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Mac Mini to be Discontinued?

What would be really cool is if they bring back the G4 Cube to replace the Mini and also introduce a lower price Mac Pro and just call it the Macintosh. :0


To be honest I won't miss the Mac Mini. I know some people who love it but I'm not a huge fan of it.

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Bad sales, a product gets discontinued. News at eleven.

Meanwhile, it appears the MacBook made the job of introducing pc users to the mac platform better than the mini, which pretty much was designed for that.

edit: if you want a small mac desktop, just get a wrap for an xserve =D
 
starflyer said:
If it hasn't sold very well, I say kill it.
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I know we all like to defend Apple here and there, but this is class A bullshi*.

The Mac Mini isn't selling at all because it's $600 for over-priced hardware, and by the time you make it usable, the iMac becomes your choice and Apple locks you in.

Apple, are you guys kidding?? You guys have been in a slump, killing Mac Mini will make it even worse.

The cheapest desktop starts at $1100? are you kidding me?? Thanks Apple for being so helpful to the economy, we all are looking forward to buying your overpriced products.
 
I know that my department isn't going to be ordering any new Macs anytime soon. We bought the $1,299 Power Mac G4 and then the Mac mini.

Now we have to buy an all-in-one from Apple? :rolleyes:
 
Mini made me a switcher

CaTOAGU said:
What are Apple doing! The Mini is the machine that got me, and I suspect a lot of others, started with Apple. Since then I've gone on to purchase two iMacs and a MacBook. I really can't understand the reasoning behind dropping this machine unless they have something in mind to replace it. The next lowest priced Mac the is nearly twice as much.
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I am a Mac enthusiast (again) solely because the mini was small and cheap enough that I could try it out without breaking the bank and put it on a KVM switch with a windows machine.

Three macbooks, a MBP a mac pro, an apple TV, two iphones, an ipod touch, and countless other ipods later I am a solid Mac enthusiast (though not a rabid fanboy, windows machines and linux machines have their places).

I will be sad to see this go!

I have a Mini tucked away powering a 15" monitor and a bluetooth keyboard and mouse on my bar for visitors to use and to manage my video/DVD collection.

Like the firewire video camera, this thing will live on for years on eBay because it really is a good product.
 
I forsee an update coming at the iMac event

I see an iMac event coming in November/Macworld bringing the updated look of the new LED 24" display (aluminum back) complete black bezel on the front. I also see the mini being updated at this event into a combo of Apple TV/Mini combo. I know I'm not saying anything new, but I don't think this is the end of the mini.
 
What a shame. My girlfriend loves hers.

Which reminds me--I need to pick up Applecare for her before the end of the month--I think her first year of service is up mid-november.
 
I met Apple with Macmini. Felt in love with operation system but was not really happy with the hardware. ( I remember correct it was g5 and could not some of the effects that iMovie offered )

I believe if they can upgrade the graphics card to new macbooks level and reduce the price little bit it will sell.
 
CaTOAGU said:
What are Apple doing! The Mini is the machine that got me, and I suspect a lot of others, started with Apple. Since then I've gone on to purchase two iMacs and a MacBook. I really can't understand the reasoning behind dropping this machine unless they have something in mind to replace it. The next lowest priced Mac the is nearly twice as much.
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Same here. Got an Intel Mini as soon as they released it in 2006. Since then, I have bought three MacBooks (2 for family) and one MacBook Pro 17".
 
New Apple Motto

Forget "Think Different" - The new Apple motto is...

"Lack of Choice Makes OUR Life Easier"
 
puckhead193 said:
why kill it. I think it will be a great little computer if they updated it with the new graphics card of the mac book
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All they need to do is build a new aluminium Macbook but leave the LCD panel, keyboard, trackpad and battery off. That should save at least 1/3rd or 1/2 of the price.

That said. I'd much prefer to see a more upgradable desktop machine. But then Apple is likely to kill the mini so they can sell more macbooks
 
It could mean two things:

  1. No more Mac mini but also no replacement for it. Either you buy a MacBook or an iMac if you want to switch. That's bad news considering an entry-level Mac mini (650$CAD) is less than half the price of either an entry-level MacBook ($1400CAD for new Aluminium model,the white plastic MacBook is probably still listed only to clear inventory) or iMac (1300$CAD).
  2. No more Mac mini because something else is going to replace it but won't be called Mac mini. Think back to when Apple discontinued the iPod mini and replaced it with the iPod nano.

I hope it's the second option because otherwise it means the only Mac without a built-in display becomes the Mac Pro, which regular home users can't afford (i.e. it's 2900$ CAD, only extreme PC gamers pay that much for a home computer in 2008).
 
Argh... that leaves just two Apple computers for people who like a matte screen: the 17-inch MacBook Pro and the MacPro.. I'm actually using a last generation Mac mini together with my 20-inch Cinema Display for my daily office work.. A MacPro would be total overkill, which leaves ... no Apple desktop!!
Yes, I know, I can plug in a laptop, buy the idea of a desktop computer is to have a permanent computer on the desk, plugged into external hard discs, scanners etcetera... This better signal the return of a BTO mid tower desktop. I will never opt for an iMac. I want to choose my own matte screen, thank you.. If the Mac mini doesn't get replaced I will think about a Windows 7 desktop computer in a couple of years (maybe a second hand MacPro, since I like OSX).
 
dwl017 said:
The new entry level Mac is now the Mac Book!
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Egads!!!!

I know AppleTV is out there...but I use my Mac Mini exclusively for my multimedia device connected to my Sony XBR5. It gives me more flexibility then the AppleTV....And was hoping for a better video card on the next release.

Lets not forget all the Mac mini car installs....ugh!
 
I think it is totally possible that Apple shrinks the Mini, and if it wasn't for the optical drive, they'd probably make the smallest computer, ever.

But, with these radical designs come over-priced hardware, so let's hope for a hardware upgrade.
 
schneb said:
Forget "Think Different" - The new Apple motto is...

"Lack of Choice Makes OUR Life Easier"
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WRONG.

"A streamlined lineup ENSURES Apple's success."

Longtime Mac users like me know what a mess Apple was in back in the 90s, exactly because of so many models and specs. SJ came and cleaned up that mess, so as to give a CLEAR message to the market.

And this is one of the main reasons Apple is dominating this market. No branding confusion, no cryptic model names, no plethora of look-alike Macs.

It's one AIO, one professional desktop, one professional server and 3 notebook lines...there is space for only one more thing, and that's a single-model personal desktop.

I kinda like it and bought one for my parents. IMHO, its EOL status means either that a NEW Mini is coming, a NEW Cube is coming, or a lower-specced MacPro is coming...:rolleyes:
 
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