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Mac Mini End Of Life?
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I'm in almost the same boat. I want to be able to play Diablo 3 and WoW. As long as I can do that, I'm find with whatever they add in there. I'm tired of getting 5-10fps in WoW. 20 or 30 FPS consistently would be awesome.
oh yes, because they're just flying off the shelves
The fact is, nobody outside of Apple and its resellers know if the Mac mini sells well or not.
Just because it sells less units than the iMac doesn't mean it's a failure. By that account the Mac Pro would be the worst Apple product and should be discontinued immediately.
The fact is, nobody outside of Apple and its resellers know if the Mac mini sells well or not.
Just because it sells less units than the iMac doesn't mean it's a failure. By that account the Mac Pro would be the worst Apple product and should be discontinued immediately.
I agree and it's also worth bearing in mind that the Mini is a great first step into Mac ownership. It's not a loss leader in the truest form ( I'm sure
make a few quid from each sale ;-)), but it'll certainly lead to more sales of 'better' Macs.That's exactly how I came to buy my iMac.
My C2D Mini would happily give me 30 fps for 95% of my playing time on WoW. I just ramped the settings down a tad.
No, but to be honest, I really don't care. I've always hated AIO desktop systems. That's why the Mac mini was such a breath of fresh air.
Possibly, but the first big seller was the iMac G3. Sure Apple had a bunch of other AIO's before that, but they didn't reach the huge numbers like the colored iMacs did.
Isn't the next Apple event in august or september? If anything happens with the Mac mini (upgraded, replaced or simply ditched) it has to be within the next month/month-and-a-half.
I'm hoping they just upgrade/replace it with something similar. If they drop it, it means the Mac will return into its "Macs are for rich people" status. Besides, they do sell a 50$ iPod, so I can easily see them selling a 300-400$ Mac nano.
I'm hoping they just upgrade/replace it with something similar. If they drop it, it means the Mac will return into its "Macs are for rich people" status. Besides, they do sell a 50$ iPod, so I can easily see them selling a 300-400$ Mac nano.
oh yes, because they're just flying off the shelves
They don't have to be. You buy the components inside them for pocket change and Apple is selling them for $600 or $800. The only possible way they're losing money is if they produced way too many units.
uhm?
I don't know how many of these sold versus the iMac G3, but THE Macintosh was a very successful AIO. But you're right, the iMac revived the formfactor and made it what it is today.
Waiting for SCII, eh? Me too (as you may be able to tell from my avatar
). So impatient!-Clive
ready to get an eee or amilo
i'm ready to give up on a mini as a media server and get an eee or amilo. plus, it'd have a screen, so i can take it on trips where i'd rather not have the MBP.
am too busy now, but in a month or three i'll be ready to jump and if a new mini isn't available, then so be it.
it would seem its in apple's best interest to keep such a thing current, even w/ small margins, to boost market share. it'd be a hit in the corp world, as well.
i'm ready to give up on a mini as a media server and get an eee or amilo. plus, it'd have a screen, so i can take it on trips where i'd rather not have the MBP.
am too busy now, but in a month or three i'll be ready to jump and if a new mini isn't available, then so be it.
it would seem its in apple's best interest to keep such a thing current, even w/ small margins, to boost market share. it'd be a hit in the corp world, as well.
I really wanted a Mac Mini, but I've given up... My old PC died on me. And since I really wanted a Mac I've bought an iMac. If it is stategy from Apple not to update the mini to force customers to the iMac, in my case they have won... I don't feel too bad about it though.
Still, the mini is an interesting product. I hope that it will not be discontinued
Still, the mini is an interesting product. I hope that it will not be discontinued
I'll see your Mac, Clive at Five, and raise you a:
Gotta fix that pic link...
Compaq Portable! Hahaha! I didn't think I'd ever see one of those again.
-Clive
No, but to be honest, I really don't care. I've always hated AIO desktop systems. That's why the Mac mini was such a breath of fresh air.
That was precisely my point: it is a form factor that doesn't really answer the needs of too many people, but rather tells them what they want and then gives it to them. Very good business to be in, if you can do it.
Ahhh, yes...I can't say with authority that it was the first AIO ever, but it was certainly the first computer I ever saw at Farmington Elementary School in 1982. It played cool, green-text-only games with fancy number-randomizing line commands, and you could program graphics in blocks direct from a piece of graph paper and then the designs appeared right on the screen...I thought it was alive
.But I digress...
Exactly. And it would be named "Fabulous Mac Fred"...
http://www.fredsociety.com/fabulous_fred_game.html
I wanted to use the Mini at the Apple Store Friday 7/11 just to see how fast they are now compared to my older one.
But it was spending the time timing out on the iTunes store trying to do iPhone 3G activations...
But it was spending the time timing out on the iTunes store trying to do iPhone 3G activations...
I just got a MINI as a desktop replacement and am pretty happy with it so far. I had a Dell Dimension 8300 that was getting along in years and wanted to jump into the APPLE arena without spending a lot and it seemed like the MINI was the most logical choice!
The only complaint I have would be that I wish it had more memory..2 instead of one..but it has enough to do everything I need it to do.
The only complaint I have would be that I wish it had more memory..2 instead of one..but it has enough to do everything I need it to do.
10.6 (Snow Leopard) is supposed to run better with less memory and less hard drive space (no more PPC code/compatibility required). Heck, it's supposed to run great with 512 Meg (what I have in a much older Mini).
That's the nice thing about Macs - they last much longer.
Mac Teleputer
I am in agreement with you.
Since each only provided 1/2 of the whole & neither sold in "Awesome" numbers. It would make really good business sense and be relatively easy to combine them into 1 product.
Rather than calling it a MacTeleputer, possible MacMedia would make a better name or iMedia or .....
I am in agreement with you.Since each only provided 1/2 of the whole & neither sold in "Awesome" numbers. It would make really good business sense and be relatively easy to combine them into 1 product.
Rather than calling it a MacTeleputer, possible MacMedia would make a better name or iMedia or .....
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