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Mac Mini To Be Discontinued?
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You should always check the date before posting--Mr Bababasjd has not made a post here in 3 years.
Was I the only one who saw this thread title and thought it was regarding the current 2010 Mac mini? I breathed a sigh of relief when I saw it was an old article from 2007.
Not to help with the thread resurrecting, but the redesign this year shows how off this rumor was...although I do think Apple did consider killing the Mini during 2008 when it didn't get the update alongside the iMac that year.
I am heavily considering buying one for my office at work instead of bringing my laptop back and forth (I already have a 24" LCD there). But it seems like it will be due for a refresh in the next few months so I may just wait. The new model is very cool.
I am heavily considering buying one for my office at work instead of bringing my laptop back and forth (I already have a 24" LCD there). But it seems like it will be due for a refresh in the next few months so I may just wait. The new model is very cool.
Having recently purchased one of the new Minis, I can say that it's one of the best ones made. Easy RAM upgrades, runs quieter and cooler than previous/original design and is plenty fast.
LOL, the $599 1.66 CD Mini I ended up getting for video editing and DVD burning (I used an external burner I already had) beat out the $2,000 WinXP computer I tried doing that stuff on and still couldn't get it working right...
that just sounds ridiculous, or you maybe comparing a newer macmini to something from 2001.
currently $2000 will buy you a computer so fast it will blow the fastest iMac out of the water.
im talking fastest i7 cpu
24GB of triple ch ram
SSD in raid 5
2 or even 3 video cards in sli/cf
1500W psu
I would *love* to see a quote from an actual sales source for that. Link please?
all i7's can be overclocked to something past 4GHz on air quite easily, ive seen them running at 4.5GHz on air cooling
triple 60GB Sandforce SSD's in raid 5 (we are talking damn near 1GB/s copy rates)
the video cards i didnt include because the screen cap would be too long for 1 page and you still have $300 to play around with, you can even get a cheaper motherboard and add more video cards with the money you save, i just chose the sabertooth because its bad ass
edit: just checked for video cards, an ATi 6850 is only $180 bux
oh BTW all those are Canadian prices, its even cheaper if you go to newegg.com (you have more choices to!)
Go pr5. Nice work. And I think we can always find good deals on hardware at Newegg.
Of course, they still run Windows. Which I think is what gkarris's issue was with the video editing.
Of course, they still run Windows. Which I think is what gkarris's issue was with the video editing.
you can run whatever you want really, windows isnt a must, but the hardware just has more support under windows, you can triple boot windows linux and osx if you wanted, lots of people do this.
If it traveled at light speed I still wouldn't go back to Windows headaches. My C2D Macs run better than any Dell I have had - my last being a quad core Vostro work station. I like my computers to work - that's why I parted ways with Windows after almost two decades of let down after let down.
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forget what i said about fresh windows 7 installs + base drives
this is the kind of STUPID functionality apple offers, i cant believe people paid $500+,
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1069672/
its the same thing with apple hardware, just lacking in all aspects
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What nice work ? He just grabbed a bunch of parts to make an Ikea computer. The thing will be huge, have huge power draw and require some assembly by the owner.
Comparing that beast to a Mini is just shortsighted. Size, power draw are specifications. Price matching requires to also match spec for spec, otherwise your comparison is about as good as toilet paper you wrote it on.
So for the Mini, if you really want to do some price matching, go look at the Dell Studio Hybrid, and then come back here and tell us about price. Apple doesn't make a computer that competes with a mishmash of parts off of newegg, when they do, then we can start comparing prices on those.
not comparing to the mac mini in terms of form factor, the previous guy said his mac mini beat a $2000 windows machine, and im saying a $2000 machine will be something like the one pictured above, i was basically stating that i dont believe a macmini can be faster than that, size, power draw, and whatever you said was not part of my point.
also, most apple products are a "mishmash" of parts too
intel cpu's
sigmatel audio
realtek or broadcom nics
nvidia northbridges and gpus
hon hai connectors (usb, mini dp, etc)
atheros wireless transciever (i think they used ralink too)
lcds made by sanyo, LG, and i think genwai made some too
elpida ram (this stuff is crap haha, seriously hynix is better)
theres tons more too but i cant remember off the top of my head
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But his Mac Mini does beat a 2000$ Windows XP machine, it beats it on size and power draw. Again, both of those are specs, no matter how much you don't want them to be.
My point was that your point is completely based on a flawed premise, that the Mini offers no extra value by its size and power draw, which is blatantly false. That is exactly where its value comes from, and it's exactly why we have things like mini-ITX systems or other SFF.
If you're trying to decide between a self built system and a Mac Mini, then it means the Mini is not for you at all.
I don't believe it will be discontinued just yet. People who are newly getting interested in Apple have to have small, affordable machines to get into them before they go spending the big bucks. I for one would never have bought a mac as expensive as a 15" MBP! I first had to try them, so I bought a 13" MB. So it would, in my opinion, be a very unwise move for apple to discontinue the Mini, because it's small and affordable for first time buyers
I imagine, at least a 100% profit. I doubt it's worth even half what Apple charge for it, even without accounting for the volume Apple will buy parts in.
It's the innards of a low spec, out of date core 2 duo laptop in a little case that's purely form over function or they'd have the sense to put the power button on the front and realise a USB port is more use than a card reader to most people.
It's still what I'm getting for my next mac though, I'm priced out of any of the other laptops for your desk Apple sell, not to mention, I like my 23" LCD, plan on replacing my 19" LCD with a 23" LCD/TV at some stage too so even if they brought out a £649 iMac to replace it, it would be of no use to me.
sure, with size and power draw as specs its a clear winner however i was replying to this post
LOL, the $599 1.66 CD Mini I ended up getting for video editing and DVD burning (I used an external burner I already had) beat out the $2,000 WinXP computer I tried doing that stuff on and still couldn't get it working right...
video editing and DVD burning, now in my head, this is what a mac pro is for, cpu power and lots of ram is needed for video transcoding (i know this because my laptop was speced out for this purpose)
dvd burning, i would say a DVD RAM drive is more suited to this or at least something that does DVD+r and -R with RPC1 firmware.
please explain how you got to your conclusion? personally i dont see how size and power savings would relate to those 2, i would see size/pwr more for home theatre PC and public Internet stations (maybe operating noise too)
I guess I should have stated "Nice work on the reply with all of the screen shots showing what he paid" As a multiple mini owner, I don't need a DIY computer system.
Or even for people who started on Macs but are looking for a mid range desktop Mac. Sorry Steve but your all in one iMac doesn't count.
its because no real IT manager would use apple products on the backend with no onsite support and apple's ridiculous price
nobody really bought those 1u servers so they are forced to discontinue
that would make too much sense sorry i dont think thats going to happen
