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Mac Mini to Launch at Macworld San Francisco?

When Apple released the 24" LED Display, Steve clearly stated that they would be building the Mini Display Port into EVERY Mac from now on. I think the reason for it being advertised as the Macbook/Pro companion at the moment is because they're the only computers that currently have Mini Display Port connectors.
 
SuperMacMan said:
Holy cow.

So we have ALL THIS coming in a weeks time?!?

- Mac Mini
- iMac
- Mac Pro
- Displays
- iPhone Nano
- Netbook
- Snow Leopard (announcement[?])
- And more

All without Uncle Steve........

Methinks not.

Unless Steve REALLY wows us with a surprise appearance............ Maybe....

Time will tell!
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I doubt Steve will pop his head in, after making such a hooplah about not being there.

And the iPhone nano i presume is definitely going to be at macworld?
 
Marx55 said:
Please, at least two ports of Firewire 800. Booting and working from external Firewire drives is a much faster experience for Mac mini.
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I would expect firewire to disappear entirely following the lead of the macbooks (and ibooks) that it has always followed in hardware configuration
 
Gunga Din said:
So a Mini and that monitor together would cost what? $1500 ?

top end 20" iMac is $1500
low end 24" iMac is 1800

Wouldnt those be better choices than a mini with the new LED? The mini won't have nearly as much juice as those iMacs.

Makes no sense to me. Even if they released a 20" LED, it would still be alot.
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late response, but yeah a mini and a ACD never would actually make sense by that logic, even the old one and old display would be under the same scrutiny. But is apple going to design a new mini to not fit perfectly with their ACD, that would just be silly. And if you wanted to save money, you wouldn't be in the market for an ACD. (in most cases at least)
 
Kar98 said:
I upgraded the RAM to 2GB for $40, rather than pay Apple $300 for that. Last week I added a 320 GB to it. A faster processor is an option, as well as wireless-n.
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Ok, you guys win. I see your pt about a mini over an iMac. I just didnt think it was as upgradeable as you guys described, but seems like it is :)
 
xhambonex said:
But is apple going to design a new mini to not fit perfectly with their ACD, that would just be silly.
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I'll go on record and say Apple will. There will also be a matching 20" version of the display for MacBooks and Mac minis. But I've been wrong before and I'll be wrong again. :)
 
Gunga Din said:
Ok, you guys win. I see your pt about a mini over an iMac. I just didnt think it was as upgradeable as you guys described, but seems like it is :)
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I think Apple try to hid the fact that it's semi upgradeable, and maybe they go the way they did with the iMac and pretty much stop people from being able to upgrade...I hope not though.
 
gazfocus said:
I think Apple try to hid the fact that it's semi upgradeable, and maybe they go the way they did with the iMac and pretty much stop people from being able to upgrade...I hope not though.
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Well, yeah, Apple originally thought they had made the Mac mini so you couldn't crack it open. That is until videos started showing up online, how to use a putty knife.
 
iDave said:
I'll go on record and say Apple will. There will also be a matching 20" version of the display for MacBooks and Mac minis. But I've been wrong before and I'll be wrong again. :)
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ok maybe im reading you wrong or youre reading me wrong, but I'm saying they will have ACD matching with their Mac Mini design. That apple wouldn't design a new mac mini that would NOT go well with an ACD. Everything in their line is aluminum and black, or at least going that way.
 
xhambonex said:
ok maybe im reading you wrong or youre reading me wrong, but I'm saying they will have ACD matching with their Mac Mini design. That apple wouldn't design a new mac mini that would NOT go well with an ACD. Everything in their line is aluminum and black, or at least going that way.
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Yep, sorry, I read you wrong. It seems perfectly logical that a new mini would have Magsafe power and match up with the new display. Apparently you agree. The only reason for not doing it is if Apple is really worried this would become as popular as the iMac. Thanks for the clarification.
 
iDave said:
The only reason for not doing it is if Apple is really worried this would become as popular as the iMac. Thanks for the clarification.
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That would be a possibility for sure. Especially if it pans out to be the home theater media server people think it may be. A truly portable desktop would take a large chunk from iMac sales, plus ACDs are expensive, its way cheaper to go with a different display, save money and have the portability.

man this could be one of the greatest updates in a long time.;)
 
xhambonex said:
That would be a possibility for sure. Especially if it pans out to be the home theater media server people think it may be. A truly portable desktop would take a large chunk from iMac sales, plus ACDs are expensive, its way cheaper to go with a different display, save money and have the portability.

man this could be one of the greatest updates in a long time.;)
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I think people are expecting new processors (as in latest technology) which has never happened before in the Mac Mini. This is one thing that has always kept the Mac Mini and iMac apart. The iMac could well be seeing quad core processors, but I can't see the Mac Mini using anything other than previous gen processors (but with the nVidia chipset).
 
Stebus said:
Why are people constantly assuming and demanding that the new ACD is for the entire Mac line?
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It's pure speculation but it seems like that apple is trying to standardize the entire product line more than ever. Also producing a different line of displays would be very costly of them.
 
iDave said:
Yep, sorry, I read you wrong. It seems perfectly logical that a new mini would have Magsafe power and match up with the new display. Apparently you agree. The only reason for not doing it is if Apple is really worried this would become as popular as the iMac. Thanks for the clarification.
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How is it "perfectly logical" to have a Magsafe power cord on a desktop? Accidently knock it out and boom, there goes all the work you were just doing. It is logical on laptops because they have the battery to sustain it if it is no longer connected to the power supply. You'd be absolutely mad to have your only power source connected so weakly.
 
Stebus said:
How is it "perfectly logical" to have a Magsafe power cord on a desktop? Accidently knock it out and boom, there goes all the work you were just doing. It is logical on laptops because they have the battery to sustain it if it is no longer connected to the power supply. You'd be absolutely mad to have your only power source connected so weakly.
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Who knows...maybe they'll put a buffer battery in the new mini? It would be kinda cool to power the mini directly from the 24" LED ACD....very applish stuff....
 
I hope they make it easier to open, I wonder how many Minis were destroyed by people trying to open them and damaging some component in side ?
 
zap2 said:
Well I've upgraded the RAM went I first got it, and recently my HDD died, and I put in a 320GB HDD....wasn't to hard.

But I see the Mac Mini as much more upgradable then the current iMac, if I recall they made the iMac harder to get into right?(my last iMac was a Rev A machine, which was actually fairly easy to get into)


I know CPU, RAM and HDD are all quite do able, plus the monitor.
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+1

I upgraded the RAM and HDD in my mini, and there have been mods where people filed down the Kensington security slot enough to slip a SATA to eSATA cable out the back of the mini to connect up an external "internal" 3.5" 7200 RPM drive.

I certainly see the mini as a better option to the iMac, although I am a tech nerd and I like to be able to service my computer more than just opening up the RAM door. That's all you can do on the current iMacs, unless you remove the glass that covers the screen.
 
I'm really hoping that a powerful Mac Mini is released on Tuesday. I need something to manage my iTunes library across the network and have a lot of power to process my Handbrake encodes.

That said, I'm hoping the rumors of an Apple Home Media Server are at least partially true; I'd rather it be a software solution included in OS 10.6 (like Windows Media Center) than a dedicated piece of hardware.
 
Stebus said:
How is it "perfectly logical" to have a Magsafe power cord on a desktop? You'd be absolutely mad to have your only power source connected so weakly.
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I disagree. It's not a "weak" connection and I've never tripped over the power cord on my Mac mini, since the cord is behind the furniture.
 
Tallest Skil said:
Why would it switch to mini DVI? That's just idiotic; it forces everyone to buy an adapter regardless of the display they use. It goes against BYODKM.
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Mini-DisplayPort, because Apple is standardizing on it. Adapters are available.
 
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