The new Mac mini is almost certainly coming

[sblemmy]

Another Apple Special Event and still no new Mac mini.

 

[BeefCake 15]

Another Apple Special Event and still no new Mac mini.

Mac Mini is delayed in order to implement the facial recognition technology.

 

[Santabean2000]

Urgh. mini RIP

 

[jdillings]

My Spidey sense tells me they didn't have time to announce the new Mac mini in today's keynote so they will save the announcement for the October event.

 

[BeefCake 15]

My Spidey sense tells me they didn't have time to announce the new Mac mini in today's keynote so they will save the announcement for the October event.

Keep the faith my friend!

 

[Anonymous Freak]

Another Apple Special Event and still no new Mac mini.

Well, since this was an iOS-specific event, it's not really surprising.

 

[bopajuice]

I'd be curious to know how many different iPhones have been released since the Mac Mini was last updated?

 

[Apple fanboy]

I'd be curious to know how many different iPhones have been released since the Mac Mini was last updated?

6
iPhone SE
iPhone 5s
iPhone 6
iPhone 6s
iPhone 8
iPhone X

I'd be curious to know how much money made in all those years selling Mac Minis versus just one of those iPhone models.
Pretty sure that's the problem.

 

[Crazy Badger]

Time to start accepting that the Mini has gone the same way as the Dodo?

 

[toke lahti]

"Can't innovate any more, my ass? We are selling 3 years old model with 4 years old chip "as new"! Try beating that, any pc maker you are!"

 

[navaira]

I've been away from the thread for a while, come back, there are six new pages and I'm like "OMG have I blinked during the keynote?"

I almost certainly haven't

 

[jdillings]

Time to start accepting that the Mini has gone the same way as the Dodo?

Mac mini never die

 

[Boyd01]

Mac mini never die

But it may just fade away, like the Thunderbolt Display and 11" MacBook Air. IIRC, Apple didn't make any announcement that they were being discontinued. One day they were just gone from the website.

OTOH, they could give it a tiny spec bump, like the 13" MBA. Nobody was expecting that. The new 1.6ghz Mac Mini is almost certainly coming?

 

[Cape Dave]

Well why you just go on back to your cheap, fast, up to date, non-Apple, customised,...

Oh wait... Bastard!

LOL!

 

[beek]

This is IT, folks. This IS Mac Mini Day and we'll never look at this day again the same way. Stay tuned!

Pop!!! go all of our hopes and dreams of a new Mac Mini.

 

[DesertSurfer]

Of course there was no Mac mini announcement. We haven't made it to 10,400 posts.

 

[bopajuice]

6
iPhone SE
iPhone 5s
iPhone 6
iPhone 6s
iPhone 8
iPhone X

I'd be curious to know how much money made in all those years selling Mac Minis versus just one of those iPhone models.
Pretty sure that's the problem.

Of course the phones are their bread and butter. An analogy would be like a car company, say Ford... Their F150 is by far their best selling and most profitable vehicle. But they also sell a host of other vehicles including the beautiful Mustang. Does Ford redesign the F-150 every year and keep selling their other models with old designs and technology because they are not as profitable?

 

[Miat]

We haven't made it to 10,400 posts.

But we did! Your post is 10,441. And it still didn't work.

A man could be excused for doubting his faith at this point.

 

[dogslobber]

6
iPhone SE
iPhone 5s
iPhone 6
iPhone 6s
iPhone 8
iPhone X

I'd be curious to know how much money made in all those years selling Mac Minis versus just one of those iPhone models.
Pretty sure that's the problem.

You need an ecosystem to support the main money spinner. You can't do that with crusty old Macs. Apple's problem is that a Mini is the minimum entry point for a potential iOS developer but they might think twice if the entry point machine is as weak as it is right now.

 

[DesertSurfer]

But we did! Your post is 10,441. And it still didn't work.

A man could be excused for doubting his faith at this point.

Oops! Sorry. It's 10800 (2 x 5400). That could be October. But it may be 16,200, around Mac Pro time. If not then, it's almost certainly EOL.

 

[bopajuice]

You need an ecosystem to support the main money spinner. You can't do that with crusty old Macs. Apple's problem is that a Mini is the minimum entry point for a potential iOS developer but they might think twice if the entry point machine is as weak as it is right now.

Yes but it was relegated to that distinction. If they updated it it would be a kick ass entry level computer.

Hasn't Apple been know to say things like "Think Different" and "Redesigned in a very big way."

 

[alien3dx]

Oops! Sorry. It's 10800 (2 x 5400). That could be October. But it may be 16,200, around Mac Pro time. If not then, it's almost certainly EOL.

It End of life, no matter how apple said mac mini is important somewhere i read it's not. It about all profit and push end user to paid it

 

[Easttime]

What, no Mini announcement today?? Sigh.

 

[DesertSurfer]

The new Mac Mini is almost certainly coming.

 

[dogslobber]

The new Mac Mini is almost certainly coming.

Not long now.