New display comes after Apple decides how to hook up 5k display; dp1.3 or TB4 and puts that output to mbp and mp. Or Apple just stops selling displays.
If there will be new Apple Display, maybe it automatically interpolates lower resolution from older macs?
I'm waiting for new AirportExpress. About time for it...
My not happening wishlist:
#1 better mac mini
#2 mp with internal expansion back
#3 video input to imac back
New Displays backward comparable...not a chance. Thunderbolt displays currently are not so older systems have to purchase a Cinema Display which still sells.
Any 4K Displays that come out cannot be backward comparable due to older hardware not able to handle it. I recently sold my Cinema Display and purchased a Thunderbolt Display because my recent purchase of quad mini 2012 will not be able to handle anything 4K or stronger. Needed a new mini and was disappointed with the new minis not having quad core.
Very happy with my new Thunderbolt Display at half the price because I sold my old Cinema Display (which is was still good for the time).
Mac mini update for 2015....not a prayer. Just updated and will be good for the target market for at least two years. Low specs on purpose to get newbies hooked and then purchase a VERY profitable for Apple iMac. Smart move and great marketing strategy. Not good for the consumer, but $ for Apple.
We on theses forums are probably to blame for Apple getting rid of the Quads...their strategy is the mini is just an intro model, but we who figured out how to save $1,000 learned that we can get the same results from a tricked out mini instead of buying the low end Mac Pro. Apple read out posts and saw that the mini was too powerful, so they lowered the specs.
How many people purchased a iMac or low end Mac Pro instead of wasting their money on the new mini? The new mini is a decent machine and is good for its target market now, BUT for those that need more power, we are forced to upgrade to a Mac Pro if we want to use our own displays. Remember, Apple makes a killing on iMacs, marking up an imac: mini plus a display.