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- aplardi, on 10/12/2007, -14/+72I think I'll add one more rumor:
It makes its own gravey. - foolfromhell, on 10/12/2007, -3/+42No white after Labor Day.....
Meaning.... BLACK MAC MINIS!!!!! - embraceware, on 10/12/2007, -2/+31Talk about bad timing - I just ordered a Mac Mini this morning. I'm going to cancel the order and wait 10 days - anyone else think that's a good idea?
- mastercheif, on 10/12/2007, -8/+36I think they might add a dedicated Graphics card to it. Apple has a huge potential market with gamers switching from windows, and the Mac Pro is out of reach for a lot of people, and they already have monitors so they dont need iMacs.
- jfarrar, on 10/12/2007, -8/+36Just some added rumors:
- Mac mini with built in iPod dock
- Processor speed bump
- Case colors
- larger hard drive - CrankyMcGuy, on 10/12/2007, -2/+19It's always a good idea to wait for a product refresh before purchasing. The trick is knowing when that happens. Mini's are typically refreshed in the Fall along with iBooks. iPods are usually in November in time for Christmas buzz. iMacs and Powerbooks (now MacBook Pros) get refreshed in January. PowerMacs (now Mac Pros) at Apple's WWDC, though sometimes minor refreshes will occur in January.
All that being said, I am planning on a Mac Mini purchase right after the next update. I was expecting them to be updated around MacWorld at the end of September. That's when the big announcements are made. Apple, of course, can always surprise us and has done so in the past, but those dates I listed are good guidelines to wait/purchase by. ;) - FluffyArmada, on 10/12/2007, -4/+19No... better yet, it's a new graphics processor; an extremly powerful one, and it is *cooled* with gravy, which is circulated by spinners!
- flake, on 10/12/2007, -4/+17The iPod dock does make sense. At least on the originals, you could see connections/markings inside the case when it was taken apart that would have fit the full size iPod perfectly.
A proc speed bump and larger hard drive are almost givens.
What would be a deal sealer for me is a larger amount of supported RAM - goat77, on 10/12/2007, -2/+15One word: Merom
Cmon I'm amazed that I haven't seen a single comment that involves the obvious next upgrade for the mac mini. - stukdog, on 10/12/2007, -3/+16Those are google ads at the top of the post.
- EochaidRiata, on 10/12/2007, -1/+12Hmm. Your ideas are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.
- trylleklovn, on 10/12/2007, -2/+11Will now ship with free Chuck Norris action figure?
- windowsrookie, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8Waiting for my Core 2 Duo mini. :D
- gambl0r, on 10/12/2007, -2/+10Dear Apple,
Release a Mac Mini with a TV Tuner, Digital Audio Out (the new minis have this already), and as much hard drive space as you can fit in there while still keeping it affordable like you should have done from the first day the Minis were released. I could care less about a dedicated 3d card. Also, build in TV controls into front row. You have a system with such potential to be used as a HTPC, so market it as one! I will buy one immediately.
Thank you.
Signed,
Everyone waiting for a Mac Mini HTPC - titlesaysitall, on 10/12/2007, -5/+13"I have a bigger Hard Drive"
- windowsrookie, on 10/12/2007, -3/+11Yes.
- windowsrookie, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8The imac was updated what 3 times in 6 months? So it's never too early.
- marosnax, on 10/12/2007, -3/+10If anything make it more tivoishhh
- titlesaysitall, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7So when Apple updates their products they suck? I bet you still use a Commodore 64 right?
- foolfromhell, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9Thats classic.
For those who dont know what we are talking bout,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc4oP_ITqMc
was on the Videos section a while back - titlesaysitall, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Actually it is possible, people have upgraded the Minis to a Core 2 it's just a matter of time when Apple gets them.
- Sefirosu, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7I agree with that. There is a part missing in the "mid-range" space.
- notkevin, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9I don't care if they update the specs, if they drop the price to pre Intel prices ($100 and $200 more then the PPC versions) I would buy one.
- foolfromhell, on 10/12/2007, -3/+9Probably.
I am waiting if and when Apple releases Core 2 Duo for the iMac or the MBP or MB. Then i might consider a Mac - jackmaninov, on 10/12/2007, -7/+13Gravy would seal the deal!
Also a better graphics processor! - daldredge, on 10/12/2007, -3/+9I would love it if apple came out with a minitower that let you upgrade the graphics in it. And no a 2,300 USD mac pro doesn't count.
- windowsrookie, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Apple already includes apache on every Mac. A mac mini makes a great consumer server.
- ross., on 10/12/2007, -0/+5http://freemacblog.com/wp-content/images/wall.jpg
Thats my kinda great wall! - TheRealStyro, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7Apple doesn't have too much to improve on the mac mini...
-- Better video - faster gpu and/or HDMI output (1080p HD!)
-- CPU speed bump and/or Core 2 Dou
-- Larger hard drive
-- More base memory
-- Media Center setup w/ DVR & software
-- Access ports for upgrading memory / drive
-- Something silly like case coloring or iPod dock
I guess we'll soon see what, if anything, Apple will bring forth upon its flock. - Sefirosu, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Enlarge your PC. Click here.
- slantyyz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4This will never happen, but a single eSata port would make the Mini more kickass than a CPU upgrade.
The slow hard drive has always been the bottleneck on the mini (especially if you edit video or use iPhoto), and if you could have an eSata port, you could add a full speed desktop drive.
There are plenty of times on my Core Duo mini where the CPU hasn't even broken a sweat, yet I'm still left waiting on a spinning hard drive. While booting off an FW400 external drive gave me a small performance boost, it would be nothing like having eSata available. - Rodzirra, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4"It doesn't take a f*cking genious to know thats how to do business right..."
Dude, when's the last time you took a look at their profit statement and balance sheet? I think they're "doing business" just fine. - drlha, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Regular Mac OS X pretty much is a dumbed down version of OS X server. What server functions do you require that the current OS X doesn't provide?
- designerjoe, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4The first Monday of September.
- imack, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4For us non-USAers, when is Labor Day?
- foolfromhell, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5Digg Effected.
Exceeded CPU quota....
http://www.duggmirror.com/apple/New_Mac_Minis_after_Labor_Day/ - adolfojp, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5How about a decent 3d accelerator?
- mww2, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4OS X will impress you if you use it regularly.
- danielwsmithee, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4"... has anyone heard anything about why apple has been hiring game developers???"
There was the rumor a few days ago about Apple re-writing open-GL from the ground up on OS-X to be multi-threaded and be able to use multi-core machines. According to the rumor they were able to double the frame rate in WoW.
http://www.macrumors.com/pages/2006/08/20060821223856.shtml - hardkoretom, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3since it has bsd, cant you install any kind of server functions if you wanted to? im sure somebody out there can.
- JustinGN, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I personally would love to see a dumbed-down version of OS X Server preinstalled on a Mac Mini for $100 more. See Apple break into the consumer server market, with maybe some SATA connections on the back of the Mac Mini for external storage. Priced right, that'd be a great central home server.
- LilGator, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3You can buy a Core 2 Duo chip and slap it in the Mini right now... cake.
- monkeybutler, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4Replace "Mac Mini" with "Macbook" and i'll do a backflip.
- stukdog, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2This happens right when the post gets really really popular...but it only lasts for a few minutes then it is usually good.
- windowsrookie, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Holy Crap!
- titlesaysitall, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4I would like to see shuttle version of the mini and dual monitor support.
- deff, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2The same-thing happened to me back in '03 when I bought my 12" PowerBook. I ordered it a couple days before the 1ghz and OSX update announcement. But when I went to cancel and reorder, I noticed that my order had already been updated to the new processor and a free coupon for 10.3 upon release.
- esork, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3How about adding SCREWS on the bottom so you don't have to attack it with a paint scraper to get the thing opened!
- mikedaul, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2A faster gpu would help with decoding hd-rez video.
- JayRod, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3I almost thought the title read new mac mints. I thought that would be cool though, apple flavor mints.
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