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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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The new Mac mini? The minimum will be a hardware specific build of 10.14.1. Apple prevents earlier version of macOS from booting.
4-6 cores could be i5 or i7, right? Anyone know which it is? The clock speed is meaningless without knowing that detail.
Edit: They have both i5 and i7 options. Didn't realize it was already on their site. The article should've said this.
Edit: They have both i5 and i7 options. Didn't realize it was already on their site. The article should've said this.
Notice how you completely forgot about the GPU? Or the 27" 5K screen? Or the included keyboard and mouse? If you are able to utilize a GUI OS without the use of a monitor, keyboard, and mouse, more power to you; if you aren't then please compare like with like.
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Yes. HDMI 2.0 will support up to 4K @ 60hz.
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Huh, also from Intels site: https://ark.intel.com/products/126686/Intel-Core-i7-8700-Processor-12M-Cache-up-to-4-60-GHz- it states it's a Desktop chip?
Is it an Apple Thunderbolt Display? If it is, you would buy a Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter ($49) and use that instead - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207266
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They are all desktop class CPUs. Apple is using the FCBGA-21140 versions because they are soldered to the board instead of in a socket.
The Core i3 has to be a custom part, probably a variant that would be call the Core i3-8100B.
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Huh, also from Intels site: https://ark.intel.com/products/126686/Intel-Core-i7-8700-Processor-12M-Cache-up-to-4-60-GHz- it states it's a Desktop chip?
That would be the "8700" not the "8700B"
Most people don't seem to be thinking at all regarding this Mac mini release, they are just so happy they will defend Apple no matter how demonstrably wrong they are.
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Um, it's not a 'premium' it's often twice or three times more other consumer PC companies (known brands) are charging for the EXACT. SAME. THING. Apple is now beyond the pale.
That majorly sucks. I'm still bothered that mobile i5/i7 get the same marketing name as non-mobile. Huge difference. You always have to go find the exact model online to know what you're really getting.
WHY Intel!
Why must you compromise!
NO embedded options available!
The WRONG Device ID
NO VPro eligibility. NONE
The wrong sized package.
NO SIPP support.
No Boot Guard!
FCBGA1140 instead of FCLGA1151
4096x2304@30Hz instead of 4096x2304@24Hz over HDMI 1.4. That's gotta hurt!
Notice how you completely ignored my point that you over-configured the SSD and RAM on the mini so you could say it’s over $4,000?
You compared a maxed out 64GB/2TB $4,200 mini to the pricing of a 32GB/1TB $5,000 iMac Pro. That’s disingenuous and you know it.
I'm happy with the new Mini specs, even though they still rip us off with RAM and SSD prices. All models should already come with 16Gb RAM, IMO. No PC is sold with less standard.
So, to get what I want it will cost me $1199 which is basically the same as the current model but with a better chip.
256Gb SSD should also be standard. I guess Apple will never get over their high margins at any cost mentality.
I'd get the $799 model with the 256Gb SSD Drive and 16Gb RAM
So, to get what I want it will cost me $1199 which is basically the same as the current model but with a better chip.
256Gb SSD should also be standard. I guess Apple will never get over their high margins at any cost mentality.
I'd get the $799 model with the 256Gb SSD Drive and 16Gb RAM
Why even say something so obviously and provably wrong?
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/devices/surface-studio/tech-specs
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface_Pro_6
I just got a m.2 WD 1TB for $104 a week ago (abeit coupon mistake by Staples).
Doesn't matter, people are stupid enough to pay this all time high Apple tax to purchase inferior computers.
If you don't understand the difference between SATA and PCIe performance, perhaps you shouldn't be arguing specs. PCIe SSDs are very expensive compared to their SATA counterparts.
You too.
I don't consider that a desktop computer. Even the cheapest PC towers at Costco have 16Gb RAM
Once again, obviously and provably wrong
Cheapo but 8Gb RAM
https://www.costco.com/HP-Pavilion-590-Desktop---AMD-Ryzen-3.product.100431719.html
$849 with 12Gb RAM
https://www.costco.com/HP-Pavilion-590-Desktop---Intel-Core-i7---2GB-Graphics.product.100418430.html
Making things up (to give it the charitable name for what you’re doing) does not bolster your point.
Interesting info. The power profile is configurable; Apple may or may not supply more than 65W to the CPU. It depends on the capacity of the cooling system, environmental operating conditions, capacity of the power supply, the VRMs that supply the CPU and other factors. We won’t really know how the mini performs under load at various thread counts until it’s tested. But you’re likely to see similar behavior, i.e. reductions in clock speed as the number of cores/threads increases.
According to the article you linked it takes 120W to get the all-core turbo to 4.3GHz, and I’d suspect that’s not achievable on a continuous basis. But Apple specs 150W max power consumption for the mini so there could very well be sufficient headroom to keep from instituting a hard cap of 65W.
I agree to an extent, but the iPhone just has so much momentum. iPads are my favorite Apple devices, but there's no doubt that the phones have a lot of momentum.
No SD card? No sale!
Hahaha. Actually i'll pick one of these up to replace my 5,1. I just need some usb external cases to move the 5 drives out.
Hahaha. Actually i'll pick one of these up to replace my 5,1. I just need some usb external cases to move the 5 drives out.