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Apple's Mac Mini is Now Three Years Old, No Refresh Date in Sight
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I have a late 2012 Mac Mini 2.5 i5 16GB 512 SSD. I upgraded the RAM and added an SSD and it has become my home system. This was my first Apple OS X product that made me give up windows and go full on to the Mac. I still have it and it's running perfectly, I've kept it on Mavericks although I can update to High Sierra which I plan to once HS irons out some other updates.
It's because of the Mac Mini and how well I liked OS X that I recently bought the 2017 MBP 15"
I would buy another updated Mac Mini when and if they ever release one maybe a 2018 model?
It's because of the Mac Mini and how well I liked OS X that I recently bought the 2017 MBP 15"
I would buy another updated Mac Mini when and if they ever release one maybe a 2018 model?
The death of my 27" iMac GPU convinced me that I want nothing to do with all-in-ones anymore. I was going to buy a Mac mini until I noticed my old iMac was much faster than a "new" mini. Instead I built a PC. That led me to getting a Surface Pro to replace my MacBook Pro when it died and I couldn't get a magsafe Mac. When my iPhone bent I was told it was my fault, and at that point there was really no reason to stay with Apple.
For productivity I don't like windows, but Apple forced my hand. I had to buy when I did and they had no products that competed on performance or price. I want to switch back to Apple. I want to get an iPhone X, but right now I am in the market for a 7" tablet and well...
I want to switch back. Apple has a much better system, but it's like Steve said. It's easy to add features, but it's really hard to take them away. Forcing me to Android/Windows has made me rely on features that Apple just doesn't offer. I would buy it today if they did. Forget my current hardware investments. Take my money. Apple just doesn't have any products right now that do what I need.
We're one day closer to the new Mini than yesterday. Hang in there a bit longer and Christmas will come early next year!
I don't see how saying it remains in the lineup (true), but nothing more to say means thar a new mini is "in the works". To me that could mean exactly what it states...the product remains on sell and there is nothing else to say. In other words, no discontinued announcement, no new model announcement, just stay the course, much to my dismay.
I'd like to upgrade to a new mini someday, but it seems Apple is intent in pushing me back to the Windows world.
If Apple is not interested in maintaining its hardware, why not farm it out to Intel as a NUC or another manufacturer who could assure compliance with Mac OS. Alternatively, there are certainly a lot of flavors of linux with a comparable look and feel of Mac OS without any cost or having to deal with hackintosh issues.
They're stuck on trying to get the spinner in that little box. No way will the next Mini be devoid of a spinner model to tempt us and be cruel to use at the same time.
I'm afraid the problem is that not enough people are interested in buying a Mac Mini.
Let's face it, how many out of a hundred would buy it? Most regular Joes these days want a laptop, maybe an iMac which is convenient with everything included (mouse, keyboard,screen, sound, etc).
People now want convenience, not being able to customize. I used to be like that as well, but now I buy a laptop, keep it 5 years, sell it second hand for a reasonable price and buy a new one.
The Mac Mini is a niche product, and probably does not create enough revenue to warrant further development, or even production. Please remember that even if something still could be profitable, a company is not gonna pursue it if the same investment of time, resources, talent, and money could be even more profitable when used towards something else.
Would you buy a Mac Mini? Yes! Would I buy one? Maybe?!? Would even 5% of who walks into an Apple store buy one? Sorry, but the answer is no.
Does it say something about me that I'm still using an iPod Touch, a Mini 4 and a Mac Mini every day? 
Does it say something about me that I'm still using an iPod Touch, a Mini 4 and a Mac Mini every day?
You and me both! The iPhone SE completes the four horsemen of compact and reliable!
So true. My first Mac was a 2009 Mac Mini, and without that gateway drug experience I would not have bought an iMac 5K this year. But I did.
Apple is missing its best opportunity to attract new users to the platform by not having an affordable model that familiarizes new people with the Mac environment.
Unfortunately, that would require competent and disciplined leadership that wasn't just chasing Wall Street earning and running pet SJW passion projects.
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More comments about the mac mini are almost certainly coming.
It helps if you actually advertise a product. But it seems like Apple does not know how to advertise a product without a screen. Just not sexy enough for them.
Apple is way too busy making watch bands and figuring out details like how to cram tons of SKU's into the Apple inventory, how a supply chain works, and how to piss off all your developers, users, manufacturers and peers. No time to throw an Intel NUC board into a small case and load it up with OSX.
I'd buy a Mini running macOS on an ARM A11X (or newer) with a big heat sink. Likely a lot faster than the current Mac Mini, and could come with a full slate of Apple apps, plus soon a decent number of "fat" Mac App store apps. It might sell better than expected if priced closer to an Apple TV+DRAM+SSD, and still have big margins. But those A-XYZ chips probably aren't in production yet.
The 2014 was no upgrade, but a sad devolution.
For my needs (music software mostly), I stocked up on five 2011 and 2012 Minis with i5 and i7, SSDs, with RAM up to 16GB. The are plenty reliable and powerful.
I recommend CraigsList, where you can still find/test nice pre-2014 machines. Having said that, I'd love it if Apple came up with nice updated quad-core, SSD, and generous RAM.
For my needs (music software mostly), I stocked up on five 2011 and 2012 Minis with i5 and i7, SSDs, with RAM up to 16GB. The are plenty reliable and powerful.
I recommend CraigsList, where you can still find/test nice pre-2014 machines. Having said that, I'd love it if Apple came up with nice updated quad-core, SSD, and generous RAM.
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Then Apple should NOT be insulting nor misleading customers selling a 3yr old machine at retail today prices.
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As it should be. Judging from the Thread “New Mac mini soon” or whatever that crazy long thread is this is high time long overdue. An apology by engineers and CEO on this product should be made.