That is what it designed to do. It eavesdropping and it directly attached to the hardware so you can't turn it off.Huch? Where did you get that from?
P.S. Spy processor, sounds awfully romantic
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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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Really? just two USB ports....to get a 500GB Hard Drive....like my mid 2011 you must pay more....real price is NOT mini at all....add the HD at 500 GB to the price plus tax...it is over $1000.....two USB...what were they thinking...stupid....this is not for me...very disappointed.
The rumor mill was expecting a Mac mini that's "not so mini anymore". The only thing that's not so mini anymore is the price.
Once again, I always find it interesting to do conversions the other way around. So in Europe, this machine will ship starting from 899€, that's $1021. $1021 for a low end machine. An Intel NUC equivalent with double the RAM would probably retail for half that price.
I've been expecting for this updated for ages, but I'm not willing to spend $2000 for a decent Mac Mini.
Once again, I always find it interesting to do conversions the other way around. So in Europe, this machine will ship starting from 899€, that's $1021. $1021 for a low end machine. An Intel NUC equivalent with double the RAM would probably retail for half that price.
I've been expecting for this updated for ages, but I'm not willing to spend $2000 for a decent Mac Mini.
I upgraded my mid-2010 Mac mini to 16GB RAM a few years ago and it's still my main desktop today. For those who don't know or don't care to look it up, it's a 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo CPU and NVIDIA GeForce 320M 256MB graphics (dedicated mobile GPU but shared RAM).
You may think that 64GB sounds like a gimmick now, but since this new Mac mini has two SODIMM sockets you can buy one with only the base 8GB RAM and upgrade it yourself in a few years.
If we give this new Mac mini the same lifespan my mid-2010 had, this means that once upgraded to 64GB in a few years it should last until around 2026. And I'm pretty sure 64GB will not sound like a gimmick in 2026. It's already not a gimmick for a few users who mentioned running multiple VMs with 8~16GB RAM per VM.
I really like the combination of ports at the back, it still has two USB 3.0 type A ports for older devices that would waste the bandwidth of a USB-C port, it has four USB-C/TB3 ports and supports external GPUs, it kept the 3.5mm stereo headphone port and the ethernet port even has an option to be even faster. Gone is the slow mechanical HDD, 128GB is plenty for the applications, you can get a bigger SSD when buying and you can connect external drives if you need more space. The entry level is only an i3 but at least it's a desktop quad-core CPU and there's an option for a six-core i7.
The only "real" loss here is the SD slot, but the SD slot in my mid-2010 only worked for a few months before getting jammed with the "SD card is locked" bug so I had to buy an external USB3 SD/microSD reader anyway. It's a desktop, not a big deal.
So really, an all-around perfect update. The only downsides are the new, much higher prices. If you can afford it, there's basically no task that this Mac mini cannot perform. And if there is, it's because you're no longer in Mac mini territory.
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Apple announced a brand new Mac mini with a space gray finish at its "There's more in the making" media event held in Brooklyn, New York today.
The new space gray Mac mini comes with quad- and 6-core 8th-generation Intel Core processors with Turbo Boost Speeds up to 4.6GHz, making it 5 times faster than the previous generation, and up to 64GB of 2,666MHz RAM.
Storage wise, all Mac minis now have all-flash storage up to 2 TB that's 4 times faster than previous storage drives, while also coming with Intel UHD graphics, Apple's new T2 security chip, a Gigabit Ethernet, 4x Thunderbolt ports, HDMI, and two USB-A ports, along with a 10Gb Ethernet option.
The new Mac mini can connect to high speed storage, 4K and 5K Thunderbolt displays, and output video in three formats. There's also a new thermal system with double the airflow installed.
The T2 chip features an SSD controller with on-the-fly data encryption, so everything stored on the SSD is automatically encrypted. The Secure Enclave in T2 ensures that software loaded during the boot process has not been tampered with. T2 also features HEVC video transcoding that's up to 30 times faster, enabling pro users to work more quickly with higher resolution video throughout their workflow.
For the new space gray finish, every new Mac mini enclosure uses an Apple-designed aluminum alloy made from 100 percent recycled aluminum for the first time, which has the same strength, durability, and finish as the aluminum in all Apple products.
The Mac mini starts at $799 with the base level model offering 8GB of RAM, a 3.6GHz Intel quad-core Core i3 processor, and 128GB of storage. Orders for the new Mac mini start today, with availability from next week, November 7.
Article Link: Apple Announces New Space Gray Mac mini With 4-Core or 6-Core Intel Processor and Up to 64GB RAM, Starting at $799
In general it's true, but my main emphasis is on reducing clutter. I'm going to retire an old Mac Pro that I used for years, but still defer to on occasion. I want to port my whole environment straight over without wasting a lot of time, and I'm at nearly 1TB on the main drive.
I'll just move the old gal to my storage room and disregard the Mini.
Pretty sure. Starting price on the old one was $499, right? What a huge increase.
Please explain... Music production is exactly what I plan on using the Mac Mini for!
128GB of storage for the $799 model?!? The old $499 model had 500GB!
Close to 2k CHF here for i7, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD.
And then, I'd still need the displays.
The final bill, that is for sure, ain't gonna be mini. Not at all.
And then, I'd still need the displays.
The final bill, that is for sure, ain't gonna be mini. Not at all.
I would think it is mostly for build and render farms. It would be more relevant for prosumers if Apple weren't discontinuing macOS Server.
It will, you can connect it to HDMI port.
Correction, you will have to use TB3 to TB2 adapter.
You might consider posting this in the forum related to the Macbook Air update...The Mac Mini has a variety of ports.
Prices are Apple are completely out of control...ridiculous pricing for a 6 core machine.
Went to apple site and they have a trade in....they offered me a big $35 for my 2011 Mac Mini...what a joke.
Exactly, its 2018, not 2020. 8GB is pretty much a standard configuration on computers. I am not quite sure why you would call it unusable, but expecting a mini office desktop with 16GB as standard config is not very reasonable in 2018, especially at that price point. You don't even get 16GB as standard with tower desktop PCs.
While I certainly appreciate that Apple finally (!) updated the mini, I can't help but wonder... "is this really the best they could come up with?"
Sure. I'll upgrade, but I'm disappointed too. When companies (not just Apple) wait an inordinately long time to update products, then talk about it for more than a year, it sets the expectation of something phenomenal versus just a expected normal-cycle update. There is, IMO, absolutely zero WOW FACTOR in the product itself.
What are you doing with your HTPC that an Apple TV can't do? I'm honestly asking. I switched from HTPCs to Rokus and Apples TVs years ago.
It has 4x USBC and 2x USB3. Not sure why you think it's only 2x USBC
I believe you are correct. No mention of IR on the Tech Specs page and no visual indication of a receiver. This does indeed make me a little sad. Maybe someone makes a USB IR solution. And I suppose there's always Home Sharing to ATV (until they decide to axe that too), though I know that's not the same thing.