AidenShaw
macrumors P6
Apple will - by raising the Imac prices to make the mini the cheap option again. 😉
Yes - I'd love to wait for my 16 GB and 32 GB class 10 SD cards to download over USB.
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Apple will - by raising the Imac prices to make the mini the cheap option again. 😉
Yes - I'd love to wait for my 16 GB and 32 GB class 10 SD cards to download over USB.
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Burger Thing
macrumors 65816
Pfff...
Then why was I/were we checking in dysfunctional blu-ray "capable" pc's to our service department daily and why are there now far less pc's with blu-ray players than there were just 6 months ago?
Full of Win
macrumors 68030
Hardcore photographers typical use only Compact Flash. If they use SD, its a secondary option, such as in the Canon 1D Mark IV. SD cards, for now, are more of a consumer format.
Funny, that is one of the main reasons I'm not upgrading for a while, if ever. Separating a heat generating AC to DC device from the heat sensitive components of a computer is generally a good thing. I use my MacMini as a HTPC and as an encoder box, for want of a better term. Its pretty usual that it is on full CPU utilization cranking out video (hand break, Cinema 4D, ect...) for days or a week+ at a time. RIght after getting my iPad I think it was on three weeks converting .dvdmedia files into iPad compliant videos. When its doing this, the power supply is hot to the touch, for obvious reasons. I cringe to think the internal heat from my usage if it was internal in the device.
This is more bad then good.
Good:
New case
Lay out
ram up grade made ez
HDMI
No power brick out side the case
Bad:
Comes with ONLY 2GB for $699
It uses the Intel Core 2 Duo ONLY.
when you can Choose with imac & mac book it can have i5 & i7
I mean come on every thing is going i3 i5 i7
No BLU-RAY At least let us add it if we want it or not
All most every pc you can add it or you can choose it or not.
No esata port thats another one that all most every pc has
The hard drive in every thing uses it so y not have it.
Now the hard drive is still only 5400RPM
And you cant choose to have a 7200RPM or even 10,000RPM or SSD
Real when is apple going to make what we want.
Its not hard if companies are doing now and or been doing/using.
I really thing apple is not what it was back in the day when they had the top items and it had things that pc's did not have yet and it at least had things that they all ready have but some times better.
Good:
New case
Lay out
ram up grade made ez
HDMI
No power brick out side the case
Bad:
Comes with ONLY 2GB for $699
It uses the Intel Core 2 Duo ONLY.
when you can Choose with imac & mac book it can have i5 & i7
I mean come on every thing is going i3 i5 i7
No BLU-RAY At least let us add it if we want it or not
All most every pc you can add it or you can choose it or not.
No esata port thats another one that all most every pc has
The hard drive in every thing uses it so y not have it.
Now the hard drive is still only 5400RPM
And you cant choose to have a 7200RPM or even 10,000RPM or SSD
Real when is apple going to make what we want.
Its not hard if companies are doing now and or been doing/using.
I really thing apple is not what it was back in the day when they had the top items and it had things that pc's did not have yet and it at least had things that they all ready have but some times better.
thejadedmonkey
macrumors G3
I saw it.
I wanted it.
Then I realized there was no blu-ray or esata.
Then I didn't want it, any more.
I wanted it.
Then I realized there was no blu-ray or esata.
Then I didn't want it, any more.
I could forgive the little niggles I've got with the machine if it wasn't for the price...
Especially here in the uk, it's pretty silly money for the specs - Ignoring my use for it as an HTPC, I think it's far too expensive for consumers and far too underpowered/limited for prosumers.
Especially here in the uk, it's pretty silly money for the specs - Ignoring my use for it as an HTPC, I think it's far too expensive for consumers and far too underpowered/limited for prosumers.
MorphingDragon
macrumors 603
Actually on that note, I notice a lot of Notebook companies (especially HP and ASUS) use an internal USB port to drive things like the WebCam and SD.
Not a whole lot better. Just one less cable on the outside. I have an Olympus camera so must computers dont meet my needs anyway. (Not my choice, University leaving gift from my parents lol)
student_trap
macrumors 68000
Apple taking the P*** out of us users
I can´t believe what they have done to the pricing in Europe. I believe the old Mac Mini was 549,-EUR, now it is 809,-EUR ?? !!
Common, how do you justify it, especially with US pricing being at 699USD (587EUR).
A Hdmi port and SD card slot surely can´t be that much of trouble. If you bring a blue ray drive, I would understand, but this?
Sorry, not your best move Apple and I understand why you slipped it in on the day of the iphone preorder day. Everyone (almost) is distracted....
Not so happy about it as i was planning on buying one and now will not.
kuck
I can´t believe what they have done to the pricing in Europe. I believe the old Mac Mini was 549,-EUR, now it is 809,-EUR ?? !!
Common, how do you justify it, especially with US pricing being at 699USD (587EUR).
A Hdmi port and SD card slot surely can´t be that much of trouble. If you bring a blue ray drive, I would understand, but this?
Sorry, not your best move Apple and I understand why you slipped it in on the day of the iphone preorder day. Everyone (almost) is distracted....
Not so happy about it as i was planning on buying one and now will not.
kuck
A computer is never inexpensive 😉 The kind of Mac you're talking about has one big problem which in the end makes it the most expensive Mac: you can't really sell it. People already have something like this so you need to offer them something differently to make it more appealing. People already have this big computer which they can expand. Now they can get the same one but with OS X. The only selling point would be OS X in this case. People find computers hideous, especially women (there is something called the WAF). If you offer something really small which looks great and is easy to hide this will look very appealing to a lot of people. It now has OS X and the smaller form factor as selling points which make it a lot easier to sell even if the price is higher (there is a limit on that!). If you can make something small enough to look appealing and add expandability you might be able to get away with a steeper price tag.
It seems really easy to use cheap components and put it in a normal case but it isn't that easy. In order to sell something it has to appeal to people, people have to have to urge to buy it. If not, you don't sell it and things you don't sell are very very expensive.
Unfortunately it seems that we're indeed getting a laptop without the display and input devices. So yeah, the price increase from 599 to 799 sucks, it's a 200 euro Apple tax 😡
Still seems difficult to get the drive out and back in, it's too cramped.
Doesn't look incredibly difficult to get to the hard drive.
It's a nice upgrade for the 599 model but the problem is that they bumped the price to 799. The update is way too small to justify the 200 euro price increase. That's the only problem with the new mini and it's quite a big one.
You simply can't shave 200 euro from your energy bill with this new mini, that's just completely impossible if you still want to use the device. You need to do quite a lot of power saving at home if you want to shave off 200 euro. The price difference is not something that is doable in 3 years (which is the average life-cycle for a computer). You might be able to get your bill 10 to 20 euro's cheaper by using a Mac mini per year but that's about it.
DCIFRTHS
macrumors 68000
Doesn't look incredibly difficult to get to the hard drive.
Where did you find this picture Are there more?
Thanks.
Once I've paid off the iPad, im seriously thinking about getting one for work matters. At the moment I have a terrible work pc borrowed with hideous memory and no options to upgrade the POS...
Warbrain
macrumors 603
I would seriously consider this as my next computer unless the iMacs get a noticeable bump...which seems that it should be just around the corner now.
I think I've got another year in this MacBook and then it'll be passed off to another family member to use.
Now that I've got the iPad I can get an iMac/Mac mini instead.
I think I've got another year in this MacBook and then it'll be passed off to another family member to use.
Now that I've got the iPad I can get an iMac/Mac mini instead.
UK US price difference
Shocking price difference between the US and the UK!! And imagine what it would be if the exchange rate adjusted back to more long run levels around 1.6-1.7!!! Fortunately I'll be in the States in July and can pick one up there. 🙂
Note that if you have a friend there you can mail order a mini from places like J and R Electronics and pay NO state sales tax (and free shipping), so the price comes to exactly US$699. For folks with an educational discount it is US$650. Furthermore, the new machine is so small and light, and since the power supply is built in, the cost of a replacement lead/cord to plug in a U.S. bought unit into a UK or EU power outlet will be minimal. The only small disadvantage is warranty, but you take a (very small) gamble and even if you lose, you just need to ship it back to J and R, no biggy. For this magnitude of a price difference it would seem to be worth it.
Shocking price difference between the US and the UK!! And imagine what it would be if the exchange rate adjusted back to more long run levels around 1.6-1.7!!! Fortunately I'll be in the States in July and can pick one up there. 🙂
Note that if you have a friend there you can mail order a mini from places like J and R Electronics and pay NO state sales tax (and free shipping), so the price comes to exactly US$699. For folks with an educational discount it is US$650. Furthermore, the new machine is so small and light, and since the power supply is built in, the cost of a replacement lead/cord to plug in a U.S. bought unit into a UK or EU power outlet will be minimal. The only small disadvantage is warranty, but you take a (very small) gamble and even if you lose, you just need to ship it back to J and R, no biggy. For this magnitude of a price difference it would seem to be worth it.
Gnuff
macrumors newbie
I agree, I can understand alot of you guys from outsite of the US, the price is a bit to hight there, that I can agree on. But c'mon, it's not realy expensive for you Americans. And to you guys complaining about the economy etc, maby you should wait with buying completely new electronics.
I'm going to the States in less then 3 weeks, and I'm without a doubt buying this nice piece of engineering and placing it next to my tv. I have an old pc from before my transition to macs about 6 years ago, and it's noisy as hell and taking up way to much space next to the tv, looking forward to getting rid of it.
And to all the people posting the lack of an IR-port, as many others have said, it's there! On the right side of the Optical Drive-port.