Apple Announces New Space Gray Mac mini With 4-Core or 6-Core Intel Processor and Up to 64GB RAM, Starting at $799

[Hildegerd]

My new Mac. If I could get an Ipad Mini pro too, now.... Anyway, thank you, apple.

 

[sfwalter]

Im wondering how this graphic card will do with Photoshop and Lightroom. I'm less concerned about Lightroom since it doesn't use the graphics card much.

 

[rocknrollme]

Are the RAM and SSD soldered on the motherboard ?

 

[Val-kyrie]

Look, it didn't even kill anyone at Apple to release a computer with a variety of ports!

Still, this seems very expensive.... I currently have a Mini Server (with 2 upgradeable HDD slots that came with 2x1TB HDDs, 2.3GHz i7 quad-core, 16 RAM, HD 3000?) which cost about $1200 (including RAM upgrade).

To spec something close:
3.0GHz i5 hexa-core
8GB RAM (I assume I can upgrade for about $100-200)
512GB SSD (should be the minimum; non-upgradeable)
UHD 630
$1299 PLUS RAM Upgrade.

3.2GHz i7 hexa-core
8GB RAM (I assume I can upgrade for about $100-200)
512GB SSD (should be the minimum; non-upgradeable)
UHD 630
$1499 PLUS RAM Upgrade.

My question: do these CPUs have hyper-threading?

Sorry, the i3 quad-core is a joke for a desktop computer.

 

[roland.g]

How much would a mac mini with at least 1tb ssd cost?

I looked at that. A base Mini with 16GB RAM and 1TB is $1,799. However, if you opt for the 6-Core, it comes with 16GB RAM and when you bump the drive to 1TB it is $1,899. Certainly a better value on the 6-Core.

 

[imgroot]

Just ordered mine.

3.2 6-core i7
16GB memory
512GB storage
10Gb NIC

$1799

Be here Wednesday. My first new Mac since 2009 (not counting work supplied laptops).

 

[Razeus]

I was game until I saw the price.

 

[Kurri]

does this graphics card really support 4K video editing? or is the imac still better?

 

[lunarworks]

$4,199 MAx.... buhh... I feel like an old man.

If you really felt like an old man you'd say "$4,200 maxed-out? Hot damn, that's cheap!"

/casually remembering maxed-out computers costing $15,000+ in the '90s...

 

[DTECHQUE]

Happy it's here but the prices aren't making me excited to grab one

Y'all asked for a new Mini, so here you go. None of you asked for a lowered price. Careful what you wish for.

 

[macduke]

Can you upgrade the RAM yourself? If so, this might be an option.

Otherwise I priced it out and it's $2599 to get the config I want with 3.2GHz 6 core, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD. Thinking it might be smarter to get a 5K iMac, which will also have a beautiful display and discrete GPU for not a lot more after you factor in an external GPU for the Mini. Wish they had upgraded the iMac today. Can't believe no iMac in 2018 at all. Holding out hope for a spec bump in the coming months.

 

[thebeans]

Are the RAM and SSD soldered on the motherboard ?

SSD - Yes. RAM - No.

 

[StellarVixen]

Are the RAM and SSD soldered on the motherboard ?

SSD probably, RAM no.
[doublepost=1540914562][/doublepost]Are there any free PCIe slots, does anyone know?

 

[dalidrama]

Is the RAM user accessible? (IE I buy the chips online instead of over-paying for it up front?)

 

[joueboy]

A dream come true and shattered into pieces, because of the price. Of course there's no since of getting this without a 4k or 5k monitor.

 

[obiwan]

I do not actually believe it!!!!

My 2011 MacBook Pro I was watching the livestream on, couldn’t believe it either. It literally gave its final breath and died immediately after the announcement (how’s that for planned obsolescence?)

Finally, an Apple product I want to buy!! So much better than I was expecting (I’ve learned to set my expectations low). The first Apple keynote I’ve genuinely been excited about, in a long while.

 

[oosamon]

Thank you, Apple!

 

[grayskies]

I was game until I saw the price.

I was game on a lot of what I saw today...then I saw the price.

To each is own, but I feel the storage upgrade prices are brutal.

 

[LillDrutten]

We can now celibate the 10 years without competitive computer launches from apple. Is the Mac now official dead?

 

[Razeus]

LOL at the RAM upgrades. 32GB for $600. I'll get the base and add my own.

 

[eddjedi]

Hats off to Apple, that is a decent little machine. Upgradeable RAM, USB C & A, HDMI. I would buy one of these if I didn't need portability.

 

[yellow8]

Very expensive indeed !

 

[brentsg]

So you can replace RAM but not SSD right? That kills it for me.

 

[chinito77]

No new iMac. So disappointed. Who wants a Mac Mini?

Are you F'in kidding me?! There are a TON of real Mac users who have been waiting an eternity for this day! The Mac Mini is the last of the classic "affordable" Mac line of computers which the end user can toy with. The iMac can have it's spot light some other day!

 

[dmille6]

I agree. 128GB is just silly for a device many use as a home computer.

it can always be upgraded. they have lots of options.. for me 128gb is fine for the OS drive (i'll probably upgrade to the 256gb option). I then plug in a 40tb SAN that has all my real data via thunderbolt3.