It depends. The best thing to do is work with files locally, and not over ethernet, and then to copy back to the NAS when you are done. But if you are going to have your project on a NAS while you work with it, then 10 gig Ethernet is the way to go.
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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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It depends. The best thing to do is work with files locally, and not over ethernet, and then to copy back to the NAS when you are done. But if you are going to have your project on a NAS while you work with it, then 10 gig Ethernet is the way to go.
No. Apple is into design. Most pc's are an abomination from a design viewpoint.
Same it would be amazing if they came out with an Apple branded EGPU solution where you could plug a W6800X into it.
I think they’ll launch the new displays with the new 27” iMacs next year
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I'd really prefer a little bit more than that 🤣
Also most pc’s boast modularity which the Mac mini unashamedly doesn’t, there are plenty of people who want a powerful machine with byo everything else, the grid is clear m1 mini then air/pro then iMac for stationary / mobile / integrated for low end, the m1x mini pro / MacBook Pro / iMac Pro / iMac Pro for prosumer level, then the Mac for truly high end processing.
What I would expect, given the information we have seen:
especially for the new MBPs
- September ~7th event with iPhone / Apple Watch / AirPods
- October ~19th event with MacBook Pro / Mac mini / iPad / iPad mini
especially for the new MBPsgood question. I want to know as well. The mini is supposed to be the $500 Mac
Don't care about the price. As a tool, it's cheap compared to a truck.
Just want 64gb / 2tb min, 3080 or quicker graphics equivalent. 4 thunderbolt, HDMI, fast ethernet, 4 x thunderbolts.
Preferably built in handle or no bigger than existing.
Apple 43" x 4k screens. PLEASE.
Just want 64gb / 2tb min, 3080 or quicker graphics equivalent. 4 thunderbolt, HDMI, fast ethernet, 4 x thunderbolts.
Preferably built in handle or no bigger than existing.
Apple 43" x 4k screens. PLEASE.
Because... why not?
Seriously, if they have the ability to do it, why wouldn't they do it?
If they can take a model that's always been mediocre at best, and they suddenly turn it into something fantastically desirable, that would show competitors that they need to hold tight because Apple is here to kick some ass this time around.
The Mac Pro shows that they can make a modular PC look great if they really want to. But they only do that for creative pros.
Sure, most users don't care. Some users, like software engineers, want extra power and have to pay the "Apple tax" on upgrades they'd otherwise be able to perform themselves. It always seemed intentional that Apple offered nothing in between a Mac mini and a Mac Pro, that high-end consumer-grade tier that custom builds usually fall into. So I get the frustration and why they turn to PCs that are modular starting at $800 instead of $6K. Personally I just accept that my Mac is going to cost more for the speed.
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You should buy a Thunderbolt enclosure and another 2TB NVME from Amazon. Way less of a theft than a BTO from Apple (half the price).
Design can only go so far.
I know which I'd choose:
A: a Mac/PC which looks like an abomination, but does everything fast and well?
B: a Mac/PC which is a thing of beauty to behold, but is slow and buggy?
(Hint: It's not 'B')
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Seems to me the M1 is powerful enough for pretty much anything... Apple could easily wait a few years before releasing a new version...
Apple can be expected to launch an updated high-end Mac mini with a new design and a faster "M1X" Apple silicon processor in the "next several months," Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports.
In the latest publication of his Power On newsletter, Gurman writes that a new high-end Mac mini, which has previously been reported to feature a new design with additional ports, can be expected to replace the current Intel Mac mini in "the next several months." This presumably means the new Mac mini may launch alongside the redesigned 14 and 16-inch MacBook Pros this fall. As Gurman writes:
Apple leaker Jon Prosser in May shared renders of what the upcoming Mac mini may look like, and according to those renders, allegedly based on images from internal Apple sources, the new Mac mini will feature a "plexiglass" top and a magnetic power port. The new Mac mini is also rumored to feature additional ports.
This fall, Apple is preparing to launch several new products, including the iPhone 13, Apple Watch Series 7, a new iPad mini, an updated baseline iPad, new AirPods, and completely redesigned 14 and 16-inch MacBook Pros. With Gurman's new reporting today, Apple may launch its new MacBook Pros alongside the new Mac mini at a fully focused Mac Apple silicon event. Apple last year held an event focused on the M1 Apple silicon chip in November.
Article Link: High-End 'M1X' Mac Mini With New Design and Additional Ports Expected to Launch in the 'Next Several Months'
Interesting enough very large laptops only attract certain types of users. The demise of the Apple 17" MBP was associated with the awkward carrying size, weight, and it starts to be compared to desktops like the small iMac if generally not moved often.
This also along the same awkwardness with even bigger iPad Pros, not things that you consider really mobile, more like special purpose uses like company demonstrations at a meeting, or some other creative need versus using a desktop Mac with larger display.
I would have bought a M1 16" MBP if they had offered it. Just the battery life would have been sublime.
And in the age of aggressive supply chain optimization, offing the need for the production of one more size + what must be very expensive panel to source must have gotten someone a handsome raise.Interesting enough very large laptops only attract certain types of users. The demise of the Apple 17" MBP was associated with the awkward carrying size, weight, and it starts to be compared to desktops like the small iMac if generally not moved often.
This also along the same awkwardness with even bigger iPad Pros, not things that you consider really mobile, more like special purpose uses like company demonstrations at a meeting, or some other creative need versus using a desktop Mac with larger display.
This is not replacing the M1 mini but it’s replacing the i5/i7 mini. The mini has had 3 variants since 2018:
Mac mini i3 —> M1
Mac mini i5/i7 —> M1X
Apple came out with a “high-end” mini in 2018 and this is the replacement for that. The M1 will still be sold alongside the M1X variant. Just how the i3/i5/i7 were all sold alongside each other.
They could stuff a Mac Mini 2e into an Airport Extreme enclosure, which would leave plenty of surface area for ports and expansion options. Or they could stuff it into an Apple TV box and use a breakout box for ports (which is basically what these TB3 docks are doing).
"21 Years ago we introduced the Mac G4 cube. Today we're introducing the Mac M1x cube - made out of a solid cube of machined aluminum."
"21 Years ago we introduced the Mac G4 cube. Today we're introducing the Mac M1x cube - made out of a solid cube of machined aluminum."