MacBook Mini Photos Generate Speculation

Well, ok, reality--10" touch screens are being made/ordered by Apple.


Fake--this format with a touch screen would be ridiculous.
if this is true and those 10" screens are being placed on a notebook, it would be lame.
 
stagi said:
I am hoping for a real mini, something arond 6-8" and touchscreen only, that would be sweet. This mockup would just be a little bit smaller than the current macbooks so I don't see the point of it.
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I'm with you. 6-8 inches. Touchscreen only. Great if you are surfing bed or on the sofa (couch). Could also be used as a multi-function remote for EVERTHING.
 
I'm kinda' looking for something that fits into the back pocket of my blue jeans; and even though I forget that it's there, no real damage can occur b/c it's invincible, and can leap tall buildings in a single bound, but must stay away from all types of kryptonite, and especially the green one......:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p
 
SFStateStudent said:
I'm kinda' looking for something that fits into the back pocket of my blue jeans; and even though I forget that it's there, no real damage can occur b/c it's invincible, and can leap tall buildings in a single bound, but must stay away from all types of kryptonite, and especially the green one......:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p
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haha. you want to watch mine for me too then? (not that i would ever put it in my back pocket in the first place....)
 
Sounds like this has already been decided, but it's definitely a fake.

Those specs are almost the same as the MBA - there is no way that apple would sell a notebook that similar for a thousand dollars cheaper.
 
fry3k said:
they do on foreign keyboard layouts.

thats a russian layout i believe.
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Yeah, I love how the comments section on the original article (linked to from the first post) has degenerated into a massive flamewar about America versus the rest of the world.
 
I don't think I would pay that much for a computer with those stats. It seems more reasonable to save up a little more and just go with a MacBook. But size really isn't much of a deciding factor for me.
 
now THIS would be a breakthrough product and priced what i would expect from apple. its probably fake
 
Abstract said:
And is Nvidia making a board that would fit an Intel Atom and a 9400M just for Apple?? I don't believe such a thing exists for anyone else right now.
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Can one buy the Atom unsocketed? If not, I doubt Intel will let NVidia at it, seeing as how they're feuding...

DharvaBinky said:
$899? For $100 more you'd get a macbook with a bigger screen, faster processor, and other goodness? Ridiculous.
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Logic would dictate that this fabled MacBook would be a bad deal...

Apple refutes logic. Recall that the MacBook Air cost $800 more than a laptop with the same screen size, twice the processing power, triple the HDD space, upgradable RAM, and an optical drive... the only benefit was a laptop that was 2 lbs lighter and half the mean thickness. Yahoo?

The MBA is/was a failure. In time, it will be seen in the same light as the Cube... a piece of functionless bling.
 
douglasgb said:
This new model features a new über-thin manufacturing process. Instead of carving out space for the logic board from a single piece of aluminum, the actual circuits are etched into the slab itself.
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Shades of Battlefield Earth's teleporters
 
I don't think it's unforseeable that Apple would produce a high-end netbook at $899 - lots of business commuters would happily tap away on one on the train/tube at that price. The price would be justified by the ultra-portable size and build quality I guess.

Just doesn't seem to be the right climate to push something like this out - I'd expect Apple to produce a cheap smaller version of the plastic white macbook, as the MB Air imo is already the luxury purchase portable in my eyes.

Lovely render though, whoever done this. I'd love one, even thought I'd have no need, or use for it :mad:
 
ericinboston said:
For giggles I am going to assume that Apple is entering the Netbook market...and that they are trying to sell a netbook class machine for $899.

Apple is on major drugs if they think their netbook is going to compete with Dell or HP's that sell for $275. Yup...$275. You can add a few upgrades and max it at $499.

I bought a Dell Mini 9 a few months ago for $275 to my door...1gig ram, 16gig solid state hard drive...weighs 2 pounds and battery runs for about 5 hours (believe it or not)...I strictly use it for streaming my iTunes from one end of the house to my stereo...works like a charm.

I hear/read that more and more people are buying netbooks for the casual couch-surfing rather than plopping down hundreds more.

Hopefully I am wrong about Apple's price...it would really need to be under $500 to even seriously compete with the pc-side of netbooks...and before people jump in about pc/mac bashing...we're talking about netbooks here folks...essentially web surfing plastic devices. :)

-Eric
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I agree and definitely recommend the mini9. Especially when you can install Leopard onto the little beast so easily :D I love my little Hackint0sh.
 

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The key is the weight. No more than 300-400-500 g at most and we are sold for our University. With full Mac OS X inside and VGA video-out port for full blown video-presentations from NATIVE Keynote and PowerPoint files.
 
What would be the point on the Air if there was a MB mini....

I mean... I had the 1 Gen MBA 1.8/ssd and it was a piece of ****... i bought it because I was looking for an ultra portable from Apple... and I guess that most people who bought it was because of that too... a MB Mini would steal sooo many sales from the MBA... I think Apple wouldn't be so stupid.

Plus, I will NEVER buy a product when it comes out again... I still remember that $3000 hoover vacuum making that horrible noise in the middle of a lecture and with its core shutting down... it was SO embarrassing...

You couldn't even watch a youtube video properly.
Thanks Steve
 
I'll agree with everyone else - too expensive! Perfect machine, but at $899 priced out of the realm of reason for what it is. Actually, the price is good for what it is, but they could scale down and still have a nice computer and charge less. I'd like to see a smaller/lower res/cheaper screen, 32gb SSD, 1.6ghz Atom version that was under $500. I paid $350 for my Dell mini (1.6ghz, 2gb, 32gb, 9", BT/wifi/webcam) and it's a great little Hackintosh. I'd pay $150 more for OSX/iLife, better battery life, nicer design, multitouch trackpad, etc.

But not $550 more.
 
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