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Fake Mac Mini Images Circulate

ziggyonice said:
I'd like to see a Blu-Ray put into the AppleTV (which, once again, would probably never happen).
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The :apple:TV does a few things going for it on the blu-ray front.
It already has HDMI so a couple of fees are built-in to start.
the other half of equation is the content control encryption.
which it already handles in iTunes content. Plus the nVidia chips it would use also deliver some handy tools in that front as well.

It's a sealed device (well sort of) even if it runs o OS X it's unique build so it makes a idea test bed.
Plus they only need to pay the fees on this one device. So they only have to pay up for the customers who want it.

It's a much smaller "world of hurt", although that comment seemed political, so who knows what may have happened in the background.
 
Tallest Skil said:
If they're planning on building a display into the bottom of the Mac Mini to display downward and have the Apple on top be translucent to catch the LED backlight of the display, then sure, this will happen.
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:confused:

Cole Slaw said:
I don't care about no stinkin' optical drives, ports, or whether or not they actually make the Mini a usable computer.
As long as it has the glowing apple.
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Dell seems to care...

http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/desktop-studio-hybrid

I saw one at BestBuy and the "Dell" logo glows - on both sides... :eek:

I would think if Dell can do it, anybody can...
 

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gkarris said:
I think Apple will, yet again, 1-up everyone with the new Mini... :eek:
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The Dell seems to be very rich on stats, so the best way Apple can beat them, besides the obvious user ease of OSX as we all know, is to bring down the price close to theirs.

I don't think Apple can do Dell's $449 and have that many features and ports. But if the Mac mini, or new one, had to have a couple less ports than the Dell, and a slightly smaller hard drive than the Dell, I would pay $449 for the Mac instead of the Dell mini with all their features/ports for the same price.

I am thinking Apple would go $549 if they had the same stats as the Dell, and matched it port for port. That Dell is sure loaded for such a small machine. That Dell is really hard to beat as far as value for dollar goes. But if Apple wants to score a knockout punch, go dollar for dollar.
 
63dot said:
I am thinking Apple would go $549 if they had the same stats as the Dell, and matched it port for port. That Dell is sure loaded for such a small machine. That Dell is really hard to beat as far as value for dollar goes. But if Apple wants to score a knockout punch, go dollar for dollar.
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That Dell studio hybrid has

1) Intel Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100

2) The 449 doesn't have C2D

So which those update, Apple would have reason to price it at 599. But their ports would likely never match Dell's


I'd love a 499 or 449 model, but I doubt it....see this is Apple.
 
63dot said:
maybe "slightly" smaller at $449 with similar specs to now, and higher specs for $549

i love my mini
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That be interesting.


Drop the older mini down(hopefully with the graphics on the current white MacBook, because the Mini is a few updates behind...maybe an HDD upgrade and clock update)

But 549 seems low.....599 or 699...the MacBook is 1299
 
zap2 said:
That Dell studio hybrid has

1) Intel Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100

2) The 449 doesn't have C2D

So which those update, Apple would have reason to price it at 599. But their ports would likely never match Dell's


I'd love a 499 or 449 model, but I doubt it....see this is Apple.
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It has 2gb ram and Dual Layer DVD+/-RW Drive unlike the mini

You can go up to a core 2 for $50

It has fire wire , hdmi, s/p dif.
 
someone said give it a try... here is mine

unrealistic but...

I just had to go back and retry... The inner geek was begging me to.
 

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They are very ugly but I read on Engadget they would resemble the shape of a Time Capsule, with the lip and the little indent all the way around, yadda - the first image.
 
talkingfuture said:
They are a shockingly nice looking computer for a dell. But, when you look at the details it is not as good as the mini. Hopefully upgraded internals and a refreshed design will come to the mini soon and it will trounce the Dell!
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Dell's computer has Windows Media Center, which is infinitely better than any similar software that runs on OS X. That alone will be enough to get lots of people to buy it.
 
neiltc13 said:
Dell's computer has Windows Media Center, which is infinitely better than any similar software that runs on OS X. That alone will be enough to get lots of people to buy it.
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But you can get alternatives for both os-x and windows for that matter. Yes media center is better than frontrow but it isn't the only option out there.
media central springs to mind for os-x and to be honest (specs aside) the mac mini looks more media centre orientated than the dell in my opinion and if you really wanted to you could always use windows on the mac mini :).

As to the design - I could quite easily see the design being the 'time capsule' style indent approach. A nice solid slab of metal for the lower section, a metal lid and a simple indent where the heat is allowed to escape from. Probably notch the price up a bit though.
 
Makes sense

MattInOz said:
The :apple:TV does a few things going for it on the blu-ray front.
It already has HDMI so a couple of fees are built-in to start.
the other half of equation is the content control encryption.
which it already handles in iTunes content. Plus the nVidia chips it would use also deliver some handy tools in that front as well.

It's a sealed device (well sort of) even if it runs o OS X it's unique build so it makes a idea test bed.
Plus they only need to pay the fees on this one device. So they only have to pay up for the customers who want it.

It's a much smaller "world of hurt", although that comment seemed political, so who knows what may have happened in the background.
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This really does make sense to me. Forget blu-ray in the laptops, etc. and put blu-ray play back in the :apple:TV. Add builtin Hulu, Joost and Netflix support (available now through aTV) and I think this would really take off.
 
Here's what i think it will look like.

NewMacMini.jpg


Based on a MBA Superdrive, made out of Aluminium, clean front except for the Slot, Glowing Apple Logo (I Know its upside down), Keeps the current lift off hood idea of the Mac Mini, making it hard to service. I Toyed with the idea of Beveled edges, but the iMac doesnt have them, and it looked wrong. It's just abit thinner and smaller overall than the Mac Mini, smaller footprint.

Wonder if im right :D
 
MattZani said:
Here's what i think it will look like.
...Glowing Apple Logo...
Wonder if im right :D
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i don't think there is a chance you'll see the glowing apple make it on the mini, the only reason it's on the laptops is cause it's light coming off the displays.

..at least thats what i always assumed since the brightness of the logo adjusts with the display.
 
mikeinternet said:
i don't think there is a chance you'll see the glowing apple make it on the mini, the only reason it's on the laptops is cause it's light coming off the displays.

..at least thats what i always assumed since the brightness of the logo adjusts with the display.
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Yeah it is just the backlight, or atleast is attached to the brightness control of the backlight, but i still think it will be added, maybe as a status indicator (Not sure what it would indicate other than on and off, which could be done with one colour)
 
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