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High-End Mac Mini Said to Feature Thinner Design With 'Plexiglass' Top, Magnetic Power Port

theluggage said:
The current enclosure had plenty of space to incorporate a hot Intel processor, a power supply, an optical drive and a spinning rust HD, yet it's still small enough to hide behind a display on a vesa mount, or put in a high density rack. If the new chip is feeling a bit lost then, instead of making it smaller, why not stick more stuff in there... like a slot for an extra SSD?
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Don't forget it had enough space for upgradable RAM too. The M1 Mac Mini is so incredibly empty, they could easily slim it down while keeping an internal PSU. I mean look at the size of the MacBook Pro and just how much of it is batteries or the chin of the iMac which is the whole computer (minus a PSU). If they remove the PSU, I expect this thing to be way more than just a hair bit slimmed down, I would expect it to be the Mac Micro.
 
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I know it’s a render based on a leak or whatever but those USB-C ports are wayyyy too close to one another for any practical usage of more than one port next to another at a time lol. Love the render otherwise tho
 
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Mac mini (pro) has been on my wish-list for a long time now. Just renders here, but I suspect they're quite close to the real thing. And honestly, would much rather see they just keep the old design as it is and fit in newer ports, faster hardware options. Current design still looks mighty elegant (aluminium/black combo), not needing to have power-brick on the floor is also a + in my book.
 
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theluggage said:
In which case, what's the point?
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I'd presume on the iMac the point is that they don't have the depth to rely on a friction fit. On the mini it may just be about sharing that component with the iMac. Or it could be that like everything else, once Apple does something somewhere, rumour mongers jump on it like the flavour of the week and presume it'll be used everywhere.
 
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EugW said:
Pssstt... I have a picture of a real world plexiglass Mac mini. o_O

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I think I still have 2 of those in a closet somewhere
 
brofkand said:
That is actually a good thing for enterprise, they can swap power bricks as needed without worrying about changing MAC addresses in their DNS system.
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Eh? Preserving the MAC address is only an issue because the Ethernet is built into the PSU in the first place. Congratulations - you created a problem and solved it on one go.

So, yes, it's easier to swap an external power supply if it fails... but external power supplies are more vulnerable and complicate cable management. In enterprise environments with enough desktop Macs to make PSU failure an issue they'd probably swap out the whole computer anyway and use a management system (without which Macs, with their embedded, encrypted SSDs, are pretty useless in an enterprise) to migrate the user.
 
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I haven't read all the comments on here, but I'm still amazed how much traction this has got considering it's from Jon Prosser.

It feels like he's just chucking together bits from the latest Apple releases and applying it potential new devices....over the next few days are his guesses rumours going to be...

> new iPhone with M1 chip
> AirTags to come in new colours
> MBP with XDR display
> AirPods to come with magnetic power port !!

I know rubbishing Prosser is getting old now, but normally his stuff doesn't get this level of enthusiasm. Is it because of the pretty render?
 
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oooopossum said:
I know it’s a render based on a leak or whatever but those USB-C ports are wayyyy too close to one another for any practical usage of more than one port next to another at a time lol. Love the render otherwise tho
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The renderer just used the available space assuming ENET was on the back like the intel model but perhaps the answer is the ENET is in the brick ala imac and that extra space frees up to move the ports around.
 
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I just bought an M1 Mac Mini and I am VERY happy with it for the most part. I love to see Apple putting effort into the Mini as it has become the most intriguing device in Apple’s line-up IMO. One of the reasons I chose the Mini rather than an iMac is that I can upgrade much more often without having to make room for an all-in-one. Also, the older Minis can be repurposed as needed. I hope these things get on a yearly update cycle and truly become a star in Apple’s line-up rather than the afterthought it’s been for a while now.
 
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Lemon Olive said:
It's not inconsistent. Rather, it is absolutely consistent with the entire Mac product line. The same power cable is likely going to work for all Macs...laptop and desktop.

These power adapters are easy to hide and bury under a desk or on an under-desk shelf. If it makes for a better Mac in the same or smaller footprint by offloading such a piece, that is better.
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I’d wager $100 that this power cable will not be on new laptops, it’s way too big, and that it probably won’t be on the replacement Mac Pro because it makes no sense there…
 
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I'd be shocked if this turns out to be true. The Mac Mini is the most popular data center Mac. No 1/10g ethernet and an external power supply would make continuing to use it in a data center setting extremely impractical.
 
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