New Mac Mini Finally Coming in October Alongside New iPads?

villagehiker said:
If true, this is great news. Tons of us use Mac Mini as a server. Our company does not use OS X server. We just use the command line to make things work. We tried Mavericks Server and were disappointed with its limitations. Also, Apple support does not understand it, so why bother. So we are learning the command from a Unix book and really enjoying it. Disabling bash—:eek:—BTW.
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yeah OS X server is rather lacking. if you don't want to go with a linux-type of server, going with WHS is basically the way to go. i have a 12TB WHS server and it's worked out great
 
Intelligent said:
Its about time, i would love this. But what about the credibility of this? Do you guys think it's true?
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Definitely. There is no doubt in my mind.
Rogifan said:
Is this a redesigned Mac mini or just new internals?
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Major new form factor redesigned around thinner PCIe SSD. That's what took them so long.
Moonlight said:
I love my Mac Mini. Installed 16GB Ram and a SSD, and it screams!
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It does, and that's the reason why it isn't tragic, that they skipped the 2013 chip upgrade. People wouldn't have noticed. And Haswell was geared more towards energy savings anyway.
Macboy Pro said:
Please don't cripple it by making it not upgradeable and proprietary.
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Too bad. That's what's going to happen.
OldSchoolMacGuy said:
If it happens, it'll be an "Oh by the way, we kicked up the specs a bit." that will not be worth mentioning. A bigger update won't be at the same time as an iPad as they don't want anything distracting from that announcement.
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Prepare to be oh so wrong. Going from 5400rpm HDD to PCIe SSD standard, will be the biggest performance leap ever. Easily 5-times faster in some scenarios. :cool:
 
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milo said:
Totally depends on the application. SSD is great but certain things do require more CPU and a faster drive won't substitute for that.
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You're right and wrong. If you want to run a diagnostic tool and see how fast your CPU can run, sure, the SSD would have almost no effect on the outcome. But can you give some examples of real-world applications that would NOT be affected at all by an SSD instead of platter drives? It would have to be an app that uses a ridiculously low amount of data storage (such as 1MB of data to process) yet have a very extensive algorithm to aim at the data. One of the only apps that would fit this description is BOINC (distributed computing). BOINC also does 99% of its work in-memory.

Photoshop and video editing/conversion tools often are very CPU heavy, but those tools are also inputting and outputting high volumes of data...and hence, the faster the app can read the data (off the drive) and write the data (to the drive), the faster the app will work. Even everyday work that your OS does like swapping is hugely improved. The apps are also making system calls which in turn the OS is very likely going to the hard drive to do the work which now means that a faster drive will make the OS faster which in turn answers the call back to the app faster making the app, essentially, faster. Plop in an SSD and watch your OS (Windows or Mac) fly...menus pop up faster, for example.

In the real-world for average and above average personal computer use/pro-sumer use, an SSD will make a world of difference. For the .0001% of applications out there that operate like BOINC, an SSD probably will not help much if at all due to the app's nature.
 
Gudi said:
Prepare to be oh so wrong. Going from 5400rpm HDD to PCIe SSD standard, will be the biggest performance leap ever. Easily 5-times faster in some scenarios. :cool:
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I think this will be their big push into your 'iHome'; a major change in focus for the device and the reason it has taken soooooo long to develop.

My prediction:
New mini - much smaller form factor, black anodised aluminium, PCIe SSD, no internal 2.5" - but plenty of expansion ports for extra storage space and 4K+ video out. Intel Core M + A8(X?) processors.

This thing will be the 'always on' device, will have Siri, manage your home and is the bridge between all your current OS X, iOS devices and future connected light bulbs, thermostats, fridges, garage doors etc.

Starting at $999. ;)
 
iMac also has desktop CPU

AlecZ said:
It's kinda sad how the Mac Pro is currently the only surviving Mac with a desktop GPU.

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The GPUs in the new Mac Pro are not upgradeable.
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Oops! I misread "desktop GPU" as "CPU". You are correct - the nMP is the only Mac with a desktop-grade GPU (albeit non-standard).

ignore this:

"The iMac has a desktop CPU (up to quad-core i7-4770), but mobile GPUs."

I'd love a beefed-up Mac Mini with a proper quad-core desktop CPU, similar to the Gigabyte Brix.

However, I have the suspicion that a new Mac Mini will be smaller but less capable machine that tries to bridge the gap between iOS and Mac OS X. It might even be ARM (A8) based and run a variant of iOS. That would be "interesting", but not what I'm looking for.

I just want a quad-core Mac OS desktop that costs <$1500. I have one, but it's a large black box with the word "Dell" on it....
 
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El Hikaru said:
Dedicated graphic chips please.
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Apple doesn't put dedicated graphics on their MacBook Air, 13" MacBook Pro, or first two 21.5" iMacs, ranging in price from $899-$1499. You are not going to see dedicated graphics on a $599 or $799 Mac Mini.

dylin said:
Is this a hint to Broadwell making its big entrance? ;)
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No, it isn't. The Mac Mini is not going to take the lead with Broadwell. The Mini was still rocking a Core 2 Duo processor in early July 2011 while the MacBook Pro had i5's in April 2010 and iMac got the i-series in July 2010. The Mini always trails with its processor. No doubt it'll be Haswell inside.
 
Dekema2 said:
What would be cool is if they can make the Mac mini as *small* as the Apple TV. Just not as thin as some of the other things they've been making. Who knows, they may be headed down that path too.
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No, no, no. Please, no!!! The ATV is already too small and too light. The current Mini is just right for the number of connectors it has. All it needs is an updated Intel integrated graphics. The rest of it is just fine.
 
I'm so freaking excited now. I'll be elbowing my way to the front of the line... I've lived in China too long -_-
 
johngwheeler said:
Oops! I misread "desktop GPU" as "CPU". You are correct - the nMP is the only Mac with a desktop-grade GPU (albeit non-standard).

ignore this:

"The iMac has a desktop CPU (up to quad-core i7-4770), but mobile GPUs."

I'd love a beefed-up Mac Mini with a proper quad-core desktop CPU, similar to the Gigabyte Brix.

However, I have the suspicion that a new Mac Mini will be smaller but less capable machine that tries to bridge the gap between iOS and Mac OS X. It might even be ARM (A8) based and run a variant of iOS. That would be "interesting", but not what I'm looking for.

I just want a quad-core Mac OS desktop that costs <$1500. I have one, but it's a large black box with the word "Dell" on it....
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We can hope. I'd also love the beefed up Mac mini you described. If the ARM thing were to happen, I definitely would never buy one since ARM can't run FreeBSD :cool:

I don't think Apple has any plans to bridge OS X and iOS, to be honest. They put hard work into both and make them work well together, and there are lots of good reasons for them to be separate but cooperative.
 
aprofetto8 said:
Mac mini and iPad Pro (12" model) connectivity.

Walk up to desk with new Mac mini sitting there, use handoff to activate the Mac mini, transfer seamlessly from iOS to Yosemite all the while the iPad Pro screen is the only thing you use, and a bluetooth keyboard and trackpad once the iPad is docked.

You heard it here first folks!
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This is the whole reason I’ve not yet bought an iPad. I want to be able to get up from my Mac Pro and use the iPad as a screen with built in keyboard, (with a reliable smooth and inbuilt connection facility - I know about LogMeIn et al), and keep typing.
 
2 Major Possibilities

There are 2 possibilities IF they announce the Mac Mini 2014 in the upcoming Apple event.
  1. If Apple will opt for pre-holiday release of the 2014 MacMini surely we cannot get a Broadwell processors, the system will have the Haswell processor with it because the i5 and i7 system will be released around the first quarter of 2015.
  2. They will announce the system will have Broadwell chips surely it will be release on the latter part of first quarter of 2015.
If the former one will happen, I hope that the GPU will be upgraded capable of gaming and the high-end CPU is at least Haswell E i7-5820 6 cores :eek:
I maybe wrong but keeping my fingers cross :D
 
DStaal said:
…..The other option is that it'll be announced, but not shipped - a Broadwell 'coming soon' announcement, just to prove the line isn't dead.
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I can't recall them ever having done that with an existing line. Certainly would kill any and all Mini sales from any such announcement date, until Broadwell's arrival next spring.
 
I've often found that revisions with major design changes can often have few significant performance gains, since a new design will basically sell itself. Good examples of this have been the first Unibody Mabook Pros and the New Mac Pro. This obviously leaves the major spec changes to be the headline features on the next iteration of the devices.

While I don't think this would necessarily be the case with the mini - adding an SDD alone will drastically improve the performance, I would not be surprised in the slightest that they stick with Haswell processors for a good while because a redesign alone would be a significant enough draw.
 
arian19 said:
Hopefully this will shut up those mac mini fans.
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What do you mean by fan?
Fan like fanboy or fan for cooling down the CPU?
I don't think they really need to put a fanless cpu in new Minis, but who knows... maybe for a thinner design.
Broadwell is yet to come though.
 
Bought a 2012 Mini with 2 1tbs in raid and 8gb ram for 500 bucks about a year ago. I love this computer. Really awesome for a plex media server.
 
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