An 8600M GT in a Mac Mini? Dream on. Apple would not even put one of these in the iMac.
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Much Smaller Mac Mini Coming?
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An 8600M GT in a Mac Mini? Dream on. Apple would not even put one of these in the iMac.
Everything's packed so tightly, internal access must be one of the lowest priorities! Sounds like you just want a ridiculously cheap Mac Pro, sir!
Id personally rather a much bigger mini with atleast an AGP port. COME ON APPLE! Show the world that you'd prefer to put the customer first instead of asethetics. The iMac is beautiful, but i'm sure anyone here would love to see apple re-design the common tower.
An AGP port? Is this 2003 again? No new chipsets have support for AGP. I think it would make more people mad if they included a port and it was well out dated.
Not read the whole thread but it might be nice if they're going smaller to have something that's like the size of the OQO. Move the power to a mag safe macbook power supply and then you have a machine where you'd just need monitors wherever you went (work/home/wherever).
Either that or thinner. However, not sure losing the optical at this stage is wise for Apple.
Either that or thinner. However, not sure losing the optical at this stage is wise for Apple.
That's mostly a myth. It's possible, of course, but modern plasmas are no more subject to burn-in than CRTs, and I used those for years without a problem. That's why screen savers were invented.If you hook it up to a plasma won't it cuse burn in a lot faster and ruin your tv
My last CRT faded into near uselessness before I quit using it, but there was no burn-in. And my previous, now four-plus year old Plasma is still going strong without any special care. Lots of Wii being played on it now.
Besides, the mini/plasma combo would get relatively light use. My primary computer would still be my (hoped for) upgraded mini, with its Sony LCD monitor.
8 GB, at 1 million write cycles, means 8,000,000 GBs writes in total. That's about 4000 GB per day for five years. Even at 100,000 write cycles it is 400 GB per day for five years. That should be plenty.
I can't see how the small space would be a problem. If you have 7.5 GB with data that is never changed and all the changes happen in the same 0.5 GB, the disk driver can just exchange the contents of two 0.5 GB blocks when it feels it is necessary.
This is where I would start
From those photos, most of the design can be based on the Macbook as a starting point (IMO). Replace the battery with an internal power supply, rework the case for different aesthetics, flip the motherboard so that the ports are in the back, and voila, new thin desktop with little development costs.
Just allow me to upgrade the memory and the hard drive like I can with current MacBooks, and I'm a customer.
From those photos, most of the design can be based on the Macbook as a starting point (IMO). Replace the battery with an internal power supply, rework the case for different aesthetics, flip the motherboard so that the ports are in the back, and voila, new thin desktop with little development costs.
Just allow me to upgrade the memory and the hard drive like I can with current MacBooks, and I'm a customer.
Making the Mac mini 2cm larger would not do anything. In fact, the 6.5 x 6.5" size already allows for a 3.5" drive, as shown by the numerous Mac mini-sized external drives. They would need to make the Mac mini taller than 2" to add a 3.5" drive.
So, lets sum this puppy up...
1. Cheaper
2. Larger Hard Drive (e.g. 3.5)
3. Smaller size
4. GPU
5. More ports
You know - we sound like a bunch of 3rd graders.
1. Cheaper
2. Larger Hard Drive (e.g. 3.5)
3. Smaller size
4. GPU
5. More ports
You know - we sound like a bunch of 3rd graders.
if they took out the notebook hd, increased the height and put in a large capacity 3.5" it would be great for usability. as it is i am set on collecting mini sized external enclosures until i find one that matches.
experience says that a front high power usb port and easier access to memory would also be welcome additions. that and the evolutionary updates of faster processors, higher ram capacity, wireless n, and so forth.
experience says that a front high power usb port and easier access to memory would also be welcome additions. that and the evolutionary updates of faster processors, higher ram capacity, wireless n, and so forth.
gaming machine
Again, Mini reminds me of Shuttle PC's. Their small size makes them convenient to throw in a bag and bring over to a friends house to play games. Yes, Mini is already small, but if you are lugging this thing around town (possibly on your bike, or in a backpack) isn't smaller better? Get rid of the optical drive and save some space. It would be very "Apple like", creating a "new" product from existing technology. Something so small, you wouldn't think twice about grabbing it to go on a daily basis. There could also be a substatial price drop, which would be in line with the hardware involved.
Again, Mini reminds me of Shuttle PC's. Their small size makes them convenient to throw in a bag and bring over to a friends house to play games. Yes, Mini is already small, but if you are lugging this thing around town (possibly on your bike, or in a backpack) isn't smaller better? Get rid of the optical drive and save some space. It would be very "Apple like", creating a "new" product from existing technology. Something so small, you wouldn't think twice about grabbing it to go on a daily basis. There could also be a substatial price drop, which would be in line with the hardware involved.
a) If you're using a Mini for gaming, you're not actually gaming.
b) the number of people who lug their mini around from place to place is so small that a design change for this sole purpose is idiotic.
-Clive
Now the question is how do you decrease the size and expect it to have a 3.5 inch drive (which is almost half the size of the current mini), a radiator GPU, have more ports, and be cheaper?
I wouldn't mind the GPU (8400 is enough for me), but I do not want a physically bigger drive. 3.5" drives put out more heat, consume more power, and are louder (not to mention they act like giant gyroscopes). Cheaper I wouldn't mind, but I don't see Apple pricing it cheaper if the current price model is fine. eSATA would be spectacular. Smaller I don't think is necessary. It would be nice, but no necessary. I would have have #4 and #5 over the others.
That thing looks life a oversized MBP power brick.
I would return my current one, get the low-end and swap the CPU with a T9300 and 4GB of RAM.
... if one could make the mini small enough, and then somehow glue on a full size keyboard, and maybe also glue or weld on* a 12 or 15 inch monitor - very thin of course, one could put it in a backpack and have a portable computer ... that they could take everywhere!!!
*gluing or welding won't work with the monitor - would need something like door hinges.
*gluing or welding won't work with the monitor - would need something like door hinges.
Wait, isn't that called a Macbook?
I thought it sounded familiar!
-Clive
Wait, isn't that called a Macbook?
Oh, I forgot about the battery - attach with a heavy duty rubber band!
The keyboard isn't that expensive, I don't think. The battery, on the other hand...
It sounds like Apple TV size.... I don't really see how this is great or industry changing news...
Apple needs to release a biggerthanminismallerthanmacpro computer box with SOME customizability and upgradabilit, like those vertically-oriented Dell boxes that you find in libraries and whatnot. They're small enough, they're cheap (you can use cheaper components if you don't miniaturize everything), and you can fit more stuff in them.
I don't get what's wrong with Apple selling hardware bundles (ie. a set that includes a tower, a monitor, keyboard and mouse)... is it too PC-ish?
C'mon Apple, make a mini version of the Mac Pro. You can call it... the Mac. ****! Make a normal form factor computer that isn't prohibitively expensive, please!
I don't get what's wrong with Apple selling hardware bundles (ie. a set that includes a tower, a monitor, keyboard and mouse)... is it too PC-ish?
C'mon Apple, make a mini version of the Mac Pro. You can call it... the Mac. ****! Make a normal form factor computer that isn't prohibitively expensive, please!