As a lawyer who runs Office day in and day out, I am highly offended.
But then again, this is coming from someone who up until recently had a 2014 MacBook Air that ran this high-end track-changes Word workflow beautifully.
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Apple to Debut Low-Cost MacBook Air With Retina Display, Revamped Pro-Focused Mac Mini in 2018
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As a lawyer who runs Office day in and day out, I am highly offended.
But then again, this is coming from someone who up until recently had a 2014 MacBook Air that ran this high-end track-changes Word workflow beautifully.
they have been thinking really hard how to increase the current reasonable Mac Mini price - a silly "Pro" moniker should achieve that goal. Even the latest MBP definitely doesn't deserver "Pro" moniker.
so i'll jump into the speculation train...
im guessing those new mac mini's will essentially be macbook pros in a new shell. the 'pro' segment will be nothing more than available external expansion (external gpu's, drives, etc).
if they were smart, theyd find a way to cram a desktop i5 or i7 into that box, offer user upgradeable memory and a pcie ssd. i doubt they will, as they have long since left the 'user upgradeable' market for NO reason other than to line their pockets.
i'll definitely be interested in what they come up with. i could use a new one around here.
im guessing those new mac mini's will essentially be macbook pros in a new shell. the 'pro' segment will be nothing more than available external expansion (external gpu's, drives, etc).
if they were smart, theyd find a way to cram a desktop i5 or i7 into that box, offer user upgradeable memory and a pcie ssd. i doubt they will, as they have long since left the 'user upgradeable' market for NO reason other than to line their pockets.
i'll definitely be interested in what they come up with. i could use a new one around here.
Here comes the "MacBook Pro is not for Pros" song. Brought to you by the PlayStation 4 Pro and Nike Pro leggings.
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You take that little box, throw whatever Coffee Lake is around, change the case a little bit so people know it's new, ???, profit. It amazes me that they haven't done it sooner.
(sigh) some of you don't understand what a Mac mini pro is so let me explain it to you.
A Mac mini pro is just a $499 Mac mini that they will charge you $699-$799 for.
A Mac mini pro is just a $499 Mac mini that they will charge you $699-$799 for.
I was thinking the same thing! I was hoping more for a Intel NUC unit. I’m really not into LEGO blocks if that’s the direction for a workstation.
I guess we’ll need to wait.
iPhone SE - smallest and cheapest, but older tech and still no 3D Touch and Touch ID instead of Face ID; iPhone 9 - larger but worse screen than the iPhone X (second gen), different color options, lower price; Phone X (2nd generation) - smaller but better screen than the iPhone 9, different color options, higher price; iPhone X Plus - bigger screen than the iPhone 9, same color options as the iPhone X (2nd generation), higher price. And to confuse you even further, maybe you'd like a cheaper but older iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, or iPhone 8 Plus instead - just get used to Touch ID instead of Face ID.
That honestly doesn't seem much better to me.
HTPC - if a new Mac mini isn’t released, I’ll be endeavoring to move out of the Mac ecosystem.
And if Apple keep to the tried and tested MacBook Air design with the same ports and MagSafe and scissor mechanism keyboard with the addition of a Retina display it will be infinitely superior to the MacBook.
I use mine for home theater. I have it hooked to my home theater receiver through HDMI. I listen to music through it and also watch movies and other shows through Plex. I guess you can say I could use Apple TV for that but the Mac Mini gives me a little bit more flexibility.
Pro with Apple use means new colours, thinner and less ports.
I really don't see the point in putting a dedicated GPU in a Mac Mini enclosure. Shoving high powered (non-upgradeable) GPU soldered to the logic board is just going to exacerbate the heat problems, and lead to the thermal throttling we've already seen in the MacBook Pro lineup. The Mac Mini is ripe for pairing with an eGPU, since it needs hooking up to an external display anyway.
At Apple, everything i$ pro now!
$pecialized model$ with low entry $pec$ to force our customer$ to $pend money on upgrade$ and to lock them into our $ervices revenue
$pecialized model$ with low entry $pec$ to force our customer$ to $pend money on upgrade$ and to lock them into our $ervices revenue
The original Mac Mini's purpose was to bring Windows users into the fold. They really don't need to that these days. If the Mac Mini will be more of a "pro" device then what markets are trying to entice? They have the Macbook Pro and the iMac/iMac Pro. Where would a higher spec Mac Mini fit in?
I always wanted a headless iMac spec device which I could hook up my own monitor. I doubt Apple wants to have a device for the small minority I'm in. I wonder who the new Mac Mini will be targetted towards.
I always wanted a headless iMac spec device which I could hook up my own monitor. I doubt Apple wants to have a device for the small minority I'm in. I wonder who the new Mac Mini will be targetted towards.
I see a corporate market for these Mac Minis - i.e. regular office stuff not requiring an iMac.
Back in the Gx days, he had some guidance, not so much these days. Recent Mac Pro's don't get me started, I can sure afford them, but there is no logical reason to pay that much for the given performance unless your company mandates it.
in my office one staff using acer with usb c bu think it's usb 3.1 gen 1 not gen 2. I read somewhere in web saying
"So i checked the specs and i find that this laptop has a USB 3.1 (Type-C) port, and it is a USB 3.1 Gen1 port, which means this port can transfer data up to 5Gbps. But a USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-C port will not support video out. If you want to use our product(USB-C to Hdmi Adapter) you will need a USB 3.1 Gen2Type-C port or a thunderbolt3 port to get video out."
My Imac 2017 connected to hdmi monitor via usb-c.Never think it all about gen2. But my startup external hardisk western digital is usb 3.1gen2
I use mine for the same thing, except I swapped the HDD for SSD, New Ram, New Fan. It basically runs good enough for my needs, but I can't do much outside of steaming 1080p. I might be picking up the new mini if it remains in a reasonable price point.
Edit: Meant to add If the new one comes with no way of replacing parts or the ram is soldered, it's a hard skip for me. I will basically take it as apple flipping me off.
If the Mini-Pro has some level of user-serviceable acess to drives and memory I'm all for it.
I would also take the guts of an iMac Pro sans the cost of the monitor. I have monitors a plenty and if would be far better deskspace wise in my Windows developing (Mac porting) buisness.
I would also take the guts of an iMac Pro sans the cost of the monitor. I have monitors a plenty and if would be far better deskspace wise in my Windows developing (Mac porting) buisness.