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Leaked Photo of Next Generation Mac Mini?

Hahahahahahaha.

I love that it comes with Firewire 800, while the MacBook is stuck only with USB. Apparently, Apple has designated the MacMini a 'professionals' device but not the MacBook. Meanwhile, even some cah-cah netbooks come with hig-speed eSATA sockets.

Also, why on God's green earth would you need 5 USB sockets on the MacMini?!! Let's see: 1) printer; 2) iPod/iPhone dock; 3) possible wired keyboard (though if the MacMini is supposed to be minimalist, do you really want a wired keyboard?); 4) possible wired mouse (see 3); and 5) scanner (and that's only if your printer is not multifunction). Besides, in these days of 'living in the cloud,' shouldn't many of these peripherals (i.e. printer, NAS, etc) be on our wireless networks?

This has to be a joke, right? Whoever is responsible should be Steved ASAP.
 
it needs to be less expensive. C2D 2.4 GHz, 2 gb ram, 500 HD, 9400, superdrive, $499!
 
We've been waiting for this for how long? It's just a re-fresh not an updated model. Why the ridiculous delay?

I was prepared to give :apple: the benefit of the doubt thinking that they were doing something new and exciting. Just putting new components in, which is OK, in the same form factor could have been done a year ago. Even sooner?

All talk about a new iphone would I think almost make three models of iphone in the time span in which the mini was not updated once.

I am potentially going to be disappointed in Apple's strategy.
 
The ports look good but I hope they change the design at least a little bit....It's looked exactly the same since it came out....
 
Why on earth would it have mini-displayport AND mini-DVI? No matter what you're going to have to get an adapter to hook it up to anything, so why have both? DVI and mini-displayport would make some sense.
 
There's a strange discoloration that extends all the way from the left-most USB port to the Firewire port.

Also the shadows and focus on the ports look off.
 
DrinkGuinness said:
Also, why on God's green earth would you need 5 USB sockets on the MacMini?!! Let's see: 1) printer; 2) iPod/iPhone dock; 3) possible wired keyboard (though if the MacMini is supposed to be minimalist, do you really want a wired keyboard?); 4) possible wired mouse (see 3); and 5) scanner (and that's only if your printer is not multifunction). Besides, in these days of 'living in the cloud,' shouldn't many of these peripherals (i.e. printer, NAS, etc) be on our wireless networks?

This has to be a joke, right? Whoever is responsible should be Steved ASAP.
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We complain when we don't get stuff, and we complain when we get too much of stuff. Us Mac boys are hard to please :D
 
milo said:
Sure, that's what Apple wants. But if they shut those out it will hurt their aTV sales.
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Their sales seem to be doing just fine, so why should they listen to such a minority opinion? If you don't like it, then don't buy one or don't play by their rules. ;)

Speak for yourself.
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I never speak for anyone besides myself. :rolleyes:

Some people view the mini as just a computer, some view it as a decent TV platform.
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Really? I had no idea... :cool:
 
alexbates said:
Yeah, by comparing both of those the size looks almost exactly the same as the current Mac Mini. I bet it even has the same white plastic on the top.

I hope this is just a prototype and is not the real thing. I wouldn't buy it if it was the same size and has that same old awful white plastic. Apple needs to make it looking more like the Apple TV, which I think is all aluminum, but with a disk drive.
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I would! I could care less about the looks as it's small enough to tuck away on a shelf! Just give me functionality! :rolleyes:
 
DrinkGuinness said:
I love that it comes with Firewire 800, while the MacBook is stuck only with USB. Apparently, Apple has designated the MacMini a 'professionals' device but not the MacBook. Meanwhile, even some cah-cah netbooks come with hig-speed eSATA sockets.

Also, why on God's green earth would you need 5 USB sockets on the MacMini?!! Let's see: 1) printer; 2) iPod/iPhone dock; 3) possible wired keyboard (though if the MacMini is supposed to be minimalist, do you really want a wired keyboard?); 4) possible wired mouse (see 3); and 5) scanner (and that's only if your printer is not multifunction). Besides, in these days of 'living in the cloud,' shouldn't many of these peripherals (i.e. printer, NAS, etc) be on our wireless networks?

This has to be a joke, right? Whoever is responsible should be Steved ASAP.
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My P45 board has 10 USB ports on the back. :rolleyes:
 
5 USB ports, FW800, and a mini-DVI port- and you people believe this is real? Are you ******** me? When the hell has apple had 5 USB ports on a device such as this? They're in the business of cutting down on ports, not increasing them. And mini-DVI? There's absolutely no reason for them to keep that port, when theyve transitioned to mini-DP in their new machines. Having both is extremely un-apple like. Is someone going to suggest to me that apple cares about people who have old adapters? Really? Cause I can think of nothing else. I can see FW as a slight possibility... but definitely not 5 USB ports and a mini-DVI.

I'll eat my shoe if this turns out to be real.
 
If you look at the table it seems to be resting on, it's made out of wood, or that kind of fake wood finish. It seems unlikely to me that you would find that kind of thing in either one of Apple's prototyping facilities, or one of their factories.

What do the rest of you think?
 
Gpu Power!!!

It is no secret that a large share of MacMini's are used as home entertainment centers. You get a DVD player/burner, a DVR (ex. Elgato's EyeTV), a media center (i.e. photos, music, video files), the ability to run Boxee and Hulu, and the ability to video iChat, surf the web, and handle email. Granted, there is a significant price difference between the AppleTV and a MacMini. However, considering the advantage of better performance and larger HD, the price difference seems negligible. Further, when you compare a Windows media center PC to a MacMini, the MacMini is a freaking bargain!!! Even my PC-centric friends are considering picking one up for this explicit purpose.

If Apple wants the MacMinis to sell like hot cakes, put a dedicated GPU with at least 256MB of GRAM and re-dub it the iMedia. :D
 
Edit: I'm too disappointed about this to care anymore.

Apple hates the mini and has no respect for anyone who purchases one and its obvious. Just like their 5 year old cinema displays, just get rid of them already.
 
DrinkGuinness said:
It is no secret that a large share of MacMini's are used as home entertainment centers. You get a DVD player/burner, a DVR (ex. Elgato's EyeTV), a media center (i.e. photos, music, video files), the ability to run Boxee and Hulu, and the ability to video iChat, surf the web, and handle email. Granted, there is a significant price difference between the AppleTV and a MacMini. However, considering the advantage of better performance and larger HD, the price difference seems negligible. Further, when you compare a Windows media center PC to a MacMini, the MacMini is a freaking bargain!!! Even my PC-centric friends are considering picking one up for this explicit purpose.

If Apple wants the MacMinis to sell like hot cakes, put a dedicated GPU with at least 256MB of GRAM and re-dub it the iMedia. :D
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I take it you've never used Windows Media Center either? Please elaborate.
 
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