Rumor Time: Mac mini to get upgrade soon?
Just as many of you thought the Mac mini would die off in favor of a new class of consumer Macs, the rumor mill starts up again. AppleInsider is reporting that the Mac mini may receive an upgrade -- and fairly soon, too. According to AppleInsider, the Mac mini may receive the following upgrades:
- 45-nanometer Core 2 Duo mobile chips starting at 2.1Ghz
- 800MHz front-side bus
- Stepped-up Intel graphics processor (comparable to the one in the consumer MacBook)
[via AppleInsider]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Yozai said 10:06PM on 3-21-2008
Surely its time for a re-design aswell?
Say like the time capusle with that sexy black apple logo =P
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Dan Spooner said 10:56PM on 3-21-2008
@ Yozai
I think that would be nice too although i like the designit has now
Peter Ent said 3:31PM on 6-12-2008
I think Apple needs to do for home entertainment what they've done for portable entertainment and communications: take the Mac Mini and Apple TV, slap them together with some cool wireless devices, add HD recording capabilities (HD DVR) and just blow away MS Home Media Center dog.
XiozTzu said 10:38PM on 3-21-2008
Blu-Ray please!
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dizilbdog said 10:57PM on 3-21-2008
How about an HDMI output that would be nice..
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Tom said 11:50PM on 3-21-2008
Or they could just include a second adapter...
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=104&cp_id=10419&cs_id=1041905&p_id=2675
Sure, you could ask for audio too, but most things with HDMI in will use alternative sound inputs at the same time, or you can use a better receiver for your sound.
BB said 11:34PM on 3-21-2008
Blu-ray?
There's no way it will make it to the Mac Mini yet.
And I agree with the poster above, the design is pretty nice as is, even if it's a bit dated now.
I say make it with a easy latch to upgrade the memory.
(No more putty knives.. ever!)
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jay said 11:47PM on 3-21-2008
Yeah, the current design is nice enough for me.. but i would rue for HDMI, More RAM/HDD by default and/or slightly easier way to upgrade both of them and same price :)
Tom said 11:51PM on 3-21-2008
All I want for Easter is Wireless N
Brash said 12:04AM on 3-22-2008
"but i would rue for HDMI..."
Rue means to regret or to feel remorse for. It's not the word you're looking for.
Marko said 3:59AM on 3-22-2008
Brash is right. The expression you're looking for is “give my left nut”.
ChillyWilly said 12:34PM on 3-22-2008
no Putty knives required for future Mac minis. Although I've gotten good at it, I know at some point, something may not get put back together right.
As for a new model, I think I would be more than happy to purchase a new one. Our G4 1.42Ghz model is 3 years old and still running great, but it would be nice to have something faster and newer.
Skoalbandit said 12:05AM on 3-22-2008
The mac mini needs a good upgrade but apple won't for awhile because they want people to buy the more profitable products. Imac upgrade first and 6months later maybe a mac mini upgrade.
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BB said 12:24AM on 3-22-2008
6 months? Really?
Nah.. I think next week or by the end of April for sure.
Look at the buyers guide on Mac Rumors.
It's due, as in 9 months pregnant, due.
bugster said 12:28AM on 3-22-2008
Normally i don't bother worrying over release cycles, I'll buy something when I need it, but the mini is getting a bit long in the tooth, so I've been waiting. It's been 8 months since the last update and longer since it had new graphics. I think they've updated just about every other product they make since then, including keyboards and the airport express for gods sake. Come on Apple, I'm Jonesing here.
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Unregistered said 12:56AM on 3-22-2008
The mac mini upgrade has been rumoured so often I sometimes feel like I'm a villager in 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf'
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BB said 1:10AM on 3-22-2008
I also hope they keep the same footprint. I just recently bought a Newertech V3 enclosure with a terabyte drive.
All for the eventual upgrade to a Mini to stack.
Great external by the way.
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Merrin said 4:40AM on 3-22-2008
SuperDrive for all models... It's incredible that Combo drive still lives
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Lars said 7:24AM on 3-22-2008
With the iMac now only available as a glossy (which I personally don't care for at all) this might be a nice alternative, combined with a large Cinema Display.
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Simon Arch said 5:29PM on 3-22-2008
Agreed, but only if they put a real video card in it instead of the Intel Integrated garbage. The 20" iMac has an ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT graphics processor with 128MB of memory. There's no reason why the mini shouldn't have that card as well, even if it's only available as a BTO option, or on the "Best" configuration.