It's a modular system with the ports it has. Buy an external drive for cheap and add as much storage as you want. It's not hard.
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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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It's a modular system with the ports it has. Buy an external drive for cheap and add as much storage as you want. It's not hard.
Am I dead, or is this a new MacMini that actually looks incredible?
Are you talking about the Mini or the Air? This is the Mini thread and if you look closely there are FOUR USB-C (Thunderbolt 3) ports on the back. If you are complaining about the Air, better take it over to the Air thread.
There are four USB-C ports.
Er, for your speakers? There's no point in wireless desktop speakers and space isn't crucial, so they leave the port. Makes sense to me.
I’m glad they didn’t cram a discrete GPU in there. The extra heat just causes the CPU to thermal throttle and take away power from the GPU causing it to down clock. This is the ideal eGPU machine.
Those upgrade pricing are insane. They are double of the Retail Pricing, on top of your already paid 8GB Memory or 128SSD Price.
What’s all that whining about non-upgradeable SSD about? You can add whatever you want through USB-C and get the same performance as internal SSD at a lower cost!
I haven’t read through all the replies nor watched the keynote yet so forgive me if this has been answered.
Is this version able to be taken apart and a new hard drive and ram installed when one day the hard drive crashes or it becomes slow and sluggish? I know my current 2009-2010 model I could, but I heard the last version you could not.
Is this version able to be taken apart and a new hard drive and ram installed when one day the hard drive crashes or it becomes slow and sluggish? I know my current 2009-2010 model I could, but I heard the last version you could not.
I use Plex, but more importantly, on my Mini, I run OpenPHT so that I can use an actually good interface. I can't stand what Plex has done with their's. Apple TV and Roku can have Plex on them, but again, the interface is horrible and actually quite slow in comparison. The way I have it setup, it's much more simple to use and quicker to figure out where anything is. Not to mention, I have it setup for my parents too and they can't figure out the standard current Plex interface. Not to mention, this allows me to use my TV downstairs as a full computer for games or w/e.
If you can handle the prices for the upgrades, I agree it's a pretty good machine.
Apple is out of touch with reality.
Great products if the products had the proper configuration.
The entry levels are a complete joke. Someone please tell Tim Cook that we are in 2018.
Both Mac mini and Macbook Air deliver with 8GB of Ram.
Delivering a product with 8GB of Ram is a joke.
Prices are also a joke. $1200 for a Macbook Air that delivers with 8gb of RAM?
The Mac mini already starts at a more expensive base price of $800 with 8gb of Ram and 126 internal HD. By the time you upgrade the specs to what is actually usable, 16gb RAM and 256hd you are already up to $1200.00 just for a 4 core??
Mac Mini with 512 SSD and 32GB Ram $1800... and this is just a 4 core machine...
What is wrong with Apple?
As a product looks very nice and interesting. They messed it up big time with the pricing.
Once again, Tim Cook greed is out of control with the pricing...
Great products if the products had the proper configuration.
The entry levels are a complete joke. Someone please tell Tim Cook that we are in 2018.
Both Mac mini and Macbook Air deliver with 8GB of Ram.
Delivering a product with 8GB of Ram is a joke.
Prices are also a joke. $1200 for a Macbook Air that delivers with 8gb of RAM?
The Mac mini already starts at a more expensive base price of $800 with 8gb of Ram and 126 internal HD. By the time you upgrade the specs to what is actually usable, 16gb RAM and 256hd you are already up to $1200.00 just for a 4 core??
Mac Mini with 512 SSD and 32GB Ram $1800... and this is just a 4 core machine...
What is wrong with Apple?
As a product looks very nice and interesting. They messed it up big time with the pricing.
Once again, Tim Cook greed is out of control with the pricing...
Of course not, the fact the people were really waiting on an updated sub $500 mini refresh shows the level of delusion that has been building to today's upset for them.
I was hoping to replace my iMac with a Mac Mini + External Screen.
I would however have needed 3 TB of storage. A fusion drive would probably not have worked in the casing, but would've been great with 3TB SSD or Flash, even though it undoubtedly would've been expensive. I'm not a big fan of external drives.
If it had internal GPU it would also be closer to being able to replace the iMac, but I guess an eGPU can work.
I would however have needed 3 TB of storage. A fusion drive would probably not have worked in the casing, but would've been great with 3TB SSD or Flash, even though it undoubtedly would've been expensive. I'm not a big fan of external drives.
If it had internal GPU it would also be closer to being able to replace the iMac, but I guess an eGPU can work.
I'm getting one, who knows when the next update will be, could be another 4 years! Better to get one early and amortize your dollars!
As usual, Apple's RAM and storage upgrades are expensive. However, with 4 thunderbolt ports, there is no reason not to go external with your storage. Then, the RAM is user-upgradable. So, you could spend for the processor upgrade and then upgrade the RAM and storage yourself now, or even later since the prices of both will likely drop in the future.
My 2005 mac mini can get me a huge $40 trade in credit. I'm so torn I don't know what to do. LOL, just kidding.
Now I have to decide what to get when I get out of my apartment and buy a house next year. I’m not really a fan of laptops, but I’ve never owned an Apple one. I use my iPad everyday and my current Mini for my desktop needs, which is not very often. I’m torn between getting a new Mini, an iMac, or trying out their laptop.
At 799 you shouldn’t have to do that..