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Mac mini CPUs past, present, and future

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guerrillamac

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I have been wanting to purchase a Mac mini. Badly. For years. With the March 2009 update, I got very close. However I worry the 2.0GHz will be easily confused (aka more difficult to search for parts, resell, etc) with the older 2.0GHz model.

Thus I have been gauging the past, present, and possible future CPUs of Mac mini, in hopes that the next revision is not far.

Below is some research.

What are your timeline guesses for the next Mac mini revision?

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I think the next update will be in 2010. It would use Arrandale or a higher-clocked Penryn if Apple wants to use last-gen technology (which I wouldn't be surprised if they did).

For Penryn, I think the speeds will be bumped to 2.17/2.4 GHz or something similar.
 
iMacmatician said:
I think the next update will be in 2010. It would use Arrandale or a higher-clocked Penryn if Apple wants to use last-gen technology (which I wouldn't be surprised if they did).

For Penryn, I think the speeds will be bumped to 2.17/2.4 GHz or something similar.
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Or it will take them another 2 years to update. :p
 
The mini isn't something that Apple upgrades often. Since it was just updated I think this is the best time you could ever get a mini. If you want it now then you should get it. Just think of how long you'll have to enjoy it before the next revision.
 
That is great advice, Cboss. I agree in spirit but can't quite pull the trigger.
I'll read your post a couple more times and try to muster up.

If there isn't a new Mac mini with Snow Leopard, I'll look for a 2.26GHz on craigslist.
 
Just get the 2 ghz, your reasons not to are absolutely ridiculous.

And you'll never notice the 0.2 increase in GHz unless you count every second when encoding in Handbrake.
 
iMacmatician said:
I think the next update will be in 2010. It would use Arrandale or a higher-clocked Penryn if Apple wants to use last-gen technology (which I wouldn't be surprised if they did).
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Given apple's track record for updating the mini, I'd say that estimate is overly ambitious. They just updated it, and I don't expect to see anything from apple on the mini until 2011 at the earliest. The mini while popular has such thin profit margins and if they update it too much could impact iMac sales. So much so they let the mini sit there for seemingly years on end before they update the puppy.
 
maflynn said:
Given apple's track record for updating the mini, I'd say that estimate is overly ambitious. They just updated it, and I don't expect to see anything from apple on the mini until 2011 at the earliest.
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Since Intel, significant updates happened at about one and a half years apart. That would put an update in mid-late 2010.
 
Mac mini, Apple's sentinel!

With the WWDC announcements the Macbooks have been following the cpu upgrade path (bumped all the way to 2.8), but alas the dear mini remains staid and loyal.
Maybe Apple doesn't want to cast shadows on the minimal cpu specs of the Air?
 
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