the mac mini

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  1. poundsmack, Aug 22, 2008

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    When was the last time Apple updated this guy? I really want a nice little mac for use in cross platform app development but the specs and chipset on the mini are older than i would like. Something based on the nice new intel 4 chipset series would be nice, anyone know if they are likely to get an update soon?
     
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  2. soberbrain, Aug 22, 2008

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  3. ADent, Aug 22, 2008

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    The chipset on the mini has not been changed since it went intel (ie all mini boards physically identical, though CD and C2D units have different memory limits).
     
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  4. Cave Man, Aug 22, 2008

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    And this is what sucks for the CD/CS folks - a firmware update will give 50% more RAM access. Don't know what Apple was thinking...
     
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  5. BOSS10L, Aug 22, 2008

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    Not to mention the lack of resolutions supported for fixed-pixel displays. If Apple would give me 1365x768 with 1:1 pixel mapping, I'd buy one today. :(
     
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  6. poundsmack, Aug 22, 2008

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    @soberbrain

    i had not seen the buyers guide, thank you for pointing that out to me. I am jsut glad they are not discontinuing it.
     
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  7. Consultant, Aug 22, 2008

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    Current Mac Mini CAN access 3gb of RAM.


    Ever heard of DisplayConfigX?
    There is at least another app like it.
     
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  8. BOSS10L, Aug 22, 2008

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    Yeah, I have, but at the time I didn't have a Mac and I wasn't 100% sure it would work. I'm not crying poor, but $700 for a Mac Mini on the hopes that DisplayConfigX *may* work is a bit foolish, no?
     
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  9. Cave Man, Aug 22, 2008

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    I understand that, but as ADent pointed out, there is no hardware difference between the CD/CS and current C2D Minis, yet the former can only take two 1 gig sticks, while the latter can take two 2 gig sticks.
     
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