Apple doesn’t want the Mini to look too nice. They want it to be cheaper looking than the Studio.
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Imagined Mac Mini Redesign Argues Apple Should Borrow From Mac Studio
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Why would they redesign the Mini? I get that it's had the same design for so many years, but they have the Studio for the bigger more powerful version, and the mini is supposed to be just that, mini. With the Apple Silicon the biggest drawback of the mini - power - has been largely eliminated. It's full desktop class power now.
And the design is great. Simple, small, decent amount of ports.
The only potential redesign would be to go smaller. Make the mini minier.
And the design is great. Simple, small, decent amount of ports.
The only potential redesign would be to go smaller. Make the mini minier.
... and would it kill them to stick the power button on the 'front'?
Whether or not a user instead let's their computer hibernate on a regular basis, or whether you have a power button on your keyboard, sometimes a manual 'gotta reboot' option would be nice.
Whether or not a user instead let's their computer hibernate on a regular basis, or whether you have a power button on your keyboard, sometimes a manual 'gotta reboot' option would be nice.
My only request would be to make the mini more easily disassembled for cleaning. A dust-free computer is a happy computer. 
The M2 Pro Mac mini has 4 TB4 and 2 USB-A ports in the back, which match the Mac Studio. Yes, the Studio comes with two additional USB4 or TB4 ports (depending on SoC) at the front, but I would not consider the M2 Pro mini to be "port-starved".
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It should come with a free complimentary Apple Polishing Cloth. Honestly, all Macs should.My only request would be to make the mini more easily disassembled for cleaning. A dust-free computer is a happy computer.
Can I ask why? Objectively, the Studio is the better design. It can run fully unconstrained with the fans barely more than idle. It has front facing ports, including an SD card reader. And it takes up less overall volume.Agreed. I feel like Apple Mac Pro Trash Can design was much better.
You couldn't fit a cloth inside. Very tight. Compressed air is the only way.
That (what I bolded and underlined) just struck me as funny--like the Mac Studio is a competitor's product from which Apple. needs to "take hints" from, as if they hadn't come up with it themselves. Also, grammar nerd note: "was" should be "were" since it's in the subjunctive mood.
I have a special fondness for the Mac Mini, as the G4 Mac Mini was my first modern Mac (bought used off eBay back in 2005), and convinced me to transition fully over to Mac. The only other Apple computer we owned previously was an Apple IIGS!
G4 Mac Mini
Agreed. I feel like Apple Mac Pro Trash Can design was much better.
I think your glasses got a light rose tint on them YayArea.
The Mac Studio is basically a taller, less clean Mac Mini. The Mac Mini design is... 13 years old?!
And the Mini's design is clean and... nothing more. It's an update that simplified the even older rounded square. It's a kind of design that was already way too simple for a computer, so similar to accessories as a concept (Apple TV, Airport).
It's astonishing how they keep using that.
And the Mini's design is clean and... nothing more. It's an update that simplified the even older rounded square. It's a kind of design that was already way too simple for a computer, so similar to accessories as a concept (Apple TV, Airport).
It's astonishing how they keep using that.
I think your glasses got a light rose tint on them YayArea.
To be fair, the M1 Ultra's thermal load is about one-seventh of the base Intel Xeon and dual AMD FirePro 300s in the 2013 Mac Pro so there would be no worries of backing oneself into a "thermal corner".
To be fair, the M1 Ultra's thermal load is about one-seventh of the base Intel Xeon and dual AMD FirePro 300s in the 2013 Mac Pro so there would be no worries of backing oneself into a "thermal corner".
Yeaaaaah no i don't wanna take that gamble again lmao
I really like my studio. Only downside is that there is NO expandibility. yet, maybe never. Some people don't like that much, I was not happy about it for a long time but I got over it. I thought seriously about a make up pc but when it was all said and done. same price and lots more electricity. The new mini doesn't have enough ports/memory.
1. The Mac Mini does not need thermal improvement
2. The Mac Studio is vastly more noisy: I specially purchased the mini to avoid that noisy design.
3. The design of the mini is minimalism at its exquisite best. It's a classic. No reason to mess it up, just for the sake of making a change,
2. The Mac Studio is vastly more noisy: I specially purchased the mini to avoid that noisy design.
3. The design of the mini is minimalism at its exquisite best. It's a classic. No reason to mess it up, just for the sake of making a change,
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The Mac mini is extremely affordable and I plan to get the model with the m2 pro cheap since the much more expensive max studio is overkill for my needs
Sick of the fake leaks. Pros need REAL pro I/O. At least 20 TB6 ports.
Also the Mini needs to be reversible so it's easier to reach the ports.
AS Minis are mostly empty air. Apple needs to add more air so it's lighter and taller (looks more pro).
Also the Mini needs to be reversible so it's easier to reach the ports.
AS Minis are mostly empty air. Apple needs to add more air so it's lighter and taller (looks more pro).
Ah yes, the rumored "Mac Studio Pro Max Ultra Extreme", if this one ever comes out, shut up and take all my money, Apple