I'll be bummed because my M1 will be last-get (and there's no way I can get a new one), but I'll be happy because the platform is improving. After years of stagnation in the Mac line it'll be good to see sustained iterative improvement again.
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High-End 'M1X' Mac Mini With New Design and Additional Ports Expected to Launch in the 'Next Several Months'
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Yes, the first generation of Minis had a plexiglas top. Since the current Mini design with a full aluminum case seems to cause problems with Bluetooth reception. The bluetooth issue has been a problem with Minis for years. Some people have reported getting better Bluetooth by turning their Mini upside down. Having a plexiglas top might be a big improvement.
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What are you talking about. I'm running Big Sur on a 2014 MBP and it's performing just fine. That 7 years old.
That right there. ☝️
This fan base will definitely upgrade their Macs every cycle. Peeps here tend to like the latest/greatest. Could make for a robust resell scenario (say that five tunes fast).
Or… This might be the way an iUP for other hardware begins to make sense. MUP - Mac Upgrade Program. Personally, I’d immediately enroll in a WUP to keep the latest Watch on-wrist.
Also remember not everyone needs an iMac as some of us own LG 5K screens. I don't really need the power of a Mac Pro - or the size of the machine - so a Mac Mini is perfect.
My only issue is, no doubt people forgot that the iMac was limited to 16GB of on-board RAM. No doubt this Mac Mini will, too. Almost guaranteed.
M1 is limited to 0GB on-board ram, because the ram is on package.
It was expected that the next generation would double the ram and display output limits, but it is unclear whether that would be called "M1X" or "M2".
My wallet is ready !! That will be my dev/music production set. What version would you choose? I'm thinking in 64G for sure and 1T/2T depending if that can fit my budget (3.5k)
Besides the early Mac minis, the iMac G5 and early Intel iMacs had plexiglass or something similar. I like this better than the newer aluminum ones, which look kinda try-hard.
Though the fat keyboard here is dated.
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It's not entry-level, it's just small and headless. If anything, it's more likely to be used for heavier work since home users want something all-in-one.
"Additional ports" lol. Thats how you know it's fake. If apple could ditch everything down to a single USB-C port they would (and have done so in the past). Apple used to be good for I/O now they are utter garbage. The poster child for form-over-function. Forcing you do by premium dongles.
And way faster. I'm glad the Mac mini is finally a fast machine instead of being the iMac's dumb cousin.
Used to be? They were almost always a pain. Like, their only laptops ever to have regular video output were the 2012-2015 retina MBPs, with HDMI. Other than that, it was always something dumb like mini DP, mini DVI, whatever. Even on the iMacs a lot of the time.
Now this could be very interesting for me. If it's more powerful then the new iMac and on par with the new Macbook Pro's.
One to keep an eye on for sure.
One to keep an eye on for sure.
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I was offering an olive branch
Yes, they were better in the past if we only consider older mac models as a reference. But far worse if we include your basic crappy run-of-the-mill laptop from literally anybody else. I/O shouldnt be a hard hurdle to jump over, but like the fact kid at special-ed sports in highschool. Apple continually steam rolls over that hurdle and face-plants ever year.
Correct me if I am wrong but Mac Mini has always been configured on lower end and high end. The higher end Intel version is still available and that will be replaced with Apple M silicone.
I have M1 mini and it does all it needs to do at very reasonable cost. Mac Mini M1 is indeed a great budget offering and I hope that it will be continued for some time.
Yes, there were (and probably are) different versions available, mainly on Intel side.
Probably in analogy with iPhones, M1 chips (as A chips) may have biannual revision speed, so the first year revision is M1X, second year is M2 etc. In addition, probably the Mac Pro chips may be of different family altogether, maybe with coupled with faster or powerful GPU; unlike M1 which is only different by GPU cores' number; therefore, MacPro may use not M1 but S1 etc, (like T1/T2 in intel macs).
I don't think even Tim Cook knows the exact dates at this time.