I think the MacBook may have been a compromise due to power consumption and heat issues, among other things. I wouldn't be surprised to see it return and have Steve make a big deal about it in a year or two.
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Leaked Photo of Next Generation Mac Mini?
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I think the MacBook may have been a compromise due to power consumption and heat issues, among other things. I wouldn't be surprised to see it return and have Steve make a big deal about it in a year or two.
briansolomon
macrumors 6502
This looked real and got me really excited until I saw FireWire 800. If it's not on the Macbook it won't be on the mini.
Fake, please let it be fake
imagine waiting all this time for THAT same uninspiring oversized-drinkcoaster external design.
maybe it won't have an Atom in a case that big. quad core? now that would be worth the same old external design
imagine waiting all this time for THAT same uninspiring oversized-drinkcoaster external design.
maybe it won't have an Atom in a case that big. quad core? now that would be worth the same old external design
Tallest Skil
macrumors P6
Wrong. DisplayPort carries sound. MINI DisplayPort even carries sound. Apple just doesn't support it in OS X.
Dear single person,
Dumb idea. It's not a TV.
Uhh... that's the ONLY thing that it can get and have an upgrade of any sort.
Any upgrade will have DDR3. I don't understand why the heck this is not understandable.
Voidness
macrumors 6502a
That seems to be the case. I thought that the new LED Cinema Displays uses DisplayPort for the built-in speakers, but it turns out it uses USB. When I first read your comment, I thought you were incorrect, but I checked Apple's website:
Apple.com said:
Let us not forget Apple first marketted the mini to be used under the TV, so don't be surprised when people do that and thus ask for a HDMI port. Not many TV's come with a DVI anymore.
alexbates
macrumors 65816
I think that Apple will probably limit the amount of content that can be put in front row in Snow Leopard so people will continue buying the Apple TV. The only reason I would consider buying an Apple TV is because of YouTube and iTunes features.
Still, I don't see whats the big deal with HDMI on the Mac Mini. The whole purpose of getting a Mac Mini is to hook it hook it up to one of Apple's $1000 ACD's. That's where Apple is getting a lot of their profit from and is why the next generation of Mac Mini's will probably have Mini DVI only.
RTiii320
macrumors 6502a
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cloudnine
macrumors 6502a
because apple sells a mini dispayport to dvi and a dvi to hdmi adaptor. apple loves making money off their cables 😛
megfilmworks
macrumors 68020
TheReef
macrumors 68000
The DisplayPort is smaller in size, with less area for light to diffuse off adjacent faces and lighten the shadow, as it has done in the larger ethernet and FW800 ports.
I'd love this to be real, but hope Apple won't cripple dual display extended desktop capabilities.
But still, it looks too close to the current design…
That was one stupid rumor that I don't believe has been in a second "story." Unless Apple is slashing the price of an entry-level Mac Mini to like $299 or $399, don't count on an Atom CPU. I highly highly expect to see a C2D processor in the next Mac mini.
As far as firewire, people should look at the amount of space on the new MacBooks. There isn't near as much space for ports because of all the junk crammed into such a thin computer. Flip all these rumored Mac mini ports on the side and see how much room there is. FireWire will probably stay on as many computers as possible. But when space gets crunched, stuff has to go. I think not including an ExpressCard slot was a mistake, but that's why I have a MacBook Pro.
Tallest Skil
macrumors P6
Dear people who want HDMI,
It's a computer. It's not an Apple TV, it's not a home entertainment center, it's not a Blu-ray/HD DVD player.
HDMI is a TV standard. It is Apple's fault that we will be stuck with a proprietary version of the competitor to HDMI, DisplayPort, but HDMI is a television standard.
It's a computer. It's not an Apple TV, it's not a home entertainment center, it's not a Blu-ray/HD DVD player.
HDMI is a TV standard. It is Apple's fault that we will be stuck with a proprietary version of the competitor to HDMI, DisplayPort, but HDMI is a television standard.
Chupa Chupa
macrumors G5
Shouldn't this be a Page 2 item? This is faker than Paris Hilton on the red carpet. The giveways: 1) FW400. It's missing from the MB. It probably will go bye-bye in all consumer Macs by the end of the year. FW will be reserved for the pro models from here out. 2) Mini-DVI AND Mini-DisplayPort. C'mon. On a $500 Mac. C'mon. 3) Five USB ports. Five! Yeah right. 4). 2GB RAM standard. Uh huh. Since when does Apple ship a computer with anything more than barebones RAM? And on a budget computer especially.
Come to think of it now, this doesn't even belong on Page 2.
Come to think of it now, this doesn't even belong on Page 2.
Big Time
The more I look at it the more I can see this is a completely photoshop'd image. Makes me want to mock up my own and do a better job...
The more I look at it the more I can see this is a completely photoshop'd image. Makes me want to mock up my own and do a better job...
So why ship the mac with Front Row and a remote control?
If people are expecting the mini to power a TV, it's only because APPLE has sent that message.
madog
macrumors 65816
Yes! Look at all the ports, guys! You can hook up all of your devices to it! No flesh eating ogres! Not here! No standard video ports either! Nothing to see here but amazing USB ports! Keep moving along, please. Just focus on the USB ports for all your printers, and hard drives, and....... scanners, and fax machines, and external modems, and keyboards, and..... web cams! Yup! All that! No need for a monitor, just buy the iMac if you need one of those silly things! Adapters? No adapters, just the iMac! In fact, why even look at this thing? Why would you possibly need it? Those adapters cost $500 anyway, just get an iMac! Oh, you already have a screen? Well that's OK too, just give me $3000 for this Pro here and you can use any monitor you want!
I don't expect this to be real, but if it was.... it would be pretty ****ing retarded in my opinion if you didn't catch that ton of sarcasm I was tossing.
I don't expect this to be real, but if it was.... it would be pretty ****ing retarded in my opinion if you didn't catch that ton of sarcasm I was tossing.
Just a little prediction...
People who are saying that the Mini cant have 5 usb ports because of the current iMac, I think that both new ones could. Besides, you cant compare a new model to a model that hasn't been updated in a year.
about firewire, I'd say:
next gen Mini: no firewire
next gen iMac and Pro: firewire
about looks:
next gen Mini: thinner, maybe a little wider and black and aluminum.
next gen iMac: no chin, back will be silver
next gen Pro: front mesh will be black, like Tallest's thread.
about specs for the mini:
2.0 or 2.4 Intel core 2
2 gigs standard, 4 gigs build to order
160 gb drive on all models
about specs for the iMac:
2.66, 2.8, 3.06, 3.2
2 gigs for 20 incher, 4 gigs for 24 incher
20 and 24 (obviously)
5 usb ports
250 gb, 320 gb, 500 gb (the same) except high end 24 might have 1tb.
about specs for the Pro:
er...dont really know much about this one. 😛
Check out Tallest's thread
I know this is for the Mini, but I just wanted to comapre it to what I think is coming on the next gen desktops.
Edit: I was thinking, why wouldn't the Mini have DVI/VGA? Most current PC users dont have the newest monitors...but I guess they could just get an adapter.
People who are saying that the Mini cant have 5 usb ports because of the current iMac, I think that both new ones could. Besides, you cant compare a new model to a model that hasn't been updated in a year.
about firewire, I'd say:
next gen Mini: no firewire
next gen iMac and Pro: firewire
about looks:
next gen Mini: thinner, maybe a little wider and black and aluminum.
next gen iMac: no chin, back will be silver
next gen Pro: front mesh will be black, like Tallest's thread.
about specs for the mini:
2.0 or 2.4 Intel core 2
2 gigs standard, 4 gigs build to order
160 gb drive on all models
about specs for the iMac:
2.66, 2.8, 3.06, 3.2
2 gigs for 20 incher, 4 gigs for 24 incher
20 and 24 (obviously)
5 usb ports
250 gb, 320 gb, 500 gb (the same) except high end 24 might have 1tb.
about specs for the Pro:
er...dont really know much about this one. 😛
Check out Tallest's thread
I know this is for the Mini, but I just wanted to comapre it to what I think is coming on the next gen desktops.
Edit: I was thinking, why wouldn't the Mini have DVI/VGA? Most current PC users dont have the newest monitors...but I guess they could just get an adapter.
Tallest Skil
macrumors P6
The computer is supposed to be the center of your digital life, not someone else's TV.