looks nice but would probably be to heavy to hold comfortably.
I think you will start to see the differences between the models once they get everything moved over to
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Apple Working on High-End Mac Mini With Additional Ports and More Powerful Chip From Next-Gen MacBook Pro
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I think you will start to see the differences between the models once they get everything moved over to
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You can always buy the next model and sell your current one. That way you get to buy every Mac
Yes, this is my 2017 iMac:
Internal 1 TB SSD
External 2 TB HD for Time Machine
External 2 TB SSD (Samsung T7) for Photos database and other stuff. In general usage it feels like an internal SSD.
Well Im still loving the i7 I bought last June but hell with the M1 outbenching it already, looks like I might finally use that $8K Apple Card I got approved for after all. This might be the first time I've replaced my Mac before I've dragged it out another 10 years..
Hoping they make a reasonably priced 32 inch 4k or 5k display for $1000 or below. Basically whatever display they use for the next iMac, I hope they release the display on its own so Mac mini users will have an Apple display for it. Crazy the only monitor they currently sell starts at $5000. Don’t know why they want to lose that business. Anyone buying a Mac mini is having to buy a display from a competitor because they surely aren’t pairing a Mac mini with the XDR display
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You mean minis in single, individual, and additional colors to silver, right? I sure hope so.
Although I would not mind if Apple actually did a rainbow mini, even if I would just stick to a single color.
It might make someone happy, and no one is MAKING ME buy one, so why not?
What is absurd nowadays is to have a machine that always consumes much energy resources just because it has a very capable processor and GPU. So, containing eight high-performance cores and two energy-efficient cores for word processors and browsers is the way to go. MacMini needs to be ready for the real paradigm of the professional editor, 3D graphics or post production photographer: that person needs to keep working wherever he/she has to go whether it is a long weekend, holidays or business travels. And that person does not want a computer always sticked to a big screen. Not always necessarily. But that person needs a bit more power (and cooling) than he/she can get from a portable laptop computer. And that person also wants to QUICKLY connect whatever he/she needs so, please, Apple, let the new MacMini have an SD card reader and, if possible, make the possibility to make a Mac Mini work SMOOTHLY with your own Motion software as well as making quick proxies from 4K video coming from SD cameras. Spending about $3200 to $4200 for a computer that would have these primary characteristics would be worth for any "prosumer editor". Worth and long waited. Is there anyone disagreeing with what I have just written?
Apple is working on a high-end version of the Mac mini, featuring a more powerful Apple silicon chip and extra ports, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.
In a wide-reaching report, Gurman explained that Apple is developing a more powerful version of the Mac mini, positioned as a high-end version of the current M1 model. The new Mac mini is expected to use the same chip as the next-generation MacBook Pro.
The next-generation MacBook Pro models are expected to feature an improved version of the M1 chip with a 10-core CPU, containing eight high-performance cores and two energy-efficient cores, and 16-core or 32-core GPU options, meaning this is also what we can expect from the new Mac mini. Gurman said that this Apple silicon chip will also support up to 64GB of memory, a significant increase compared to the current maximum of 16GB.
The high-end Mac mini is also expected to feature four Thunderbolt ports on its rear, rather than the two that are available on the rear of the current Mac mini with an M1 chip, which is also a change supported by the next-generation Apple silicon chip.When Apple introduced the M1 Mac mini last year, it retained the Intel Mac minis with two additional ports in the product lineup as a high-end option. Apple did the same with the MacBook Pro and iMac, where the M1 option replaced the entry-level version of the machine, and kept the high-end Intel models with more ports on sale.
The new high-end Mac mini is expected to replace the current Intel-based Mac mini that is still on sale, meaning that the whole Mac mini product lineup will have transitioned to Apple silicon. Gurman added the caveat that the new Mac mini may yet be delayed or cancelled, but said that the company will likely replace the current high-end Intel-based Mac mini with an Apple silicon version eventually.
Gurman also disclosed an extensive amount of information earlier this morning regarding upcoming MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and Mac Pro models.
Article Link: Apple Working on High-End Mac Mini With Additional Ports and More Powerful Chip From Next-Gen MacBook Pro
I bet the chip will only cost Apple a few tens of dollars extra, it will feel pretty much identical to the current model for most tasks, but it will cost $500 more. Not to be a cynic or anything.
I capitalized ”Silicon” in my comment thinking people would understand the context. I mean, this is a site called “Mac Rumors” so I assume people would understand that when we say “Silicon” in relation to the new chips that they would automatically understand that the context is “Apple Silicon”. Apparently some people aren’t getting it, though. Oh well!
Considering I already have 2 high-end displays this would be so good!
I could invest the money saved in displays for more ram and storage!
I'd absolutely love getting this!
I could invest the money saved in displays for more ram and storage!
I'd absolutely love getting this!
Maybe put a trademark symbol after it. Silicon®
(interestingly, Apple Silicon doesn't appear to be on their trademark list page)
Not to be a realist or anything... but I would absolutely buy that Mini. The 16 GB limit is the only thing holding me back from the current one.
Agreed. I bout an iMac for nearly $3,000 back in 2017 just to get an Intel based Mac with a GPU that wasn’t a complete and total joke to be able to dual boot with Boot Camp to game. I’m seriously considering the present Intel based Mac Mini along with an eGPU so I can continue to dual boot until Apple drops support for Intel processors altogether. Even then I could probably keep it for another year or two depending on how long Apple pushes security updates for the last OS that supports Intel.
As expensive as the eGPU’s are it’s still less expensive than a high end iMac. Either that or I’ll roll with my MacBook Air as my daily driver and just give in a buy a WinTel gaming rig. I’d love to continue using Apple Desktops but no way to dual boot is a deal breaker for me.
A few more high speed data ports would be nice, as would a cople more USB3 sockets.
The "add a hub strategy is complicated by the release of some very poorly thought out hubs. It's almost as if Apple wants us to keep all our trade secrets on their cloud.
The "add a hub strategy is complicated by the release of some very poorly thought out hubs. It's almost as if Apple wants us to keep all our trade secrets on their cloud.
My 10 year old Macs can all take at least 16GB (my iMacs can take 32GB) RAM. I want my next Mac Mini to have at least 32GB RAM and seeing it likely won't be upgradeable with 3rd party RAM I'll have to get RAM installed CTO for the first time since I bought my Early 2009 Mac Mini (you can put 3rd party RAM in the 2009 but it's not straightforward, at least not for me).
At this stage a new Mini is a want rather than a need, but considering the age of my Minis it's only a matter of time before one of them fails.
At this stage a new Mini is a want rather than a need, but considering the age of my Minis it's only a matter of time before one of them fails.