Video of 'Leaked' Next-Gen Mac Mini?

[opeter]

I'm sorry, this has got to be fake.

None of it is logical.

The iMac has 3 USB ports, the Macbook Pro has 2, why would they give the Mini 5. Only the Mac Pro has 5.

Why would they give it Firewire 800?

Hmm... the Mac mini had always 4 USB ports. I think, that adding another USB port isn' a big problem. Why FW 800? Because 800 is backward compatible to 400...

Why would they use an old, dead, and totally stupid Mini DVI port as well as MDP? Why not two MDP's? Why not 1 HDMI and 1 MDP?

Apple did always have their internal standards (think of ADC).

Why give the Mini dual display support anyway?

Because some users would be happy, like me?

Why would they keep the same enclosure?

Whats wrong with the current enclosure?

 

[robeddie]

I checked it again and again. I don't see him lifting the case a mm. And if so? How could he do this with "two fingers"? Probably the next mini is lighter, but not that light!

Um... with all due respect ... the current Mini is LESS than 3 pounds. I've got one.
It's TRIVIAL to spin in around on a table with two fingers.

The pads on the bottom offer a little grip, but very little. It's not like there's sticky tape on the bottom or something.

I just spun my own mini around with my fingers to test it. Either you've never touched a Mini, or you sir are the weakest puss on earth.

I swear, it's funny how people come up with false assumptions that they then use to support their theories.

 

[Bonte]

That makes little to no sense to me since the original poster admitted he "bought" it. That means he "owns" it and therefor keeps it at home. why should he be"filming the mac secretly" in his own house/room? i mean it's not cocaine he's filming 🙄

Then its probably just a box, maybe the new model but more probably a rejected design or something like that. Or a demo model for big 3P developers, new hardware in the old design. 😕

 

[Tallest Skil]

I have seen plenty of mockups. Most of them are just pictures though. Name 10 mockups that were actual videos showing a 360 view.

Why? Here's a better point: Nigh on 95% of all videos are fake. I say only 95% because I don't remember every single one, and I'n not about to say 100% unless I know that I am right, else you'll just come back here, point one out, and use that to completely ignore everything else I've said, regardless of how right it is.

The macbooks are aluminum. They transmit WiFi.

Far worse than the old ones.

What if you want to use a Mac Mini in a discrete place. And you have an Airport. Are you going to put them in two seperate places? No. All of your points have failed. Good day sir

Absolutely pathetic. Maybe some houses have RJ11 ports every five feet along the walls, but I'm going to go ahead and say that most of them do not.

Unless you're gifted with RJ11 right by where you have your computer, you're going to have to have them in separate places or run an Ethernet/phone cable through your house. And, you know what? Some people don't have desktops at all! Some only have laptops and want to put their base station in a centralized location in their house so that they can use the Internet anywhere.

Have fun with your aluminum base station and its 20 feet of range.

I saw a total of 2 fakes that had videos. Not very many. Sure your argument still holds up?

Yes. I will post several dozen more videos upon request.

I agree that there have been tons and tons of pictures but videos are pretty rare are nearly convince everyone.

They're just as easy to fake these days. Fake in terms of having a physical "product" that isn't legitimate.

 

[50548]

looks real to me. can't wait!

So where are the "pundits" that said it was a fake? It's amazing to see how many people pretending they are Photoshop "professionals" with their incredible explanations...🙄

 

[rish]

It's fake until he plugs it in, proves FireWire works, proves all the USB work, and proves Mini DVI and Mini DisplayPort work.

And then it's just the cheapo model. Like the white MacBook.

Roger and out!

 

[Jayomat]

Um... with all due respect ... the current Mini is LESS than 3 pounds. I've got one.
It's TRIVIAL to spin in around on a table with two fingers.

The pads on the bottom offer a little grip, but very little. It's not like there's sticky tape on the bottom or something.

I just spun my own mini around with my fingers to test it. Either you've never touched a Mini, or you sir are the weakest puss on earth.

I swear, it's funny how people come up with false assumptions that they then use to support their theories.

Sorry dude, but i just tried to rotate my macbook on a surface like we see in the vid. it's close to impossible.ok, it weights 1/3 more than the mini, but that doesnt change the situation... when you look at the vid, you see how easy he spins the mac. that is just not possible with a macbook and i don't own a "strange-macbook" which is unlikely to be representative. it's the late07...

You're right, i've never put a hand on a mini.. but that doesnt mean i have no idea how physics affect objects 😱

the only reason why he can move it like that is because
1) the rubbers are gone (that is nearly impossible..the rubbers on my macbook look as if they come right out of the factory...)

2) there have never been such things

3) i was wrong claiming that the macmini isusing the same rubberpads as the macbooks...

in case 3) you are right.... i don't insists that what i said is the final truth...
(in the end, the whole thread is based on speculations as 50% of macrumors are, come down 😱 )

 

[ashjamben]

could be real, but i thought apple we phasing out the white look and going for a more metal on black look?

maybe that's why they're keeping the white macbook, so the white macbook and white mac mini signify the cheaper end stuff?

 

[zedsdead]

I think it is a mod. It doesn't make any sense otherwise.

This is what you will see from Apple in the new Mini:

-Aluminum & black
-Unibody
-Mini Display Port (sorry, I don't think they will add dual display ports)
-MagSafe power adapter to work with LED Cinema Displays
-Super Drive can be replaced with second hard drive
-nVidia graphics and chipset

Here is my quick mockup of what it will look like. We will see soon, but I'm confident my predictions in specs and mockup will be very close 😎

Best Mockup so far.

 

[robalan]

Sorry dude, but i just tried to rotate my macbook on a surface like we see in the vid. it's close to impossible.ok, it weights 1/3 more than the mini, but that doesnt change the situation... when you look at the vid, you see how easy he spins the mac. that is just not possible with a macbook and i don't own a "strange-macbook" which is unlikely to be representative. it's the late07...

You're right, i've never put a hand on a mini.. but that doesnt mean i have no idea how physics affect objects 😱

You need to get your hands on one! I've just tried spinning a spare mini I have here. It goes round easily, especially on a smooth surface. The base is covered with a fairly hard rubber-like pad but it doesn't create that much friction on a smooth surface.

 

[rylin]

You can see that the ports and buttons have just been photoshopped on you pleb.

Be a good pommie and go hide in the corner.
Next time your local ASDA has a sale, see if you can't pick up a sense of humour for cheap.

 

[toonshorty]

Alright, a video makes you think twice but its exactly the same as the current mac mini.

We all know that the new mac mini will probably come shipped with snow leopard and will feature a aluminium and black case. So this being white and featuring 5 USB ports.

This is apples low end machine for gods sake, why would it have 5 usb ports.

Come on people this is obviously just the current mac mini case with a few modifications.

Oh well 🙁

 

[zedsdead]

Alright, a video makes you think twice but its exactly the same as the current mac mini.

We all know that the new mac mini will probably come shipped with snow leopard and will feature a aluminium and black case. So this being white and featuring 5 USB ports.

This is apples low end machine for gods sake, why would it have 5 usb ports.

Come on people this is obviously just the current mac mini case with a few modifications.

Oh well 🙁

I agree with you on most points aside from Snow Leopard. The Mini seems to be coming in March/April, and I don't think Snow Leopard is ready yet.

 

[toonshorty]

Maybe apple could do some sort of "Up to date" program with the mini.

So if you bought a new mini you could get snow leopard for like $15 or something.

A bit like what they did with iLife/iWork '09.

 

[lilred505]

Come on people... why wouldnt this be real. Apple is not stupid. If you sell a mac mini with a mini display port for 599 who in their right mind is going to shell out another 99 bucks to plug in a monitor. they added the extra mini display port to gain revenue.. 99 bucks each for everyone wanting to plug in a second monitor.
As for the FW800.. why not.. its the same cost. we all know FW beats the pants off of USB2..

Thats all

 

[zedsdead]

Maybe apple could do some sort of "Up to date" program with the mini.

So if you bought a new mini you could get snow leopard for like $15 or something.

A bit like what they did with iLife/iWork '09.

Don't count on it.

 

[Tallest Skil]

Maybe apple could do some sort of "Up to date" program with the mini.

So if you bought a new mini you could get snow leopard for like $15 or something.

A bit like what they did with iLife/iWork '09.

Apple isn't Microsoft. They don't have to give away their new OS because the current one is despised.

 

[robeddie]

Sorry dude, but i just tried to rotate my macbook on a surface like we see in the vid. it's close to impossible.ok, it weights 1/3 more than the mini, but that doesnt change the situation... when you look at the vid, you see how easy he spins the mac. that is just not possible with a macbook and i don't own a "strange-macbook" which is unlikely to be representative. it's the late07...

You're right, i've never put a hand on a mini.. but that doesnt mean i have no idea how physics affect objects 😱
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You are starting to get irritating. For gods sakes dude, I JUST DID IT! Tell me about your 'physics' theories when you actually try it with a Mini.

Put a mini on a smooth surface, like a polished wooden table and then talk to me.

The Mini does NOT have little rubber feet, instead the bottom is a completely flat.

Geeeehh!!!

 

[flottenheimer]

I seriously hope the design will be different. It looks dated.

 

[lilred505]

Case redesign..I don't think so!

Apple is into cost savings. People want a new laptop look, they want a new imac look, they are large and seen, but the mini is meant to be small, low profile and not seen. the cost savings of not having to redisign the case follows apple to the tee.. eliminate the research of a new case, new cooling system, new power setup.. it all goes into apple DEEP LARGE pockets.
Any PC users out there ever build you own machine, do you always replace the case.. the answer is not.. you can put the savings elsewhere. enough said..
me

 

[Tallest Skil]

Apple is into cost savings. People want a new laptop look, they want a new imac look, they are large and seen, but the mini is meant to be small, low profile and not seen.

You're confusing it with the Mac Pro.

And power setup? The box is already outside the computer; there isn't anything they'd have to do.

 

[lilred505]

You're confusing it with the Mac Pro.

And power setup? The box is already outside the computer; there isn't anything they'd have to do.

That's the point.. they don't want to put any money into it.. especially with the economy. They don't have to do anything and still reap the rewards.. their profit margin probably wasn't where they wanted it to be so they cut corners!..

 

[Jayomat]

You need to get your hands on one! I've just tried spinning a spare mini I have here. It goes round easily, especially on a smooth surface. The base is covered with a fairly hard rubber-like pad but it doesn't create that much friction on a smooth surface.

Okay i accept that, although i doubt that they use different rubberpads?! However it seemed weird to me 😱😉

 

[Jayomat]

You are starting to get irritating. For gods sakes dude, I JUST DID IT! Tell me about your 'physics' theories when you actually try it with a Mini.

Put a mini on a smooth surface, like a polished wooden table and then talk to me.

The Mini does NOT have little rubber feet, instead the bottom is a completely flat.

Geeeehh!!!

As i already said, if that is the case, i accept your answer. i didnt knew the mini had none, cus i think they are
self-evident.

Sorry for double post.

 

[phantompigger]

Still Very Suspect

I wasn't convinced by the original photo, and I am still not convinced by this new video. That said, I had a feeling the first photo was "real," in so far as it was an unedited picture of an actual physical object. I think this video is also "real" in the same way.

Still, none of this adds up. Consider the following points:

1. The Mac mini has had the same chassis design since its debut in January of 2005. Four years is an eternity in the world of Apple, and with everything moving towards aluminum with black accents, it's hard to believe that Apple wouldn't at least give the machine a black matte plastic top.

2. FireWire 800 doesn't make sense on a low-end machine. Or, for that matter, FireWire 400. Apple has dropped FireWire from the MacBook and it just follows logically that they would drop it from the mini as a cost-cutting measure. And it's largely unnecessary for switchers, who are unlikely to have FireWire devices; USB 2.0 has much greater penetration in the PC market.

3. All ports on Macs are bottom-justified, in line with the logic board. The Mini DVI and Mini Display Port on this machine are center-justified, suggesting they're elevated off the logic board. This makes little sense.

4. The person who offered up the photo and then the video has not provided us with high-resolution photos from differing angles. This is VERY suspicious. If he has the machine in his possession, and is so happy to show it to the world... how hard would it be to take a high-resolution photo of it? It seems highly unlikely that a person with access to a pre-release machine would not have the resources to take a quality photo. Decent digital cameras are, what, $99?

5. The most damning evidence of all: Apple doesn't care. If this was a pre-release product, you can be sure Apple would be sending cease-and-desist letters to every major site posting the images. And, yet... it hasn't.


So, what is it? I have no definitive answer. It could be an old prototype. It could be a case mod with a MacBook Pro stuffed in it. And, you know, it could be the new Mac mini.

But I don't think so.