The new Mac mini is almost certainly coming

[thecastle]

I'm sitting, still... 6 cores max and 64GB... hello? Anyone home? Sure 9th gen and 8 cores was a stretch, but uhm... why bother with 64GB and only 6 cores?

I'm guessing because it's a small machine with limited thermal possibilities.

 

[mryingster]

It finally came! This thread was finally right! I'm shocked that they listened to us and gave us quad core, 6 core, and lots of memory! Shocking!

 

[GrumpyCoder]

Wonder if the choice for 8th gen CPU is simply due to the fact that 9th gen doesn't support HT except for the top notch model.

 

[AppleHaterLover]

I'm guessing because it's a small machine with limited thermal possibilities.

I'm not sure what they are expecting the next Mac Pro to be.

 

[Zackmd1]

$800..... For an i3..... I'm out. Nice it's updated but damn it Apple.

 

[BenTrovato]

It finally arrived! My 2012 still looks good though 🙂

 

[jasnw]

Looks good so far. However, I've become so paranoid after the long wait I just KNOW the "one more thing" kicker at the end will be: "Oh, and about the Mac Mini we just announced - APRIL FOOLS!"

 

[Chung123]

Did they mention graphic card options? Might be a good "modular" Mac.. and then pair with an eGPU for other things?

 

[opeter]

how much did you want it for? $99?

For entry level? 599 $.

 

[masterbaron]

it feels good to get rid of all that gas - they finally did it!

 

[alien3dx]

nice one.. the only part are ram upgradable manuall. If so, good.. HDMI FTW good..

 

[GrumpyCoder]

I'm guessing because it's a small machine with limited thermal possibilities.

You're probably spot on. Redesign would have been nice. But it is what it is. I see no point for a 64GB version. If price is right I might pick up 6-core, 32GB and 1TB ssd. Makes me wonder tho what's gained in comparison to a 15" MBP running with eGPU and external monitor. Hopefully some Mac Pro news later on.

 

[mikeboss]

fully loaded top end model will be USD 3000+ 😱

 

[Neodym]

$800..... For an i3..... I'm out. Nice it's updated but damn it Apple.

According to Passmark, it's close to an older i7-3770, which is still fine today. For an entry model absolutely sufficient.

 

[Berg0]

how much did you want it for? $99?

$500 was a great entry point for the mini. But I picked up an i3, 8gb ram, 128gb ssd laptop a couple months back for 400. Granted it's 7th gen i3 and not 8th gen, but still. And I can upgrade my ram and SSD for a fraction of the cost.

 

[Zackmd1]

According to Passmark, it's close to an older i7-3770, which is still fine today. For an entry model absolutely sufficient.

Not at $800 IMO. $600-650 maybe. Not $800.

Removable/upgradable ram is nice. But no dGPU and that damn T2 Chip.

 

[alien3dx]

fully loaded top end model will be USD 3000+ 😱

it a beast of port.. which a lot of people like and ram upgradable.. so if imac don't have upgradable many would folk to mac mini again.Even mac pro ram.. haish.. mac mini ftw

 

[Neodym]

nice one.. the only part are ram upgradable manuall. If so, good.. HDMI FTW good..

Ram is S0DIMM (iirc 2 slots), so user-upgradeable. Not so sure with the SSD, though. Guess they'd pointed out if the internal mass storage would have also been made user-upgradeable ... (it's nicely mitigated with TB3, but then takes away one of only 4 USB3 ports ... - at least there's still a dedicated power connector).

 

[thecastle]

You're probably spot on. Redesign would have been nice. But it is what it is. I see no point for a 64GB version. If price is right I might pick up 6-core, 32GB and 1TB ssd. Makes me wonder tho what's gained in comparison to a 15" MBP running with eGPU and external monitor. Hopefully some Mac Pro news later on.

Agreed. 6 core and 16 GB RAM is the one for me. I have no need for more (yet). If I need more RAM I will upgrade it later.

 

[Covfefe]

Well color me surprised, they actually

-updated the mini
-brought back socketed, upgradeable ram (two SO-DIMMs apparently)

The pricing, of course, is another matter altogether. But technology-wise, first impressions seem very, very promising. This may be the computer I've been waiting for the last 4 years.

It seems that for once, somebody at Apple actually listened the user base. 😎

 

[krause734]

At that price, I'll keep my Intel NUCs. MacOS is worth $100 hardware premium, not $300.

 

[StellarVixen]

For entry level? 599 $.

It's 2018 and Apple has changed, and market has changed. If something was an unrealistic expectation, that was.

 

[Kebabselector]

Maybe Apple will move Mac mini production to Austin, TX...?

That's possible, still we'll probably find out when the new models drop next week

 

[AppleHaterLover]

That's possible, still we'll probably find out when the new models drop next week

Don't you think they would've made a massive ****ing fuss if that was the case?

 

[Kebabselector]

Don't you think they would've made a massive ****ing fuss if that was the case?

Probably, I guess for me it's less important as all Mac are imports in the UK