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iPod Nano, Mac Mini Announcements This Month?
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The only the reason I'm still with a PC, that I need a good, cheap modular machine.
I'm waiting for Mac mini which will be comparable to any good low-end computer:
At least 80 GB 7200 RPM drive, 1GB RAM, 128 MB video card. With leopard included it'll be a good deal for 600$.
I'm waiting for Mac mini which will be comparable to any good low-end computer:
At least 80 GB 7200 RPM drive, 1GB RAM, 128 MB video card. With leopard included it'll be a good deal for 600$.
Can the Mini survive?
Is the Mac Mini working as a switching machine for those with screens, keyboards and mice that came with their PCs, or are people simply going for the iMac? It is a great idea, but gone for example are the iSight cameras for Mac Mini users, and the longer it stays as a Core Duo product the more basic it looks and the less it is in line with all the animation built into Leopard.
Too powerful and it steals from the MacPro market, too weak and it loses out to the iMac, too much of a Media Hub and it becomes the Apple TV with DVD player (which makes the Apple TV less appealing). It just doesn't seem to fit in the product line up anymore. I don't know what sales are like but it might be time to knock this product on the head and leave it as a well-loved Mac of days gone by.
I find it highly unlikely that with the upcoming release ofTV that there is a massive demand for minis. I, for one, only use my mini as a media server at the moment, and I know quite a few other people do as well.
Is the Mac Mini working as a switching machine for those with screens, keyboards and mice that came with their PCs, or are people simply going for the iMac? It is a great idea, but gone for example are the iSight cameras for Mac Mini users, and the longer it stays as a Core Duo product the more basic it looks and the less it is in line with all the animation built into Leopard.
Too powerful and it steals from the MacPro market, too weak and it loses out to the iMac, too much of a Media Hub and it becomes the Apple TV with DVD player (which makes the Apple TV less appealing). It just doesn't seem to fit in the product line up anymore. I don't know what sales are like but it might be time to knock this product on the head and leave it as a well-loved Mac of days gone by.
I finally tried the Core Solo version out a few weeks ago. Man, that sucker feels slow compared to all my machines, including my PB 12".
It wouldn't hurt to give the mini a good bump.
It wouldn't hurt to give the mini a good bump.
Of course they're going to update the mini in the next couple of weeks. I Just ordered one on Monday. They released the Intel Mini 6 days after I bought my G4 Mini.
Direct thine eyes to https://buyersguide.macrumors.com/ and experience buyers remorse no more.
Why the h*** not? The mini starts at $599, the AppleTV at $299. Why would Apple care if you buy the Mini instead of the AppleTV?
I think a C2D mini is inevitable in the next couple of weeks.
They won't wait until Santa Rosa or Leopard and they won't change the form
factor. They'll keep the the mini c2d well after their other offerings
go Santa Rosa to clear their stock of the older processors and chipsets.
I see a very modest bump with the mini. What would be more welcome
than anything is a price drop to get the entry level mini back to $499.
They won't wait until Santa Rosa or Leopard and they won't change the form
factor. They'll keep the the mini c2d well after their other offerings
go Santa Rosa to clear their stock of the older processors and chipsets.
I see a very modest bump with the mini. What would be more welcome
than anything is a price drop to get the entry level mini back to $499.
Seeing as my PowerBook packed it in a few days ago (three beeps at startup - something about RAM banks not passing testing), I am looking to a Mac Mini to hold me over until the end of the year when I can get a penryn-based MBP.
The Mac Mini, while perfectly capable at the moment, just doesn't seem worth it and it has been 6 months since it was last updated. Although I don't use 802.11n, it would be useful to have for the future and a C2D would be a little bit better I suppose.
The only thing is, an update needs to happen very soon as I am without a mac right now and I can't post my blog, or add content to my homepage or anything, it's very annoying. However I am adjusting to my mums Toshiba.
I really hope there is an update soon, very soon.
The Mac Mini, while perfectly capable at the moment, just doesn't seem worth it and it has been 6 months since it was last updated. Although I don't use 802.11n, it would be useful to have for the future and a C2D would be a little bit better I suppose.
The only thing is, an update needs to happen very soon as I am without a mac right now and I can't post my blog, or add content to my homepage or anything, it's very annoying. However I am adjusting to my mums Toshiba.
I really hope there is an update soon, very soon.
You mean Zune doesn't work with Macs? What about Boot Camp, Parallels?
I too want a new iPod. The hdd crapped out on my 3rd Gen a month and I've been hobbling along with a Shuffle. So here is hoping for a flash based, touch screen iPod with at least 20 GB capacity SOON!
i bought my mac mini about 4 weeks ago now, and i love it. i don't care if its updated to better specs, as personally i only bought it to play music on and stuff, and i have a wired network so wireless N inst an issue. i hate it when people say "i bought X only to have it updated two weeks later, I'm so annoyed i didn't wait!" because if you were that disappointed with spec why did you buy it in the first place. also i firmly believe there will be no change in the look of the mac mini, simply because the apple TV looks the same as it so they aren't g going to out-date the styling before apple TV is even shipped!
I'm guessing on an orange ipod nano and maybe longer battery life, its too soon for nano's to be releasing anything major.
It really is time for an iPod update though, i too have had a shuffle for quie a while now since my ipod + nano got obliterated by a screwdriver.
I'm guessing on an orange ipod nano and maybe longer battery life, its too soon for nano's to be releasing anything major.
It really is time for an iPod update though, i too have had a shuffle for quie a while now since my ipod + nano got obliterated by a screwdriver.
Perhaps it's going to be an even SLIMMER mac mini. That would be sweet. I would pack it in my bag and bring it to work everyday. It would be nice just to get a processor upgrade. I've been holding off so I can install one in my car.
Mix that with EV-DO and I'm vido chatting with grandma at speeds of 60+mph.
Mix that with EV-DO and I'm vido chatting with grandma at speeds of 60+mph.
Personally I don't think we're going to see the 17" iMac anymore or it will be transformed into the first wall-mount multi-touch device.
The Mini's really need speed bumps for sure.
The Mini's really need speed bumps for sure.
Perhaps it's going to be an even SLIMMER mac mini. That would be sweet. I would pack it in my bag and bring it to work everyday. It would be nice just to get a processor upgrade. I've been holding off so I can install one in my car.
Mix that with EV-DO and I'm vido chatting with grandma at speeds of 60+mph.
Slimmer. No. Have you seen the inside. I don't think so.
hmm....
these updates are EXTREMELY difficult to predict.
almost every suggestion thus far is feasible.
i don't have the slightest idea what apple are about to do... and i love it.
almost every suggestion thus far is feasible.
i don't have the slightest idea what apple are about to do... and i love it.
honestly, a 2Ghz dual core processor is not slow! it runs the programs much faster then the big dual core 64 bit £350 thing in my pc.
i just want to marry apple lol!!! Im going to uni in a year and bits time to do computing. just so i can work for apple! its odd, im not obbsessive about anything but apple...and guitars...and warez...and my girlfriend...lol
its odd, im not obbsessive about anything but apple...and guitars...and warez...and my girlfriend...lolI was just about to lament the fact that a Macbook update might be on the way after "just buying mine" but then I realized I've already been using my black Macbook for almost 2 months... it's amazing how quickly time flies by!
A C2D mini would be nice to see as it could nicely replace my aging G5/1.6 which, since the purchase of the Macbook, has turned into pretty much a fileserver at this point. The drive capacity issues aside, it'd be nice to power it down and cut back on noise and power consumption.
A C2D mini would be nice to see as it could nicely replace my aging G5/1.6 which, since the purchase of the Macbook, has turned into pretty much a fileserver at this point. The drive capacity issues aside, it'd be nice to power it down and cut back on noise and power consumption.
I would like to see a new macmini starting at the old $499 pricing, or even a little cheaper (I know it won't happen) That way I could have a machine for storing all of my music and video's and could share the iTunes list with my other computers. That way I could free up space on my macpro's main hard drive and have a dedicated machine just for media