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Leaked Photo of Next Generation Mac Mini?
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It's fake!!
Hasn't everyone noticed that it is fake yet? When you study the picture, you can tell all the details that are out of place:
1. The Mini Display Port is oriented wrong, it appears as if it is facing slightly right, but the rest of the picture suggests that the picture was taken head-on. Also, the lighting inside the port doesn't appear to be consistent with the rest of the picture.
2. The power connector appears to be misaligned
3. The FireWire 800 port does not look as clean as Apple would want it - this could very well be a prototype with FireWire 800, but again it could not be
Also, why would Apple use two different types of display connector?
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Hasn't everyone noticed that it is fake yet? When you study the picture, you can tell all the details that are out of place:
1. The Mini Display Port is oriented wrong, it appears as if it is facing slightly right, but the rest of the picture suggests that the picture was taken head-on. Also, the lighting inside the port doesn't appear to be consistent with the rest of the picture.
2. The power connector appears to be misaligned
3. The FireWire 800 port does not look as clean as Apple would want it - this could very well be a prototype with FireWire 800, but again it could not be
Also, why would Apple use two different types of display connector?
This thread should be moved to Page 2.
All of these things have been discussed already. The consensus is that the photo is real. The display port is deeper and thinner, hence darker shadows. Two connectors because mini-DVI->DVI/VGA adaptors are very cheap for Apple to throw in the box compared to mini-DP->VGA. It could be a prototype, hence the casing.
As for the power connector and "ethernet port reflection" - why would these be altered on a photoshop mockup - they're exactly the same as on the current Mac Mini!
We should find out within a month. Then again I thought we'd get a new Mac Mini in January...
Thats what I want. Now that silicon dust have said that developing the HDHomerun DVB-T to work with Elgato then would be an awesome box for under the TV if has HDMI.
mini under every tv with a shared recording and a network tv tuner.
Although to be a fare the Atom processor would be enough if paired with the 9400 chipset for this.
Yes, I agree, This picture is fake. If you zoom in very closely, you can see obvious lines around the first two USB ports that suggest a dirty cut/paste job. Plus, the angle of the power adaptor is obviously off by a few degrees...
I'm not an expert on mockups but it is clear that this is a picture of a mac mini, either mockup or real. If it is a mockup than most likely one adapted from an actual picture of an "old" mac mini.
Tell me, why would anyone "fake" the power connector? The fact that it looks a few degrees off, could be a lens distortion form a crappy camera or maybe the connector is a bit bent?
Sometimes I think we are reading too much into pictures. Either real or fake...
IDK about this one..
Red lines represent the actual angles of the shaddows.
The ethernet and main shaddow on the desk lineup exactly. The green line is a layer copy of the red one from the ethernet shadow.
shadow on table and shadow inside ports occur at different elevations relative to light source. angles can be different.
Yeah, that iSight sure was a leap.
Oh, look. They moved the optical drive to the other side...
The dimensions were completely different. it was thinner and wider. It uses a 2 latch system. The Airport antenna is relocated to the hinge area. The trackpad is bigger. The case looks the same on the outside but If you've ever seen the 2 side by side the differences are apparent.
Edit: plus, your powerbook photo is flipped the wrong way.
Uhhhh... Mini DisplayPort has adapters. My MBP, for instance, is hooked into my DVI monitor. And although Apple charges $30 for the stupid thing, perhaps they'd include it with a mini (because it doesn't cost them anywhere near $30, Apple just likes gouging customers). If it had regular DVI, I might be more inclined to believe it (if there was no Firewire anyway). However, mini-DVI requires an adapter similar to mini-DVI so why bother?
Heh, ironically, I think there are more monitors available (one) that support mini DisplayPort natively than support mini DVI natively. (I'm guessing zero.)
Yeah, because the case a display in is meaningful. Damn if Apple hasn't created a bunch of fashion conscious ****s. No wonder why they have no need to update the mini, you guys will buy something just because its shiny.
Up front, I would buy that Dell someone linked earlier any day of the week over the fashion statement monitor Apple is selling.
I want a valid replacement for my current iMac. I am not going to be boned for buying into someone's idea of what is fashionable.
The Macmini doesn't have any sort of battery for backup if the power connection accidently comes lose. A MagSafe connector would be a disaster on a desktop computer.
I thought Apple worked with this company as far as the next mini specs:
http://www.macminicolo.net/macmini.html
I can't imagine MagSafe connectors in this environment:
http://www.macminicolo.net/facility.html
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I think your wrong on the shadow thing. the light is on the right and the further the shadows are from the light, the lighter they get.
The current mini has a 110w power supply so it can't use any of the current MB adapters. Maybe a new larger one but there are no advantages for a desktop for Magsafe.
The _current_ power connector of the mini is a disaster. It actually plops out easier than a Magsafe would.
Why does the mini need that much juice, it has all of the components of a MacBook - same drives, same processors, but NO DISPLAY. Should work just fine with a 55w supply.
It would be real easy for Apple to come up with a locking tab to prevent a MagSafe adaptor from just pulling out.
wow looks like macrumors makes it even into news around here http://derstandard.at/?id=1234507576280
and yes magsafe is pointless on the mac mini .. the current power connector is already flimsy enough to fall out easily...
also everything looks in line for apple like update.. only mini dvi and mini-DP ? .. totally right on with the current adapter madness from apple
underwhelming as usual
and further proof this is real: adding a mini dvi port instead of a hdmi port just screams apple
and yes magsafe is pointless on the mac mini .. the current power connector is already flimsy enough to fall out easily...
also everything looks in line for apple like update.. only mini dvi and mini-DP ? .. totally right on with the current adapter madness from apple
underwhelming as usual
and further proof this is real: adding a mini dvi port instead of a hdmi port just screams apple
Probably because they are stupid
Actually, it's probably because most if not all PC's have at least a VGA port. It is likely that the manual writer just didn't want to go into the level of detail to explain that, yes, if you have DVI (as I do on my Mini that is hooked to the HDMI port of my TV) then you have to buy a DVI to HDMI cable. Or, maybe your PC does have a HDMI port and you could go HDMI to HDMI, etc. etc.
Actually, it's probably because most if not all PC's have at least a VGA port. It is likely that the manual writer just didn't want to go into the level of detail to explain that, yes, if you have DVI (as I do on my Mini that is hooked to the HDMI port of my TV) then you have to buy a DVI to HDMI cable. Or, maybe your PC does have a HDMI port and you could go HDMI to HDMI, etc. etc.
The wired keyboard hasn't even enough power to send start up parameters to the freaking computer. CMD anything to force boot options? Nope. I had to plug in the wife's Microsoft keyboard, ferfuxake.