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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3-21-2008 @ 10:06PM
Yozai said...
Surely its time for a re-design aswell?
Say like the time capusle with that sexy black apple logo =P
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3-21-2008 @ 10:56PM
Dan Spooner said...
@ Yozai
I think that would be nice too although i like the designit has now
6-12-2008 @ 3:31PM
Peter Ent said...
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.
3-21-2008 @ 10:38PM
XiozTzu said...
Blu-Ray please!
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3-21-2008 @ 10:57PM
dizilbdog said...
How about an HDMI output that would be nice..
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3-21-2008 @ 11:50PM
Tom said...
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.
3-21-2008 @ 11:34PM
BB said...
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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3-21-2008 @ 11:47PM
jay said...
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 :)
3-21-2008 @ 11:51PM
Tom said...
All I want for Easter is Wireless N
3-22-2008 @ 12:04AM
Brash said...
"but i would rue for HDMI..."
Rue means to regret or to feel remorse for. It's not the word you're looking for.
3-22-2008 @ 3:59AM
Marko said...
Brash is right. The expression you're looking for is “give my left nut”.
3-22-2008 @ 12:34PM
ChillyWilly said...
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.
3-22-2008 @ 12:05AM
Skoalbandit said...
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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3-22-2008 @ 12:24AM
BB said...
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.
3-22-2008 @ 12:28AM
bugster said...
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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3-22-2008 @ 12:56AM
Unregistered said...
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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3-22-2008 @ 1:10AM
BB said...
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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3-22-2008 @ 4:40AM
Merrin said...
SuperDrive for all models... It's incredible that Combo drive still lives
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3-22-2008 @ 7:24AM
Lars said...
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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3-22-2008 @ 5:29PM
Simon Arch said...
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.