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Apple Quietly Updates Mac Minis

Fabio_gsilva said:
Don't forget about the new minis! They're due today!

I want a new Mini, to replace my Rev. A. I just love the Mini! It is small and beautiful, and everybody who sees it don't believe that the entire CPU is just that!!!

Uhu!

Love you APLLE!!
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Wow, the store is totally ganked. I bet the fact that they said, "oh yeah, there's a new mini today, too" might have something to do with so many people rushing to the store to ogle specs.

Something tells me Apple is in for a big week with both the iMac and the mini.
 
store back down again?
anyone catch the max RAM specs? That will tell if its SR.
 
can't get in at the moment to see the specs but she is alive and well
 

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store went down again. No ram specs, but these are definitely not santa rosa chips! The ram was increased, the early C2D were put in.

Hard drives are the same.
Graphics processor is the same.
They still haven't dropped the combo drive!
 
WannaGoMac said:
Geesh, apple has such balls to charge to much for old hardware.

$799 for that lousy hardware config!?
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Yeah, I don't get that either. Something tells me Apple is not acquainted with the word "momentum". With all of the news the iPhone generates lately, plus the inevitable iPod update, you would think Apple would use this opportunity to bring in even more additional customers by offering something 'affordable'. Upgrading the CPU to C2D is fine but then you go and raise the price? And with the iMac update today, we no longer have an option for any type of 'complete' Mac experience that is under $1000.
 
pix of new keyboard are up

wired:
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bluetooth:
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http://www.apple.com/keyboard/

Bluetooth one lacks numeric keypad. Wired one has "two USB 2.0 ports provide high-speed connectivity for your iPod, Mighty Mouse, digital camera, and other USB-based electronic devices."
 
Well, if the new mini has an x3000 (sounds doubtful based on some of your reports, but the store is still in flux - I can't even load it yet) then that might be my next Mac. Otherwise, it's going to be a tough call between a low end new iMac w/ EDU pricing (should be ~$999-1099 I expect), or an old 20" iMac refurb, depending how cheap they get.

If the mini upgrade is complete bunk, and the new low end iMac specs look OK and comes in a $999 w/ EDU pricing, it'll be tough to pass that up unless the old 20" get REALLY cheap refurb.
 
mrgreen4242 said:
Well, if the new mini has an x3000 (sounds doubtful based on some of your reports, but the store is still in flux - I can't even load it yet) then that might be my next Mac. Otherwise, it's going to be a tough call between a low end new iMac w/ EDU pricing (should be ~$999-1099 I expect), or an old 20" iMac refurb, depending how cheap they get.

If the mini upgrade is complete bunk, and the new low end iMac specs look OK and comes in a $999 w/ EDU pricing, it'll be tough to pass that up unless the old 20" get REALLY cheap refurb.
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That'd be X3100.

DavidLeblond said:
why use the store?

http://www.apple.com/macmini/
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Finally an update.
 
the store isn't up, but you can still oogle at this: http://www.apple.com/macmini/

It's been updated, and yes, it's the old macbook processors.

That's fine, because the mac mini is a great machine. My parents gave one to my grandmother. She hasn't mucked anything up yet, and it's just as snappy as day one. Mail also stopped her from opening a virus in two of her emails. They prolly wouldn't have had any effect anyways. It was most likely a windoze virus.
 
no santa rosa

Processor and memory

  • 1.83GHz or 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor
  • 2MB or 4MB on-chip L2 cache
  • 667MHz frontside bus
  • 1GB of 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-5300) on two SO-DIMMs; supports up to 2GB

Graphics and video support

  • Intel GMA 950 graphics processor with 64MB of DDR2 SDRAM shared with main memory
 
from the macmini page just now.

Upgraded to C2D, 1GB ram. No upgraded graphics.


Shot at 2007-08-07
 
Side by side of old/new:

cheaper:
CD 1.66GHz --> C2D 1.83GHz
512MB RAM --> 1GB RAM
60 GB HD --> 80GB HD
Combo Drive --> Combo Drive

better:
CD 1.83GHz --> C2D 2.0GHz
512MB RAM --> 1GB RAM
80 GB HD --> 120GB HD
Superdrive --> Superdrive

No mention of whether wireless means 802.11n draft, but I would assume so.

Edit: I see it is only 802.11g. That kind of blows. I thought it would make sense to put the new wireless chips in since they've been in the others for almost a year now. Pity that they still gotta get rid of that old stock.

Actually, I wonder if some of them will have the "phantom" n chips, that just need the updater?
 
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