushing heavy media around, the QC-i3, 256-500GB SSD, and post-purchase RAM upgrade, it's not a dealbreaker to replace something that's 4-5 years old... even a half-decently specced Optiplex costs this much these days...
I have two 2TB SSDs in my current 2012 mini. Does anyone happen to know what sort of performance hit I'd see if I turned both of these drives into externals? I would probably opt for the cheaper traditional usb, rather than thunderbolt.
I reboot mine on upgrades only. been that way since January of 2015. Never had excessive power usage or heating issues.
Aren't the T2 and the absolute lack of mentioning it on the Apple site enough?
I think the writing's on the wall. Mac's will have soldered storage; at least in the consumer range. Maybe the Mac Pro will have upgradeable storage but I doubt it.
User upgradable RAM is great. Quad core CPU is great. Soldered SSD is not so great however, why can’t you just buy a Samsung T5 USB C SSD drive and boot from that? Boot Camp even works on this external drive. Around $100 for 512gb isn’t bad.
Just wonder if the 16GB version has 2x8GM or 1x16GB. Also the 32GB 1 x 32GB or 2x16GB...
What specs will I need in my Mac mini to make sure it isn't the weakest link in the network that brings everything else down from 10G to 5 or 2?
Tim said you would have to pay them, cause it’s too big and they cannot recycle that old aluminum!