Hi Curmodgeonnette,
While I would like to share your enthusiasm...after all, seeing as Tim et al say they are not discontinuing the Mac Mini, it must be coming -- sometime. Will it be another year? 18 months? How long can they let it drag on? I mean, look at the state of the Mac Pro -- a vastly more expensive machine which seems to be on a similar release schedule as the Mini!?
I mean, look at the state of the Mac Pro -- a vastly more expensive machine which seems to be on a similar release schedule as the Mini!?
Personally I don't think the new Mac Pro and Mini situation have any similarity. Apple admitted they were considering phasing out the Mac Pro but user pressure changed their mind. So the new Pro will be a kick_a$$ machine offering bragging rights for professional users where cost is not really a factor.
That's just not the mini.
Another thing they have in common is that they are the only two Mac without a display, keyboard and mouse, and IMO it's the reason why they are not being updated as they should. Apple wants to sell things you see and interact directly with so you're more tempted to upgrade when the product is updated, redesigned, made smaller or lighter, etc.
That generally happens when you release gimped/crap products that the customer base doesn't want because of anti-customer designs
They didn't say that. "While it is not time to share any details, we do plan for Mac mini to be an important part of our product line going forward." This is a sentence which might be interpreted in all ways imaginable, from "it will be our flagship computer from January onward" to "it is always good to have something in our product line to make obsolete at random moment". But he almost certainly meant the former and almost certainly NOT the latter. Right?
They have been selling loads in the refurb stores over that period, which is a new thing and suggests that the new Mac Mini is almost certainly coming, but who knows.
Yup, the new Mac Mini is almost certainly coming..... everyone (except a few deniers) knows that, but who knows when....?
It doesn't matter much to me.... I'm still using a 2009 Mac Mini (base model with an extra 4 GB of RAM) because it still works fine for my humble needs.... and will probably continue to do so until the HDD or something else fails.
I beg to differ re: 'borderline' - it IS immoral for Apple to be selling the Mini with outdated specs, plain and simple. They don't seem bothered by silly notions of morality (few monopolists do), but that's another story.
