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Full mac line update at WWDC?

The Mini is in desperate need!!!

But they'll probably wait until the next Intel graphics line is introduced across the consumer board. What was it? The X3000?
 
thesnowman16 said:
Looking at several factors I have a feeling (Based on absolutely no evidence or insider information) that Apple may be planning to shock the world by updating there entire mac line (Excluding pros that have just been updated) at WWDC in June.
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Would be great but I am increasingly of the opinion that the iPhone is this year's product from Apple and that beyond Santa Rosa and chip upgrades no real changes are going to happen. It is going to be a challenge to get iPhone and Leopard shipped by year end. We will be waiting until the middle of next year before innovative changes to the desktops and laptops.
 
I thought this year was going to be the 'year of Apple' considering the banner/slogan "The first 30 years were only the beginning" or something to that effect.

All we have seen is a mobile phone. Albeit, a good phone (maybe).

Let's see a design refresh across all platforms (bar MacBook).

Bored. Buying MBP in June[ish] as well.
 
MacSA said:
The Mac Mini is in desperate need of an update.... but what worries me is that Apple will not bother with this Santa Rosa chip set and put the current Core 2 chip in it (probably the 1.8ghz version) as a way of differentiating it from it's more expensive computers which hopefully will get the new chips.
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killr_b said:
The Mini is in desperate need!!!

But they'll probably wait until the next Intel graphics line is introduced across the consumer board. What was it? The X3000?
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Desperate Need? I'm getting a little tired of this sentiment. It seems to go hand in hand with the one that says the Mini has to have dedicated graphics, etc, etc. It is an entry level machine that is quite suitable for its target market. Could it benefit from a Core 2 Duo? Sure, of course. But also don't be surprised if it's not the last Mac to see Santa Rosa. Is it a bit overpriced, spec for spec for what you get? Maybe it is. But it is still a great entry level machine fot those wanting to get their feet wet with OS X. It will do all the things most people need very well, like surfing the web, email, and word processing, in addition to all the iLife apps. Don't expect the Mini to be more than it is. And if you want power and performance in a tiny little package, buy one and mod it yourself.
 
MacSA said:
The Mac Mini is in desperate need of an update.... but what worries me is that Apple will not bother with this Santa Rosa chip set and put the current Core 2 chip in it (probably the 1.8ghz version) as a way of differentiating it from it's more expensive computers which hopefully will get the new chips.
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if they do that... after all this time... when that very same c2d chip was available at the time of the last update... they will have hit a new low. 😡

btw, no way will the whole line ever be updated at the same time. They would completely steal the thunder from each update with all the others. If they release the iphone, release new mac pros, and update the MBPs, that's going to generate as much buzz as is possible with apple announcements. They're not going to get any more good press for also doing imacs and macbooks, so why not save those updates until they will actually excite people?
 
don't we have three hours at WWDC this year? Im thinking iMacs, Macbook Pro's and possibly HDMI displays. I really dont want more than 30/40 minutes on iPhone talk!!

New Leopard features hopefully also!

I think the Mini will have a quiet update post WWDC
 
roland.g said:
Desperate Need? I'm getting a little tired of this sentiment. It seems to go hand in hand with the one that says the Mini has to have dedicated graphics, etc, etc. It is an entry level machine that is quite suitable for its target market. Could it benefit from a Core 2 Duo? Sure, of course. But also don't be surprised if it's not the last Mac to see Santa Rosa. Is it a bit overpriced, spec for spec for what you get? Maybe it is. But it is still a great entry level machine fot those wanting to get their feet wet with OS X. It will do all the things most people need very well, like surfing the web, email, and word processing, in addition to all the iLife apps. Don't expect the Mini to be more than it is. And if you want power and performance in a tiny little package, buy one and mod it yourself.
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LOL... big companies must LOVE customers like you. The Mac Mini in it's current configuration is about £100 over priced. I wouldn't dream of touching one.
 
Andrew D. said:
Man, a lot of anticipation for WWDC and it's still a month and more away..
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Just goes to show how overdue refreshes are for the major lines. Quad core is fine and all, but for the bread and butter machines, nothing has really changed since last November. I would have thought that speed bumps/RAM upgrades/disk upgrades would have already been announced for iMacs and mini's at the very least. C2D is not necessary for the mini, IMHO, as the market does not really demand it. A price cut and/or spec bump is really necessary, however. iMacs, MB and MBPs also are all getting a little long in the tooth for the money. 6 months is a long time in the hardware game these days.
 
I hope they update the displays and slash the prices even more.

I can get two Samsung 226BW for the same price as a ACD 23" 🙁
 
Santa Rosa Macbook = HD video output?

So I have question for you Mac gurus:
I want to get a new computer to act as my home theater hub 75% of the time and a laptop the rest of the time. I have a lot of downloaded HD video content, and as soon as it's prevelant on iTunes MS I'll have a whole lot more (woohoo!). My current MBP does pretty good HD output to my HDTV (1080i). I'm wondering if I can get by with just a Macbook when the new Santa Rosas come out in June/July or if I'll need to get a MBP in order to have HD video. Basically, I can't afford a MBP so here's hoping 🙂
Thoughts?
😕
 
natejohnstone@g said:
So I have question for you Mac gurus:
I want to get a new computer to act as my home theater hub 75% of the time and a laptop the rest of the time. I have a lot of downloaded HD video content, and as soon as it's prevelant on iTunes MS I'll have a whole lot more (woohoo!). My current MBP does pretty good HD output to my HDTV (1080i). I'm wondering if I can get by with just a Macbook when the new Santa Rosas come out in June/July or if I'll need to get a MBP in order to have HD video. Basically, I can't afford a MBP so here's hoping 🙂
Thoughts?
😕
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CURRENT MacBooks can do 1080p as can Mac Minis. The new ones should be no problem.
 
you can also get the mini dvi - dvi cable, then pick up a 3rd party cable that does dvi - HDMI 😀 so you can plug the macbook right into the HDMI port on your tv :apple:
 
thesnowman16 said:
you can also get the mini dvi - dvi cable, then pick up a 3rd party cable that does dvi - HDMI 😀 so you can plug the macbook right into the HDMI port on your tv :apple:
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Yea, thanks I'm actually using a DVI-HDMI cable right now for my MBP. 🙂
I just need a 2nd computer because I want to watch videos AND work on the computer at the same time.
 
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