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Mac Mini Still Alive? New Model Coming?

Eidorian said:
You are my last hope Mac mini for a new Mac.

This image is awesome.
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Well, I don't think we'll be getting THAT many, but my friend who runs a web hosting outfit is planning to get one so I can run some Mac-specific 'net apps on it (instead of on my cable modem).

As for consumers, I think a refresh is in order. But, those of you who are planning on replacing your :apple:TV with it, make sure it has HD output (unless you're just going to use a monitor as your TV). I would love to have one instead of the closed :apple:TV (even with patchstick applied). Using plain ol' FrontRow on a Mini would be fine. But it would have to offer at least component video, if not HDMI.
 
I wish they'd put some relatively recent technology in it, the Nvidia chipset and graphics, the latest processors, DDR3 Memory. Then leave it for another 14 months by all means, but don't leave it for 14 months with technology that was already over a year old at the time.
 
nick9191 said:
I wish they'd put some relatively recent technology in it, the Nvidia chipset and graphics, the latest processors, DDR3 Memory. Then leave it for another 14 months by all means, but don't leave it for 14 months with technology that was already over a year old at the time.
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thats a very good request!!!

2gb DDR3 1066mhz RAM would be nice, stock 2,4ghz penryn processor, a nice 9400M. not bad notbad.
 
To be honest, after 1.5 years since the last upgrade, I will not settle for a simple CPU-RAM bump. I want a decent design change. By including a 3.5 inc drive and the power brick, they can come up with a more cubeish design (I'm talking about geometrical cube here, not PM Cube G4.. )

But overall, I agree with the rest of the posts, Mac mini is too precious to give up.
 
Of course the Mac Mini is continuing on. It's a huge seller at Amazon. Apple would have no interest in discontinuing this little cash-cow. For some reason, ever since Apple Insider mistakenly pronounced the Mini to dead last year, this rumor of its demise just won't die.
 
We love the Mac mini because it is so quiet. For us that is the main purchase point. The Mac mini would be perfect if it had:

- Firewire 800 (we boot from external Firewire 800 drives and carry the drives with us to work at the University and home or anywhere in the world where a Firewire Mac is available as the ultimate portability solution).
- More Firewire ports (now it only has one)

Of course, we would also like to have a quiet Mac miniTOWER with the option of 4 and 8 cores (no need of PCI or faster disks, since as said we boot from external Firewire disks), but that is another story.

We do not want the iMac because we want to use the external Apple displays, and besides we hate the glossy horrible mirror-like displays.

We do not want the PowerMac because they are too noisy, require too much electricity and generate too much heat.

In summary, the perfect desktop Mac for us would be a Mac miniTOWER with and Apple Display. Alternatively, the Mac mini with an Apple Display, booting in both cases from external Firewire disks.
 
oooohhh..... what a nice rumour to wake up to. Please be true !!!!!! Please be true !!!!!! :D
 
The optical drive is going to disappear, I can smell it.
And I don't really care so long as they don't jack the price up and they do raise the specs. And their software better work correctly too, unlike iDVD a while ago on external drives.
 
I agree but not quite

boer said:
I find to hard to believe Apple would abandon the segment Mac mini is in. As to why hasn't Apple updated the mini for over a year, here's the most simple explanation (Occam's razor): The current model has sold well enough and being older tech it provides nice enough profit margins. As simple as that.
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That's not quite what Occam's razor is, but I do agree that it does definitely provide Apple with great margins. I mean how much can they be paying Intel for those chips?
 
jodelli said:
The optical drive is going to disappear, I can smell it.
And I don't really care so long as they don't jack the price up and they do raise the specs. And their software better work correctly too, unlike iDVD a while ago on external drives.
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I like the idea of no optical drive as an option so you can do 2 HDD, but if you want to use this machine as your media center? or to rip your DVDs? If I have to use cd/dvd sharing it is going to take twice as long to convert DVDs to mp4.... sigh... let it be an option... please Apple?
 
Makes sense they would put the Mini DisplayPort on something else other than the MacBooks I suppose.
 
i wonder if that will really be the max ram or whether like the MBP it'll be the "max" ram, and the new mini will actually support 8GB..

Now that would be something. :D
 
I think they will release a new one at the same time a snow leopard. And it will have the same processor more max RAM and a bigger graphics card also I think snow leopard will support OpenCL so you get max power out the system
 
Best. Mac. Ever

Hardly anything ever goes wrong with them either. Very rare to have logic board failures, much less so than other machines in Apple's current lineup. The only things that ever really fail are the typical moving parts (HDD and optical drive, I've never seen a fan fail on one yet), and occasionally the interconnect board.

Certainly the most reliable Mac out there, so I'd be distraught if they discontinued it.
 
Maybe they remove the screen from the Macbook and sell that as a Mini. If they do the same with the Macbook Air then it's a Premium Mini for the living room :)
 
i'd get rid of the mini. make people spend more on a better machine. it's mot like there is an alternative out there. it's time for apple to challenge the consumer more than ever.

computers are now status symbols. buying a pc is now embarrassing to almost everyone i know. why give them a cheap out?

for every one person of conviction who won't buy a mac because of price there are thirty who will. Go for the kill Steve.

p.s. for those of you who think the economy will slow sales please give your head a shake. we are all consumer slaves, and having a wicked computer is just too important to all of us, if you choose to admit it or not.
 
444 days? How can they just forget to update one of their computers for that long? They only have six to worry about.
 
oxygen8 said:
i'd get rid of the mini. make people spend more on a better machine. it's mot like there is an alternative out there. it's time for apple to challenge the consumer more than ever.

computers are now status symbols. buying a pc is now embarrassing to almost everyone i know. why give them a cheap out?

for every one person of conviction who won't buy a mac because of price there are thirty who will. Go for the kill Steve.

p.s. for those of you who think the economy will slow sales please give your head a shake. we are all consumer slaves, and having a wicked computer is just too important to all of us, if you choose to admit it or not.
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You know some strange people who aren't the norm. I've never heard of anyone not buying a PC because they're embarrassed to get one.

Minis are fit for purpose. An updated mini would fill a necessary niche. Not everyone wants a new display, and not everyone needs a "better" machine. For some purposes the mini is still top of class. Minis definitely pull more people into the Apple camp.. All the other machines are too much of an investment for people who aren't really sure..

Long live the mini!
 
latchthekid said:
I like the idea of no optical drive as an option so you can do 2 HDD, but if you want to use this machine as your media center? or to rip your DVDs? If I have to use cd/dvd sharing it is going to take twice as long to convert DVDs to mp4.... sigh... let it be an option... please Apple?
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You could buy external 3,5" od even 2,5" DVD-burner for USB or Firewire...
 
oxygen8 said:
i'd get rid of the mini. make people spend more on a better machine. it's mot like there is an alternative out there. it's time for apple to challenge the consumer more than ever.

computers are now status symbols. buying a pc is now embarrassing to almost everyone i know. why give them a cheap out?

for every one person of conviction who won't buy a mac because of price there are thirty who will. Go for the kill Steve.

p.s. for those of you who think the economy will slow sales please give your head a shake. we are all consumer slaves, and having a wicked computer is just too important to all of us, if you choose to admit it or not.
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You can't be serious? Most people I know get a computer because they need to do things with it, not because they need to show off how much money they have. I understand that Apple computers may be status symbols for some users, but definitely not for all.
 
I have been waiting to buy at least 2 minis for quite some time now. If they get updated I think apple will be getting a chunk of change from me. The are a great replacement for those people who don't really need a blazing fast computer and want to switch to the mac.
 
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