This is the "Pro$$$$" mini. Its overdue, its nice, but it will make you make business decisions related to cost.
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Apple Announces New Space Gray Mac mini With 4-Core or 6-Core Intel Processor and Up to 64GB RAM, Starting at $799
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This is the "Pro$$$$" mini. Its overdue, its nice, but it will make you make business decisions related to cost.
The base Core i5 is certainly no slouch, spring for the i7 if you can afford it and get DRAM from a reputable third party.
The i5 has more cores and more threads but seem pretty similar when it comes to performance vs price.
https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i3-8100-vs-Intel-Core-i5-8400/3942vs3939
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My GOD what a juicy and sexy Mac Mini! This was far better than expected.
It's extremely tempting to buy this one, even though I don't need it:
My late 2012 Mac Mini is so good (running its original Mountan Lion OS) that it does all I throw at it with no problem or delay.
So unfortunately I cannot persuade myself to shell out for this one. But I'm gonna keep tryin'...
It's extremely tempting to buy this one, even though I don't need it:
My late 2012 Mac Mini is so good (running its original Mountan Lion OS) that it does all I throw at it with no problem or delay.
So unfortunately I cannot persuade myself to shell out for this one. But I'm gonna keep tryin'...
(assuming I get one, which is likely tbh) will be initially pairing it with the Dell P2715Q I already have, but will be looking to upgrade to some matching 4K pair of displays later, or possibly LG 5K if there isn't anything newer by then. And *that's* a reason to like the mac mini over the iMac: You don't have to buy the expensive display at the same time.
With Office, Vmware, and just a handful of other apps, I push 350GB. Not sure how Fusion or Office would handle being installed and run from a USB drive.
No.
And I'd be shocked if Apple ever released a Mac Pro without upgradable storage.
Not as odd as almost their entire lineup being faster than the Mac Pro. Yes, I'm exaggerating.
Two clicks on the buy page and the Mac Mini quickly became 2 grand! That is insane! I can see they are aiming at Pros with these though. With all the photos of farms and highlighting rack mounting and stacking for more horse power. Just like Apple, take the best deal in the Mac world and upgrade it to almost "Pro" status and price it into the stratosphere. Which is fine, but how about a spec bumped mini at $499 to fill the void?
So disappointed....
anxiously awaiting the iFixit reports
I do wish they had a model starting price near $499 then upgrades up into the thousands.
one appeal to the Mini was the intro to mac cost. I do love the pro features but not everyone needs those and a $499 price point would open up to a lot of people. I'm sure Apple has done their market research and believes the numbers prove what will be best for them, but I will still wish.
All that said, if the RAM and internal Storage can be upgraded/replaced then I'll likely be getting one.
I do wish they had a model starting price near $499 then upgrades up into the thousands.
one appeal to the Mini was the intro to mac cost. I do love the pro features but not everyone needs those and a $499 price point would open up to a lot of people. I'm sure Apple has done their market research and believes the numbers prove what will be best for them, but I will still wish.
All that said, if the RAM and internal Storage can be upgraded/replaced then I'll likely be getting one.
Can we replace the RAM ourselves without voiding the warranty?
Does anyone sell 2x32GB 2666MHz DDR4 SO-DIMM RAM?
Does anyone sell 2x32GB 2666MHz DDR4 SO-DIMM RAM?
I think it is always paired to be dual channel. So two of them. 2 x 4, 2 x 8, 2 x 16, 2 x 32...
I know. I do the same.
That's why I want to know the (minimum/idle) power usage of these new babies. 150W (new maximum) is too much compared to 15W (old minimum).
anxiously awaiting the iFixit reports
Agreed, user replaceable RAM and somehow being able to address the internal storage would change the equation a bit (though not counting on it).
I run all my VMs for work from external Samsung T3 SSDs. Works very well. You can get the newer T5 in 500Gb for about $110
The $399 inspiron on dell's business site includes an i3, 4GB of RAM, a 1TB SATA, USB 3.0. Dell does throw in a keyboard, mouse, and DVD drive. Apple as usual charges a premium, but it's not completely ridiculous considering the new mini's I/O options and value of OSX.
The "headphone" jack on my mid-2010 Mac mini also has an audio in pin, it's a 4-pin jack. I can listen to music in stereo and also talk via the built-in microphone of my Bose QC-25 via a single connector. I'm pretty sure the 2018 Mac mini has the exact same 3.5mm headphone port.
If it's not enough, you can always buy an external USB3/USB-C/TB3 sound module. There's even "white USB sound card" on eBay (search for those words) for around two dollars. IMHO the music even sounds better/clearer out of this 2$ USB dongle than it does coming from the headphone port of my Mac mini and Mac OS X 10.9.5 didn't even need a driver and recognized it automatically.
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If I turn it in, your next Macbook Air will include bits of my old computer!
Like this?
https://www.apple.com/imac-pro/
I know it's an iMac, but I think Apple is moving towards all soldered storage.
Think that's fundamentally the right approach, with which the base 128GB internal storage will be plenty.
The CPUs in the new Mac mini
EDIT: Core i3-8100 - 4c/4t - highest clock speed
Core i5-8500B - 6c/6t
Core i7-8700B - 6c/12t
Geekbench numbers are not to be found on i5 and i7, so will be interesting to see.
8th Gen upped cores on i3 to 4 and i5 and i7 to 6 w/ and w/o HT. All have turbo boost except the i3. Basically, it’s the Wild West now.
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