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High-End Mac Mini Said to Feature Thinner Design With 'Plexiglass' Top, Magnetic Power Port
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.... you think a Mac mini with a battery is going to be more usable as a portable than a... laptop? Ok sure. Good luck with that.
I don't think this is true. At best it's speculation. Apple hasn't released the power figures for the new iMac yet. But let's assume they're roughly 200W - which is consistent with the much more power hungry Intel iMacs. In reality, this iMac probably uses under 100W. There are power supplies capable of putting out 200W that are VERY small. Here is one that is 300W and impressively small. This company is putting out some very impressive designs too. The technology exists, they could have done it. They chose not to do it.
I agree.
But I don't think the person you replied to, actually meant a 6k display specifically.
I think they just mean an Apple-{quality, design, spec} display.
MR is definitely an echo chamber, but amongst users here, a first-party Apple display in the 24-30" range with ~220 PPI (so, ~4.5 - ~5.5K) with essentially the same 'quality' as a modern iMac would sell like coconut water infused hot cakes.
I know there were USB 3/BT interference issues, I had those in the beginning until a software update solved those issues. (For me)
Here's a 27" 5k LG Monitor with 218 PPI for under $1300 on Amazon. Of course, I'd be more than happy for a first-party version, but when people are looking for large displays with high PPI from Apple, it should be no surprise that it won't be cheap.
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Oh, but we could be carrying it in a backpack everyday, and even using it from our phones and laptops while it is still in the backpack, if they put a MacBook battery in it.
um. you're missing the point. function should dictate design. you don't design a thin case and then say "welp, there's no space for a power supply so let's saddle the customers with an awful brick". you design correctly to begin with.
This device was gorgeous to look at. ☺️
The latest Apple TVs are tasteless.
The very first mac mini had external power and it was a much better design than internal. Glad Apple is moving back to external. The power supply is usually the first component to fail and it's a lot easier to plug in a new one than leave your mac for a few days for repair. It's also nice to keep the heat away from the processor, though the power bricks don't get as hot as they used to.
Totally different applications. iMacs live on desks and the ethernet port is usually on the wall right next to a power outlet. Minis often get put on server racks, network closets, media server in the basement etc where having the ethernet port a few feet away from the computer is less than ideal.
Everyone here usually complains that nothing on Apple computers is user-replaceable anymore. Then apple makes the one component that is most likely to fail user-replaceable, and people complain....
Do they mean to suggest that the top of the casing is allegedly going to be acrylic? I wonder how closely this will resemble the pre-2010 Mac minis (aside from its overt thinness). I see a few possibilities...
It may be transparent acrylic, with a white background; it could be opaque plastic; or, it could be a matte acrylic with a white background, similar to how the design aesthetic is of the surface of a white Magic Trackpad 2. Whatever the case may be, I think I prefer it over the all-aluminum look.
It may be transparent acrylic, with a white background; it could be opaque plastic; or, it could be a matte acrylic with a white background, similar to how the design aesthetic is of the surface of a white Magic Trackpad 2. Whatever the case may be, I think I prefer it over the all-aluminum look.
No, I mean an affordable monitor to go with the Mini, like I said.
If you're ok with the machine being bigger, why are you not ok with it having an external brick?
DisplayPort and other cables have the opposite, a locking mechanism to keep the cable plugged in even if you pull on it. There's a good reason for that. Nobody likes adjusting a monitor and having some cable come loose.
Pretty sure the TB ports on Macs only deliver 15W - which is what TB requires. 100W is optional for devices that support laptop charging etc.
Did you expect people not to find something to complain about? You must be new here.
A giant "wut" at all the people complaining about the power brick.
You do understand how much heat those things generate, no? Considering how often people complain about how Apple is form over function, you'd think people would be happier about a design that puts function over form.
You do understand how much heat those things generate, no? Considering how often people complain about how Apple is form over function, you'd think people would be happier about a design that puts function over form.
$50 says the power supply shaped to stack beneath the mini..... so it has a chin.
Finally someone in the design department is getting their moment to shine. Hopefully it will be glass instead of plexiglass. That thing will be scratched up in no time! Things are looking up for the Mac. They better not dissapoint with the MacBook Pro!
Laptops are great for light use on your lap, but don't work well at running stuff that max out the CPU and use usb accessories. Logic connected to interfaces, external drives, and big display. Using it in clamshell mode means you paid for a screen you don't use. But at least you don't need a UPS, and can use it unplugged. Putting a battery in the Mini solves many very big deal breaking problems.
I’ll just go back and tell past me that using a laptop (on a desk, with an external display and the built display, and USB devices!) as a primary machine at least 5 days a week for... a decade, won’t work well. I’ll let you know what past me says.