High-End 'M1X' Mac Mini With New Design and Additional Ports Expected to Launch in the 'Next Several Months'

[macsplusmacs]

Yes, even with the buit in power supple-a waste of space

Member folks, these were designed for hard drives (remember those? LOL) and Intel toasters. They needed space so they wouldn't catch on fire,

Different now....just a little.

Basically a slightly bigger Apple TV 4K size.

 

[Bill Av]

But, but, Apple told me that (thanks to integrated memory) 8 or 16GB of RAM was more than enough and I'd never need any more! What do you mean I'm not allowed to downgrade my OS anymore?

- 2020-2021Mac buyers in two years when Mac OS "Pismo Beach" turns their Mac into a sluggish POS.

 

[jdb8167]

But, but, Apple told me that (thanks to integrated memory) 8 or 16GB of RAM was more than enough and I'd never need any more! What do you mean I'm not allowed to downgrade my OS anymore?

- 2020-2021Mac buyers in two years when Mac OS "Pismo Beach" turns their Mac into a sluggish POS.

Downgrading macOS is a feature. You do have to reduce security a bit but other than that, you can load any version compatible with the M1.

 

[femike]

"in the next several months" 😂😂 It just means some time in the future, other than that meaningless. Nice work if you can get it.

 

[JDHiro]

Hopefully they release this along with a new Apple Display good for prosumers.

 

[Bill Av]

Downgrading macOS is a feature. You do have to reduce security a bit but other than that, you can load any version compatible with the M1.

That's true. This is just my prediction based on the iPhone strategy

 

[macsplusmacs]

Slogan due to new mac mini's small size:

A thousand apps in your pocket.

 

[brandsteve]

A build your own iMac with a high-end Mini at its core would be terrific.

Give us 32mb ram, a good enough video chipset for Photoshop & iMovie, choose your own SSD, choose your own monitor, keyboard and mouse. And voila lots of happy Mac users who don't have to compromise on an iMac's limited menu.

Don't cater to the gamer, cater to the creative power user who doesn't need Mac Pro kinda juice.

 

[macsplusmacs]

The current mini BTO maxes out at 2TB.

anyone have thoughts on larger sizes than that?

 

[Realityck]

The current mini BTO maxes out at 2TB.

anyone have thoughts on larger sizes than that?

Buy/or make your own external T3/USB4 storage. Be far cheaper.

 

[BigKahunaBurguer]

So a "Mini Pro" with the M1 Mini sticking around? My uneducated guess tells me the fall releases are for the MBPs so they get the spotlight. Everything else Mac wise is early next year.

apple will sell both models at the same time, that for sure. This m1x mini will be more expensive, of course.

 

[McG2k1]

Why does Apple want to turn its 'entry level' Mac into a high end one?

Cause they only make phones now. And computers with phone chips. It’s just easier to make everything the same and then the ‘high end’ just has more ports or something.

 

[macsplusmacs]

Buy/or make your own external T3/USB4 storage. Be far cheaper.

I'm looking at the Synology stuff now. interesting how far they have come.

 

[cmaier]

I'm looking at the Synology stuff now. interesting how far they have come.

I’ve been using big Synology NASs with my macs since 2013, and they are great.

 

[AeroUK]

If they release this and new displays then it may be a solution for those of us waiting for the larger iMacs…

 

[cdarlington1]

So there are going to be yearly refreshes of Mac Minis now? 😆

God I hope so.

 

[1262385]

I'd really love to get this, but my M1 Mini really does everything I need it to do, and it does it very well. And extra port or two would be nice, but not critical, so I don't think that's enough to justify it.

Ditto. I got a TB3 dock, and with the M1 mini it gives me the extra ports that I need…DisplayPort, optical out, more USB-C & A ports.

 

[cdarlington1]

This is great news. I have the M1 MacMini 16gb ram version and it’s fine but if this comes out with a better gpu and more ram (64 please) I’ll sell the one I have and get that. It’s a little underpowered for what I need.

 

[hot-gril]

so if you pay more you should get fewer ports?

If you're already paying the Apple price for a machine, you should be able to plug your stuff into it. Not a default of 2 USB-C only or something.

 

[colinsky]

After they released the m1 iMac, I bought an LG 5K and a 16/512 Mini. I figure they're going to be releasing a steady stream of m2, m3, m4 over the years and I'll be able to swap them in fairly cheaply without having to buy another iMac screen each time.

So if Apple has started a series of astonishingly powerful new SOCs every year, for lower than last model's price (like the low-end Min), I'll be able to keep up with advancements.

 

[jinnj]

So there are going to be yearly refreshes of Mac Minis now? 😆

Or could be replacing the remaining Intel Mac Mini left in the store.

 

[macsplusmacs]

10 gig ethernet best for hooking up to a NAS for doing video?

I assume yes.

 

[hot-gril]

Did everyone in this forum skip over the plexiglass detail?? Uhh as far as I’m aware, that’s never been done before on a Mac. What is THAT going to look like?

They've done it, but with an older design. The new one will probably look very nice with plexiglass.

 

[LFC2020]

18” MacBook Pro with Face ID, ProMotion and micro led. Shut up and take my money right now. 😃

 

[Jerry Fritschle]

TBH, M1 is good enough already. I think what needs to be upgraded is the RAM capacity. 16GB is paltry compared to what we had with Intel.

My understanding is that 16GB is the limit that M1 can address. So in that respect it is not "good enough".