Oh Mac Mini. I can't wait.
Of course I'm to wonder why people surf kext files for fun.
Too bad I already bought a MSI Wind to install OS X on.
I guess I'll hold for revision 2 (in another year?)
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Four things needs to happen before you can begin to phase out optical media. This is one area where Apple needs to play it conservatively. Act too soon and Apple could jeopardize both Mac and AppleTV sales.
1. Apple needs to work with the movie studios to give movie owners the same rights as music owners have. Popularity of digital media will go up if you can import your DVD library and burn a copy of your digital movies for the portable DVD player using iTunes.
2. Apple needs to license AppleTV technology. Digital movies will never reach their full potential while AppleTV exists as only a set top box. The world of audio/video products is far too big for Apple to go it alone. AppleTV (or compatible tech) needs to find its way into TVs, DVD/Blu-Ray players, game consoles, surround sound systems, PVRs, and portable video players in addition to Apple's stand alone device.
3. The App store needs to come to the Mac. Not only that, it would be in their best interest to implement Blizzard's download policy where once you pay for the license, you have unlimited download rights (to the authorized computer). There also need to be "additional computer" discounts.
4. There needs to be a way to sell and install Mac OS X using flash drives. Stick the drive in and it'll function exactly like a Mac OS X install DVD. You have the option of either buying it preloaded on from a store or downloading the OS using the App store and using your own flash drive.
It is true. i work in a Apple Center, the average Mac Mini users don't even need 80GB. Average isn't all users.
So, new, equally fast iMac and Mini due out to match the new blazing fast laptops.....big leap for people to believe this one.
The only surprise at Macworld will be the Netbook product that everyone expects and everyone will HATE.
The only surprise at Macworld will be the Netbook product that everyone expects and everyone will HATE.
Yup. The average Mac Mini user is "semi serious". Wants a Mac, but only at the cheapest price possible. The amount of gigs does not affect this person. If it does they are going the wrong route, or should be aware of the very sexy stackable external HDs available to mini owners.
This is very VERY true.
For number 3, there needs to be steep discounts, or at least a way for the store to know that you downloaded an app using your license three times.
This is what I am expecting. There's not much reason to sell 3 similar form factor products - and the convergence is there. Not sure how it might manage multiple I/Os at once for streaming/backing up/actually doing real work, but maybe Snow Leopard makes that easier.
I think I have seen/heard about Apple recently discounting Time Capsules at its campus retail store. Not sure why they would be doing that otherwise.
What would Microsoft do with Nvidia ?? And why would Apple want that mess? Apple wants to buy the chipsets that make sense for them, but it doesn't want Nvidia's corporate problems. And Apple wants to keep the relationship with Intel open - don't be surprised if Intel chipsets are back in the picture once the switch to Nehalem happens.
If they're under 35 or have a child they do. My little sister singlehandedly filled up my parents old HP's 60GB hard drive with music files. In the era of digital media, 80GB is nowhere near enough.
Before that. Intel is the only game in town for the highend desktop/ workstation market.
LED Cinema Display
Who could have ever doubted a mac-mini update?
why else would Apple put an isight, usb hub and speakers into the new LED Cinema Display.
Surely not solely for college kids who can afford a new macBook AND the display.
Could imagine they'll give a discount when buying both mini & display.
Who could have ever doubted a mac-mini update?
why else would Apple put an isight, usb hub and speakers into the new LED Cinema Display.
Surely not solely for college kids who can afford a new macBook AND the display.
Could imagine they'll give a discount when buying both mini & display.
You already can do that, and could do it for atleast 4-5 years now. Just 'restore' your install DVD to any flash drive/hard drive etc via Disk Utility, boot from it and it'll act like a regular DVD. I've been doing it for years now and it works perfectly fine while installing 2-3x faster then from a disk...
Now there's an interesting point - if the new mini is pretty much comparable in power and components to the new MacBooks/MBPs, will there be an option to run the new mini off a magsafe connection to the monitor. One less plug, one less wire. That would be very neat.
mmm Mac Mini for movie streaming, dvr, gaming, dvd watching, ad-hoc connection goodness!
I want now!
I want now!
We may see a 9700M/9800M in the 24" models as BTO. But that's about it.
(GTX 280, LOL)
The iMac would also still have better specs than the Mac mini.
hard copies are safer !
160GB , your having a laugh , surely ?
now I know you must be joking
stale ? , new name ? New internals is all that's needed! what's in there now is stale.
what so your data go's bye bye ? , move the dog outside .
well said indeed
really ? , it smells of a marketing leak to me .
semi serious ? that's not my experience , I'll hold off saying majority but many mnay mini users are "serious" maybe its just that buying a macpro is overkill and all in ones do not appeal to everyone !! , they are a fine machine , rather they where when released , plenty can be done with a mini , plenty more if they update it to reasonable specs , best mac going imho .
good point and nice idea for sure , might just go that route if this pans out
I can see it now: $15 off.
yeah , sounds about right
when will they learn ?NEW MINI cant wait yeeeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaa
There's no way in HELL that their desktop computers will have the same video cards as their laptops. It will obviously be a higher level. Alls I know is it best be out sometime in January so I can buy it.