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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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If eGPU enclosures weren't so damn expensive. But still, what can one do, I am forced to buy one, anyway, I want to play games.
I7 version would be the one to get that's for sure. Buy an enclosure, an external video card and go to town. At least, that's my preferred process I guess.
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Yes, and also the first Mac mini to come with a desktop processor.
$799 ouch even with inflation. Those are $399 Inspiron specs. I wanted to upgrade my 2011 mini but I’ll have to see what bump costs are beyond the 799 figure...
This is a real desktop class Core-i3 CPU (aka 8100).
Who cares? If you are serious about computers you have a NAS
Or a Time Capsule with USB hard drives
I do hope the SSD is upgradable. That extends the Mini's like by 3-4 extra years.
Except the Mac Pro offers workstation class hardware and this is all consumer grade. There is a need for Mac with specs above this.
How so? I run sometimes 3 VMs, some with 8gb of ram, some with 16gb. 64GB is actually very usable in my scenario.
Starts at $799 for a Core i3? I love the look, love that it's upgradable, great to have an SSD at entry but that's still expensive for what you're getting... That would be $1050 Canadian! In other words I could easily buy a prebuilt PC or custom built one with better specifications...
It's a bit of a shame... I remember in the old days Apple would remind people of "Affordability" they would even compare prices with Dells offerings. You'll never see that happen again because if they did the PCs would look better at these prices...
I love the look, love that it's upgradable, great to have an SSD at entry but that's still expensive for what you're getting... That would be $1050 Canadian! In other words I could easily buy a prebuilt PC or custom built one with better specifications...It's a bit of a shame... I remember in the old days Apple would remind people of "Affordability" they would even compare prices with Dells offerings. You'll never see that happen again because if they did the PCs would look better at these prices...
Well, the fact that they went so long without an update kinda indicated that there was a reason for that so reworking/redesigning it would justify that. Now, neither happened and its just a spec update which they could have done before and didn't need to neglect it for so long.
Regardless, its nice its updated but the lack of attention it shows.
Shame the price is quite high too but will see with other options.
You can view the enclosure as a long-term investment though. You likely won't have to buy another until you upgrade the computer (assuming the new one doesn't also come with Thunderbolt 3, although Apple will probably sell a dongle for that
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$1099 aint bad but I'm going to custom order to the max. The USB A ports threw me off but whatever. Ok, people, time to vote with your wallets and show Apple how much we all love the Mac Mini!
To quote Will Smith from Independence Day, “I HAVE GOT TO GET ME ONE OF THESE!!!!”
$1,600 option to 2 TB storage for a $799 Mac mini... very wise decision
Maxed out configuration is 4,969.00 €!!
For running it as a server.
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The base which is an i3 is $800, To configure it to an i7 with 512gb SSD (soldered) and 8gb ram (upgradeable) it was $1500. It just seems too high for me.