So I can't wait any more for the 2014 mac mini , So I want to get the i7 2.3ghz mac mini but the only thing stoping me is the fact it has a Hd4000, is there a way to avoid it.
So I can't wait any more for the 2014 mac mini , So I want to get the i7 2.3ghz mac mini but the only thing stoping me is the fact it has a Hd4000, is there a way to avoid it.
So I can't wait any more for the 2014 mac mini , So I want to get the i7 2.3ghz mac mini but the only thing stoping me is the fact it has a Hd4000, is there a way to avoid it.
So I can't wait any more for the 2014 mac mini , So I want to get the i7 2.3ghz mac mini but the only thing stoping me is the fact it has a Hd4000, is there a way to avoid it.
So I can't wait any more for the 2014 mac mini , So I want to get the i7 2.3ghz mac mini but the only thing stoping me is the fact it has a Hd4000, is there a way to avoid it.
Is the AMD 6630 really that much better?
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No not really. Marginally better. Only advantage is you can use 2 thunderbolt displays AND an hdmi display. Otherwise speed is only a bit better
So if the OP can't wait he'd be fine with an inexpensive 2011 with 6630 as a placeholder?
The one I have works fine. I don't play games much with it but seems to be ok. Added SSD and 1TB 7200rpm drive. I don't see replacing it anytime soon.
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Question is two fold: 1. Could he still find a mid-mini from 2011? 2. Due to only slightly slower GPU, but much slower processor (compared to 2012 mid-mini) why would he?
The Sandy Bridge processors weren't that much slower than the Ivy bridge
And the 6630m is about 25% faster than the HD4000.
I picked up an i5 w/6630m off the Apple refurb store in december. No idea if they'll still show up now.
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2011 2.5GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 with 3MB on-chip shared L3 cache
2012 2.5GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 with 3MB L3 cache
both have identical turbo boost !
Except that he asked about the 2.3ghz which is the QUAD CORE mid-mini where as the two you are talking about is the mid-mini from 2011 and the entry of 2012.
Question is two fold: 1. Could he still find a mid-mini from 2011? 2. Due to only slightly slower GPU, but much slower processor (compared to 2012 mid-mini) why would he?
Because, he doesn't want (for whatever reason) HD4000. So... His choices are limited. 2011 2.5 or the rather less common 2011 server.
Because, he doesn't want (for whatever reason) HD4000. So... His choices are limited. 2011 2.5 or the rather less common 2011 server.
As a stopgap until the next mini appears.. That's his option.
The other is to buy what he specifically says he doesn't want... Or wait. And wait. And wait. And for all we know.... Wait some more.
I know what I would do... Go for a cheap stop gap. Take the hit on the slower processor... Which for all I know. Might not even be crucial to his needs. I manage quite well with an even slower machine. (it seems quick to me) and see what happens over the next few months.
But maybe he should buy the current mini. Isn't it possible that having bought that... He might not be able to move up? Cash is tight for some of us. And be left dissatisfied with a machine he never really wanted in the first place?
Your arguments make no sense. He states he wants the 2.3ghz which means he wants the current Mini but doesn't want the HD4000. The question that the OP still Hasn't stated is "why"... Most do not want Intel graphics because of some of their previous GPUs like the 950. The current Intel GPUs are quite adequate for most people.
And if his reason for not wanting the HD4000 GPU is because it is an Intel GPU then unfortunately waiting for the next mini probably won't yield anything different right?
As for your "cheap stop gap", I don't know what prices are like where you live, but Minis around here hold their value so buying a used 2011 mid-mini isn't a lot cheaper than buying a new base mini....
He certainly doesn't want the HD3000 then of 2011 server!