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iPod Nano, Mac Mini Announcements This Month?
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I bought a CD Mini (early 2006) 1.66 refurb in late Oct as a holdover replacement for my G4 450 Sawtooth, knowing I had a buyer this spring. I expected that it would be March-April before Leopard and intended to buy with that pre-installed. But I never would have thought that 60+ days into 2007 we'd still have no computer revisions or any better idea/announcement of a Leopard date.
I really hope that the Mini's will be updated. They are long overdue, and besides, I have my eye on them.
A C2D in there would do very nicely. I would also expect 11n to added (or bto) to bring it in line with the Airport Extreme. Also a little more omph to the graphics would be nice.
I really can't see the Nano's changing very much - despite the low stock I see it personally as high demand rather than a signal for a product update. Perhaps an additional colour, such as orange to compliment the shuffles, though I could be wrong - I think we are all clamouring after some good Mac action.
Updating the Mac Mini's now would be a nice way to begin to update the rest of the Mac product line throughout the year. Since the Mini's serve as the budget choice, rasing the spec allows for the gap between products not to be stretched and price point roughly maintained by Apple.
A C2D in there would do very nicely. I would also expect 11n to added (or bto) to bring it in line with the Airport Extreme. Also a little more omph to the graphics would be nice.
I really can't see the Nano's changing very much - despite the low stock I see it personally as high demand rather than a signal for a product update. Perhaps an additional colour, such as orange to compliment the shuffles, though I could be wrong - I think we are all clamouring after some good Mac action.
Updating the Mac Mini's now would be a nice way to begin to update the rest of the Mac product line throughout the year. Since the Mini's serve as the budget choice, rasing the spec allows for the gap between products not to be stretched and price point roughly maintained by Apple.
forget about Santa Rosa on Mac Mini. that is just NOT happening anytime soon.
Mini will probably see an update to C2D 1.83ghz (or 1.67ghz), but I don't see anything better than that.
it obviously won't have new graphics card. It will continue with integrated video processor.
Hard drive will stay same.
overall, I don't see much change in Mini other than processor and possibly a RAM increase.
Apple is not a charity org. They are profit driven company. don't expect spank new technology in a $500 computer. that's like asking Ferrari to make a 1000 horse-powered sportscar for $15000.
Mini will probably see an update to C2D 1.83ghz (or 1.67ghz), but I don't see anything better than that.
it obviously won't have new graphics card. It will continue with integrated video processor.
Hard drive will stay same.
overall, I don't see much change in Mini other than processor and possibly a RAM increase.
Apple is not a charity org. They are profit driven company. don't expect spank new technology in a $500 computer. that's like asking Ferrari to make a 1000 horse-powered sportscar for $15000.
Nothing but rumors and speculation.
I'm not even going to let myself get excited incase nothing happens...
I'm not even going to let myself get excited incase nothing happens...
Why can't the Mac Mini be as powerful as the Imac... I just don't get it. The mini is such a great ieda.
Not in its current configuration, no.
For example, Dell in the UK are selling a Core 2 Duo PC with DVD rewriter, 19" flat screen monitor, 160GB hard drive, keyboard/mouse etc and 1GB of RAM for £439.
Only £39 more than the cheapest Mac Mini.I do think the mac mini could use an update, but I really don't think they'd do it before Leopard is released.
The iPod HiFi, on the other hand, could be updated before Leopard. It really needs some more features. There is nothing about it that would make me buy it over a bose sound dock or anything else... They should add network support for it.
The iPod HiFi, on the other hand, could be updated before Leopard. It really needs some more features. There is nothing about it that would make me buy it over a bose sound dock or anything else... They should add network support for it.
come on PEOPLE!!!!!
why would apple ship a **** ton of macs with tiger on it when they know that most mac owners are holding out for leopard to be preinstalled, this is a simple representation of supply and demand. Sure they may update a few of the tech specs on the hardware in coorelation with the release of leopard (steve won't give a speech when he only has one product to release) but all of this is just a representation of the fact that leopard is coming out soon
why would apple ship a **** ton of macs with tiger on it when they know that most mac owners are holding out for leopard to be preinstalled, this is a simple representation of supply and demand. Sure they may update a few of the tech specs on the hardware in coorelation with the release of leopard (steve won't give a speech when he only has one product to release) but all of this is just a representation of the fact that leopard is coming out soon
ipod hi-fi = bad idea. i expect to see it overhauled entirely or discontinued for a different idea
Where the heck do you guys find this stuff on the Apple PR page? I was lucky enough to find an original iMac G3 and Power Mac G3 B&W.
I, for one, already have a keyboard, mouse and display. I also have a Mac mini G4/1.42GHz. If the Mac mini is dropped, then my LCD monitor is useless (I don't have room for both an iMac and an external LCD display).
Also, the basic 17" iMac (with the GMA950) is 1100$CAD, that's 420$CAD more than the basic Mac mini (580$CAD). That's not twice as expensive, but almost. I really don't see how the Mac mini doesn't fit in the lineup.
Strangely enough, all Mac mini related images don't show up on the Canadian page at the moment: http://www.apple.com/ca/macmini/
And where do you base this on? Last I read, which is now a few month ago, it was the second best selling speaker system (in revenue) for the iPod. First was the Bose. 4th in the complete category, based on quantity. Not bad at all!
I'm hoping next generation iMacs use the consumer level 19 and 22- inch panels instead of the older pro panels their using. I also hope they go for the brushed metal look across the line. Same resolution, but more space for things like an MXM card for graphics.
It was where the iMac G3 revision was released. It's just there's no easy way to search Apple PR for older images other then the current hardware.
I too want a brushed aluminum iMac, however:
a. I think Apple like to differentiate their consumer and pro lines
b. The remote transmits through the plastic near the Apple logo, I don't know how they resolve this without cutting a hole somewhere in the face for a reciever. They hide Mini's at the right end of the optical drive.
So it seems much more likely they will do a black acrylic.
oh i am not waiting for an upgrade to get it, i AM getting it, but hey, if they want to make it an even better machine first... well, i won't stop them!
errr...
Mid March -> Mac Mini Update
Mid June -> Leopard
3 months apart. Let the switcher get his first Mac, he's poor because he just got his new Dell with Vista on it, and he is pissed that it doesn't work as expected. If he looked at the Mac Mini as it is now, he would say "that's so yesterday". Seriously, the Mac Mini was really outdated when compared to the Macbook.
I hope they make the Mini on par with the base model Macbook. 1.83 GHz Core 2 Duo, GMA 950, 512 RAM and say 60 GB hard drive. I'd totally buy that for the current price of the low end Mini. Hook it up to some oversized LCD display and one of those Elgato TV cards and I got a nice little server/media center.
Mid March -> Mac Mini Update
Mid June -> Leopard
3 months apart. Let the switcher get his first Mac, he's poor because he just got his new Dell with Vista on it, and he is pissed that it doesn't work as expected. If he looked at the Mac Mini as it is now, he would say "that's so yesterday". Seriously, the Mac Mini was really outdated when compared to the Macbook.
I hope they make the Mini on par with the base model Macbook. 1.83 GHz Core 2 Duo, GMA 950, 512 RAM and say 60 GB hard drive. I'd totally buy that for the current price of the low end Mini. Hook it up to some oversized LCD display and one of those Elgato TV cards and I got a nice little server/media center.
yar and i have the bose. apple hi-fi may be second but its not a big seller in the uk at all. theres more to the world than america
I am skeptical about the nano being updated. It's not that old, and I don't know what they'd do with it, unless this is just a capacity bump. that does seem plausbile.
the mini clearly needs the update, but I don't know. Merom was available when the mini was last updated and apple chose not to use it. So why would they do so now? Makes more sense to me to wait until santa rosa so the mini can get a new processor and the GMA x3000. bumping it to merom now would just be the update that should have been done 6 months ago.
the mini clearly needs the update, but I don't know. Merom was available when the mini was last updated and apple chose not to use it. So why would they do so now? Makes more sense to me to wait until santa rosa so the mini can get a new processor and the GMA x3000. bumping it to merom now would just be the update that should have been done 6 months ago.
Maybe no more Mini
Maybe Apple will do away with the Mac Mini and mac is an Apple TV Pro. It will have all the things that that other guy said with HDMI and what not and a super drive for watching DVDs and stuff on it. Then you can switch it over to computer mode and use your keyboard to surf the web and type papers and what not. I think it is feasible.
Maybe Apple will do away with the Mac Mini and mac is an Apple TV Pro. It will have all the things that that other guy said with HDMI and what not and a super drive for watching DVDs and stuff on it. Then you can switch it over to computer mode and use your keyboard to surf the web and type papers and what not. I think it is feasible.
They did a good job hiding the iSight LED in the Macbook Pro. It's invisible when it's off. I guess they grinded off most of the metal of the display frame right where the LED is located so there's just a thin layer of aluminum at that spot. Maybe there's some plastic layer behind it for stability. The mic was moved to on of the holes with the display hook I suppose.
Not in its current configuration, no.
For example, Dell in the UK are selling a Core 2 Duo PC with DVD rewriter, 19" flat screen monitor, 160GB hard drive, keyboard/mouse etc and 1GB of RAM for £439.
And it's a piece of junk running that garbage Vista... I will buy their monitors and ....
No just their monitors. Other than that I wouldn't touch their cpus with a ten foot poll and forget about windows all together...Nice point though. I think the idea of the Mini is a great idea for a hold over computer for already MacFanBoys waiting for their main machine to be updated or something. Or for those that need a media center Mac before the Apple TV comes out or one that has optical drive in it. I have seen some PC users switch to the Mini to give Mac a try but not too many people have kept them, or they will upgrade to the iMac after a while. My mom was new to Mac about a year ago and we told her to get a Mini and just plug all of her peripherals into it. She decided to get the iMac because it was cute
She bypassed the Mini because she didn't want to even use her old PC garbage parts to start off her new life as a MacFanGirl. 