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Rumor: Mac mini supports 1TB storage, SeeFile

by Dave Caolo Jan 5th 2009 at 3:30PM

Ars is reporting that software company SeeFile may have exposed at least a part of Apple's plans for the new Mac mini. According to a poorly timed press release (it's actually dated January 6th, the same day as Phil's keynote), the "New Apple Mac Mini hardware [will] be supported by revolutionary SeeFile web sharing DAM software." The SeeFile software is used to build a no-fuss, digital asset manager accessible via a web browser and starts at $499US.

Here's where it gets interesting. Towards the end of the press release, we find this

"Complete bundled server systems including a Mac mini server with 1 terabyte of storage are available starting at $1,495. The hosted Web service will be available starting in February 2009 at several pricing tiers, starting at under $50 per month."

We can only assume that SeeFile will be selling minis bundled with their software and not Apple. Many people use minis as home servers, and with the rumor of 1TB of internal storage all but confirmed by this press release, building a similar, web-accessible setup should become very easy indeed.

Either way, the lesson here is the same: Don't hit your web editor's "Publish" button unless you really mean it.

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pixarbug

I only wish there was a new mini. The stock is going to drop now. There was nothing to give a any push to revenue. Who needs a computer with a sealed battery. A mini or apple tv update would have been much better. No wonder Jobs did not to the Keynote.

January 06 2009 at 6:40 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Tim

Check the Ars link again. They just got word from SeeFile that it's an external drive that gives these 1TB of storage, and they have no idea what the new Minis will be like. Looks like SeeFile will go back to being a regular company rather than a startup being adopted by Apple.

January 06 2009 at 12:30 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Fritz Laurel

"and with the rumor of 1TB of internal storage all but confirmed by this press release"


Where?!?! Where does the press release use the words "internal" and "TB" together?

For all you know, they could be talking about the current Mini with 1TB of external storage.

Don't get me wrong, I welcome 1TB internal on a Mini, but really, you're just fanning the flames here.


Put the weed down, Dave, and step away from the weed. ;)


FL

January 05 2009 at 9:08 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
brian

"Complete bundled server systems including a Mac mini server with 1 terabyte of storage are available starting at $1,495."

Considering that a PPC Mini can be bought for $300 on Craigslist (hopefully much less as of tomorrow :-) ) and a 1 TB external hard drive is about $200 this is easily doable already no matter what Apple announces tomorrow.

January 05 2009 at 6:28 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jon

Why is it so difficult for companies to avoid posting information before its due date? Why are so many companies not able to manage it?

But I happen to think this particular one is pure bs.

January 05 2009 at 4:48 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
2 replies to Jon's comment
artifex

If you want a press release to be printed on a certain day, you generally have to send it before that day, at least the night before. You don't really want to announce your new product that uses Apple's new product the day *after* they announce, do you? You want it day of. But you have to remember to specify that it's embargoed info until that day. And, actually, if you're a tiny company, you need to work it out with the people you send the release to beforehand, to make sure they don't run it early and burn you.

January 05 2009 at 6:21 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jon

Yeah but it had January 6th written on it. It doesn't take a genius to work out what date it should be posted!

January 05 2009 at 6:27 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Kevin

Ok, it's not $499 for the Mac Mini - it's $499 to start for the SeeFile service. My bad, sorry.

January 05 2009 at 4:41 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Kevin

$499 pricepoint? That's $100 cheaper than the current model. Am I reading this right?

January 05 2009 at 4:38 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
LD

Or does this mean a Mac Mini with 1TB of storage costs about $999. That's the important takeaway I got. That and the new Mini will support 3.5" drives (think Time Machine footprint).

January 05 2009 at 4:26 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Mattazuma

Or the Mini from SeeFile comes with an external 1TB drive.

January 05 2009 at 4:20 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
gauthier.jo

I wouldn't take this to seriously I worked for Seefile for a year in college they have no inside info. They are a tiny company with 3 full time employees and a few interns working out of an apartment in boston. They buy all the mini's from the apple store or microcenter.

January 05 2009 at 4:20 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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SpinThis!

Yeh I doubt they get inside information as well. It sounds like they're just betting on being right—I mean at this point, SATA seems pretty much like a lock.

January 05 2009 at 6:42 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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