If only I would have more time, I‘d gut my Cube and marry a modern mini with a slow-turning 180mm fan in there. Might add some fast L4-Cache (a.k.a. TB-SSD) for good measure. Perhaps even an eGPU would fit into the housing.Thinner?😑😑😑 Boo...hiss... I just lost all interest in the high end Mini.
I want it 3x thicker and incased in clear acrylic. Bring back the Cube. Resistance is futile.
Awww… but when it comes to Mac mini’s it’s the beauty inside that really counts.
It is a hideous chunk of plastic.I consider anything 4k and over a high-end monitor for an average consumer. If you want a pro product like the Pro Display HDR (overkill for the vast majority of people), then it should be no surprise that it's top dollar.
I linked to a 27" 5k LG UltraFine in another post that had basically the same PPI as the Pro Display HDR 6k. Obviously not as much screen real-estate, but should be more than enough for most folks. They seem to get great reviews, which "pretty crappy" products don't tend to get
Why TF would you have a card reader in the thing, you’d have to spin it around every time just to put in a card and that seriously dumb… and don’t say put it the front as that would be ugly and very un Mac. Only a small amount of users need a card reader and for you buy a dongle. Same with MacBook Pro
Last week, Bloomberg reported that Apple is working on a high-end version of the Mac mini with additional ports and featuring the same Apple silicon chip expected to debut in the upcoming redesigned MacBook Pro. Now, new renders from Apple leaker Jon Prosser have potentially given us our first look at this upcoming Mac.
According to renders made by Ian Zelbo in collaboration with Prosser, and shared in a new YouTube video from Front Page Tech, the new Mac mini will retain a mostly similar design to the existing Mac mini but be smaller in overall size.
According to Prosser, the new high-end Mac mini will feature the same ports currently available on the Intel-based Mac mini, which includes four Thunderbolt, two USB-A, Ethernet, and HDMI. Another change reportedly coming to the new Mac mini is a "plexiglass-like" top, which will sit above the aluminum enclosure.
Proser says he has "heard" that Apple is testing two-tone color options for the Mac mini, similar to the newly released 24-inch iMac. Finally, Prosser says that the new Mac mini will feature the same magnetic power port that debuted in the 24-inch iMac.
Apple updated the Mac mini with the M1 Apple silicon chip in November, keeping in its lineup Mac minis equipped with Intel processors. Bloomberg has indicated Apple could scrap its plans to release this new high-end Mac mini but notes that regardless, it will eventually replace the current Intel models with ones featuring Apple silicon chips.
Article Link: High-End Mac Mini Said to Feature Thinner Design With 'Plexiglass' Top, Magnetic Power Port
I know. I have one, it was a pain in the neck (instead of managing one cable you're managing 2 cables connected by a whacking great brick), it partly defeated the object of having such a compact computer and getting rid of it was a great step forward.
What's the point of making something small if it means that you have to have two boxes instead of one? It's not like you can ever use the computer without the PSU (c.f. a laptop where you can use it without).
What's the current efficiency of a power brick of the type that would be used with a Mini?
Hey, didn't Mac minis have external power bricks from 2006-2010? 😆
Meanwhile, the iMacs are selling like hotcakes, delivery times are into early July, people are hella excited about the colors, the design and the fun has returned.
The M1 has a dedicated GPU, whatever this mini has, will have a dedicated GPU as well. It’s just not going to be an AMD or an NVIDIA GPU.
You have now unlocked the Ninth and Final Gate of the Underworld. Congratulations.
Instead of managing a simple cable, you're managing a cable with a massive brick in the middle that either takes up desk space or sits on the floor, getting kicked, trodden on, crushed between the desk and the wall, or worse hanging in midair, putting strain on the captive cable (and Apple have a dismal record on such things breaking and fraying). Instead of a standard figure 8/cloverleaf/kettle connector that can easily be replaced, you get a proprietary connector.
The M1 Air, 13" MBP, and Mini all just took existing products designed for Intel chips and converted them to M1 with the bare minimum of changes. That was (a) relatively quick and cheap and (b) kept the focus on the M1 itself rather than superficial design changes (...and avoided any risk of a new butterfly keyboard/flexgate/etc. spoiling the debut of the M1). Basically: mission accomplished, they've shown what Apple Silicon can do in a familiar product. The next wave is going to involve re-designing products to really take advantage of the M1 in terms of size, low power and cool running - the iMac being the first result.
Because they wanted to make the new iMac incredibly thin. There isn't space for a power supply. It's not even deep enough to accommodate the depth of an IEC mains plug or standard ethernet plug.
You're complaining about people ranting, and here you are...ranting. Let's take that mirror and point it at you: Why do you care so much what people are and aren't interested in discussing? If a bunch of people on a tech forum find it interesting to discuss the fine points of tech design (the horror!), what do you care?* Why get your knickers up in a bunch? Relax. Live and let live. Chacun à son goût.
Cause you can hide the brick somewhere else, it can fail independently, and its heat isn't dumped into the machine (which I'm not sure is an issue but maybe).
IMHO They could/should have used an ATV size chassis for the M1 Mini. That would have been really impressive.
Not until USB-C hubs that actually give you more USB-C ports are as common/cheap as with A. Seriously, even when I bought USB-C kb/m, each came with only a USB-A-to-C cable cause they know I'm not going to waste precious C ports on my PC on that (if I even have them).
I don’t think it’s a ‘high end’ Mac mini that we’ll see. It would just be the Mac mini M2 or M1X. I mean, the new MBP won’t be a ‘high end’ MBP. But will simply be better and newer.
Last week, Bloomberg reported that Apple is working on a high-end version of the Mac mini with additional ports and featuring the same Apple silicon chip expected to debut in the upcoming redesigned MacBook Pro. Now, new renders from Apple leaker Jon Prosser have potentially given us our first look at this upcoming Mac.
According to renders made by Ian Zelbo in collaboration with Prosser, and shared in a new YouTube video from Front Page Tech, the new Mac mini will retain a mostly similar design to the existing Mac mini but be smaller in overall size.
According to Prosser, the new high-end Mac mini will feature the same ports currently available on the Intel-based Mac mini, which includes four Thunderbolt, two USB-A, Ethernet, and HDMI. Another change reportedly coming to the new Mac mini is a "plexiglass-like" top, which will sit above the aluminum enclosure.
Proser says he has "heard" that Apple is testing two-tone color options for the Mac mini, similar to the newly released 24-inch iMac. Finally, Prosser says that the new Mac mini will feature the same magnetic power port that debuted in the 24-inch iMac.
Apple updated the Mac mini with the M1 Apple silicon chip in November, keeping in its lineup Mac minis equipped with Intel processors. Bloomberg has indicated Apple could scrap its plans to release this new high-end Mac mini but notes that regardless, it will eventually replace the current Intel models with ones featuring Apple silicon chips.
Article Link: High-End Mac Mini Said to Feature Thinner Design With 'Plexiglass' Top, Magnetic Power Port
