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Much Smaller Mac Mini Coming?
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Alright scrap those previous ideas I stated...
...so it would seem the best idea would be to keep it like a new machine to use and does not have many, if at all any variations...
but like DoFoT9 mentioned be somehow expandable.
This would mean, what?!, a bigger mini? Or at least easier to upgrade than a "notebook" I guess.
However, even with this new "slim" group, there is room for ever one to use. Like who needs to upgrade their machines or even want to, that's what the Mac Pro is for, pretty much.
For it to be a good cost or same or less than the mac mini now, most likely it would just have to have the features people would use built-in (bluetooth, wifi, etc.) So it would be more of a headless-type workstation. Just being able to connect your own existing keyboard, monitor & mouse you may use for another machine or is laying around.
Amazing. That's what it is like now anyways.
So, it could be heavier (more ports, "features", etc) than a portable, and so be able to use it even with a tv (different environments) and like an apple tv-bridge type thing or on its own.
So, I say just pretty much make it have a TV-in/out port, better dedicated graphics chip/card to go along with or IS the TV-portion-part.
If you wanted expandibility, how about a small touch-display (think the iPhone/iPod Touch) that is attachable/removable, that can display email, weather, status, anything else you may want.......
Though, maybe it would just be better to make a new iTouch-device that comes with a Mac-mini-type device, that would work together or separately as a nice handheld-desktop "bundle"....
I don't know. A lot has been said and such. But any comments or ideas on this?!
...so it would seem the best idea would be to keep it like a new machine to use and does not have many, if at all any variations...
but like DoFoT9 mentioned be somehow expandable.
This would mean, what?!, a bigger mini? Or at least easier to upgrade than a "notebook" I guess.
However, even with this new "slim" group, there is room for ever one to use. Like who needs to upgrade their machines or even want to, that's what the Mac Pro is for, pretty much.
For it to be a good cost or same or less than the mac mini now, most likely it would just have to have the features people would use built-in (bluetooth, wifi, etc.) So it would be more of a headless-type workstation. Just being able to connect your own existing keyboard, monitor & mouse you may use for another machine or is laying around.
Amazing. That's what it is like now anyways.
So, it could be heavier (more ports, "features", etc) than a portable, and so be able to use it even with a tv (different environments) and like an apple tv-bridge type thing or on its own.
So, I say just pretty much make it have a TV-in/out port, better dedicated graphics chip/card to go along with or IS the TV-portion-part.
If you wanted expandibility, how about a small touch-display (think the iPhone/iPod Touch) that is attachable/removable, that can display email, weather, status, anything else you may want.......
Though, maybe it would just be better to make a new iTouch-device that comes with a Mac-mini-type device, that would work together or separately as a nice handheld-desktop "bundle"....
I don't know. A lot has been said and such. But any comments or ideas on this?!
If Apple is really moving to nVidia chipsets, the MCP79 with the SP9300 (2.26GHz) and SP9400 (2.4GHz) at the current $599 and $699 price points would likely be a very nice basic machine. Keep the 1GB (this is OS X, after all) and increase the HDD size to 160GB for the $599 and 250GB for the $699.
Sounds good mate.
I'd get "one", seeing as I am currently using a display-less iBook Dual USB. 
...so it would seem the best idea would be to keep it like a new machine to use and does not have many, if at all any variations...
but like DoFoT9 mentioned be somehow expandable.
1. This would mean, what?!, a bigger mini? Or at least easier to upgrade than a "notebook" I guess.
2. However, even with this new "slim" group, there is room for ever one to use. Like who needs to upgrade their machines or even want to, that's what the Mac Pro is for, pretty much.
3. For it to be a good cost or same or less than the mac mini now, most likely it would just have to have the features people would use built-in (bluetooth, wifi, etc.) So it would be more of a headless-type workstation. Just being able to connect your own existing keyboard, monitor & mouse you may use for another machine or is laying around.
Amazing. That's what it is like now anyways.
So, it could be heavier (more ports, "features", etc) than a portable, and so be able to use it even with a tv (different environments) and like an apple tv-bridge type thing or on its own.
4. So, I say just pretty much make it have a TV-in/out port, better dedicated graphics chip/card to go along with or IS the TV-portion-part.
If you wanted expandibility, how about a small touch-display (think the iPhone/iPod Touch) that is attachable/removable, that can display email, weather, status, anything else you may want.......
Though, maybe it would just be better to make a new iTouch-device that comes with a Mac-mini-type device, that would work together or separately as a nice handheld-desktop "bundle"....
I don't know. A lot has been said and such. But any comments or ideas on this?!
1. im thinking something that is bigger in height, mainly because i would absolutely love for their to be a 3.5' HD in that thing! i would also love if they could put a desktop GPU in and CPU (this will most likely not happen though). im guessing that if apple did upgrade it they would put that new x4500 intel thing in it?
2. the MP is waaaaaaayy to expensive for some of us and wont serve the needs that its needed for. i personally want a media server to hook up to my TV. i have too many movies to name and i need a tiny thing that can be conencted to my tv via whatever means (HDMI please! even if that means i have to buy a DVI->HDMI converter).
3. yep BT and wifi (n) would be good. the usualy ports are needed. i wonder if FW3200 is out of the question.
4. definitely!
im going out on a limb here but an upgradable CPU would be awsome, i know that you can upgrade it now, but its mobile CPU's and they are extremely expensive. desktop CPU's are easy to replace and extremely cheap.
that would really be a nice idea. good pricing aswell! a very expensive quad core might be an idea too for those who would be doing anything strenuous.
the guy he quoted was talking about the mac mini, and making it smaller, and said it would only appeal to a slim group of people, hence the laugh...i thought it was funny
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Alright, so there might be a Much Smaller Mac Mini Coming.
What does this mean?
What can it mean?
Or why does it mean something?
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Alright, so there might be a Much Smaller Mac Mini Coming.
What does this mean?
Does this mean they will be quiet and placable just about anywhere? With brand-new ways of I/O?!
What can it mean?
A new media to provide. Better than disc/memory cards. Some kind of "living RAM cards"?
Or why does it mean something?
You can reply directly to the message(s) posted here, or at least what it would mean to you.
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I'd like to see two things: A revised Mini with new hardware (even its current ff would be fine since it's still elegant) and a headless iMac with two 3.5" drive bays and two video-out ports (DVI/DVI or DVI/HDMI).
Part of my computer collection consist of one Windows box which is a Gateway One all though mainly Macs
I must admit that Gateway hit a home run with the dual 3.5 drive bays you simply pop open the back and slip them in no screws etc. they just slide in also no screws to open the case. Will support up to 2TB great design in my opinion.* This has nothing to do with promoting a Windows box on a Mac web site I am only complementing the design of the box.
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Part of my computer collection consist of one Windows box which is a Gateway One all though mainly Macs
* This has nothing to do with promoting a Windows box on a Mac web site I am only complementing the design of the box.
I agree - There's one thing to say about the HP mid tower - it does have some functionality from just being able to shove a drive in there. The Mac Pro had the element of just chucking them in, but it didn't really have many other lines that the idea could get copied to.
AFAIK Front Row comes with Mac OS X itself, so you should have it if your Mac mini has Leopard (not sure if it was included with Tiger).
I'm pretty sure it goes something like this:
I would have thought ->
I would've thought ->
I'dve thought (spoken) ->
I'd of thought (written)
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Very close, the written is still I'd have thought = I would have thought.
Id've does not exist. That's a bastardization of common english.
It's not that hard, I'd is short for I would. Who says "I would of done that"
It's "I would HAVE done that"
Illiteracy is becoming more prevalent with these kids on forums who are too lazy to use correct grammar and spelling.
Good call. They wrote "of" to mimic the "'ve" sound. Still wrong though. They could have used this. Not a big fan of this though. Being in academia, contractions are a no-no for me anyway.
I didn't realize that contraction was acceptable.
Good stuff, I just learned something new.
To be honest, having a MP like form factor (in mac mini size) would help air flow greatly, which would mean the fans wouldn't have to be kicked up so much.
I can't really see how they can make the mini too much smaller though, it's pretty compact anyway...
im guessing the with the newer processors with the smaller die that heat wouldnt he AS MUCH of an issue compared with before... maybe they could put a teeny weeny water cooler in it
I think that the MacMini will loose about a half inch from the hight and about an inch width and depth.
$499 120GB
$599 SSD 64GB
The specs would be something like this:
Proc: Intel Core 2 Duo 3.2 GHz
Storage: SSD 64GB/120 GB Ultra Thin drive .76"
Memory: 2 GB
Optical Drive: New SuperDrive (CD-R/RW, DVD±R/W, Blu-Ray-R/RW) w/lightscribe
Bluthtooth
Wireless N
Gigabit Ethernet
4 USB 2.0
1 FireWire 800
1 Audio out/Optical
1 Audio In
DVI (with an adapter for either VGA or HDMI)
Security slot
MagSafe Power (a small internal battery (an hour tops) to allow the computer to auto shutdown safely or for you to get your work saved safely)
Pulsating light (when turned on it will be green but turns to white. if theres a problem it would be orange, red or flashing)
$499 120GB
$599 SSD 64GB
The specs would be something like this:
Proc: Intel Core 2 Duo 3.2 GHz
Storage: SSD 64GB/120 GB Ultra Thin drive .76"
Memory: 2 GB
Optical Drive: New SuperDrive (CD-R/RW, DVD±R/W, Blu-Ray-R/RW) w/lightscribe
Bluthtooth
Wireless N
Gigabit Ethernet
4 USB 2.0
1 FireWire 800
1 Audio out/Optical
1 Audio In
DVI (with an adapter for either VGA or HDMI)
Security slot
MagSafe Power (a small internal battery (an hour tops) to allow the computer to auto shutdown safely or for you to get your work saved safely)
Pulsating light (when turned on it will be green but turns to white. if theres a problem it would be orange, red or flashing)
