2014 Mac mini Wishlist

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  • Reply 1061 of 1528
    hmmhmm Posts: 3,405member
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    Dyson makes computers?

     

    You saw the new mac pro right? Who do you think makes that?

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  • Reply 1062 of 1528
    marvfoxmarvfox Posts: 2,275member

    Maybe in the latter part of January a new Mac Mini might arrive.

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  • Reply 1063 of 1528
    frank777frank777 Posts: 5,839member
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    You do have a few shopping days to go though.

     

    Yeah, but Apple's not introducing a Mini update this close to Christmas. Simultaneous with the Pro would have been the only real option.

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  • Reply 1064 of 1528
    wizard69wizard69 Posts: 13,377member
    hmm wrote: »
    You saw the new mac pro right? Who do you think makes that?

    Dyson makes trash cans?


    Mind you I'm sitting here with envy for anybody with a new Mac Pro.
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  • Reply 1065 of 1528
    wizard69wizard69 Posts: 13,377member
    marvfox wrote: »
    Maybe in the latter part of January a new Mac Mini might arrive.

    This is very possible and is one reason I think the current model is dead. If they where to just bump the processor it could have been done already and this be ready for holiday sales. They didn't do this so I suspect that the machine will morph into something else. January would be the time for new product introductions traditionally.
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  • Reply 1066 of 1528
    wizard69wizard69 Posts: 13,377member
    frank777 wrote: »
    Yeah, but Apple's not introducing a Mini update this close to Christmas. Simultaneous with the Pro would have been the only real option.

    You are probably right! Still this highlights the state of the machine, no update before Christmas sales kinda indicates that the machine is in suspended animation if you will. It isn't like Intel hasn't had the chips for ages now.
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  • Reply 1067 of 1528
    frank777frank777 Posts: 5,839member
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    You are probably right! Still this highlights the state of the machine, no update before Christmas sales kinda indicates that the machine is in suspended animation if you will. It isn't like Intel hasn't had the chips for ages now.

     

    Just posted about this in the Pro thread: The Mini is now the only real rackable choice for OS X server.

     

    Maybe this is part of the redesign? Removing the internal power supply would make it smaller (an Apple favourite), and more rack friendly.

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  • Reply 1068 of 1528
    winterwinter Posts: 1,238member
    I'm now even more hungry for a mini for 2014 or whatever they replace it with if they replace it. Right now after some thought, I can do without it because I need clothes more. Looking to pick up some hooded sweatshirts and a Carhartt jacket among other things.
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  • Reply 1069 of 1528
    hmmhmm Posts: 3,405member

    Blah no love for dyson :(.  Look at the resemblance.

     



    The canister is just a different shade and plastic rather than metal.

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  • Reply 1070 of 1528
    wizard69wizard69 Posts: 13,377member
    Somebody with the handle "winter" should be able to go commando.
    winter wrote: »
    I'm now even more hungry for a mini for 2014 or whatever they replace it with if they replace it. Right now after some thought, I can do without it because I need clothes more.
    You sound conflicted.
    Looking to pick up some hooded sweatshirts and a Carhartt jacket among other things.
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  • Reply 1071 of 1528
    marvfoxmarvfox Posts: 2,275member

    Hopefully we both are right on this.

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  • Reply 1072 of 1528
    winterwinter Posts: 1,238member
    I like the cold weather because I can bundle up and because others bundle up also. I hate flip-flops.

    Anyway, back to the mini talk.
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  • Reply 1073 of 1528
    Originally Posted by wizard69 View Post

    Somebody with the handle "winter" should be able to go commando.

     

    I run shorts and a t-shirt myself until it hits the 20s. Then I need gloves and earmuffs.

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  • Reply 1074 of 1528
    marvfoxmarvfox Posts: 2,275member

    Clothes are a more essential than computers.This is more logical thinking to think what you are going to wear than same dumb mac mini.

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  • Reply 1075 of 1528
    Originally Posted by marvfox View Post

    Clothes are a more essential than computers.This is more logical thinking to think what you are going to wear than same dumb mac mini.

     

    What can I say; I don’t get cold. <img class=" src="http://forums-files.appleinsider.com/images/smilies//lol.gif" />

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  • Reply 1076 of 1528
    winterwinter Posts: 1,238member
    marvfox wrote: »
    Clothes are a more essential than computers.This is more logical thinking to think what you are going to wear than same dumb mac mini.

    For once, marv and I will agree. The world must be ending.

    Iris would have been enough for me and Iris Pro would have been even better. Coming up in 2014, I'll see what happens. The bottom line is that I don't want a MacBook Air or MacBook Pro, and the iMac is too big for my liking.

    I actually would take a Mac Pro with a 4K display though. It's way out of my budget right now though.
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  • Reply 1077 of 1528
    wizard69wizard69 Posts: 13,377member
    marvfox wrote: »
    Clothes are a more essential than computers.
    That is highly debatable. For a good part of the year you don't really need cloths. For the times that you do any rag will do.

    This is more logical thinking to think what you are going to wear than same dumb mac mini.

    Nothing logical about it, a person wears cloths because of the weather or societies norms. If you spend time dwellings on what you wear that is vanity coming through. Nothing logical at all about vanity.

    On the other hand choosing the proper computer takes much in the way of logical thinking.
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  • Reply 1078 of 1528
    winterwinter Posts: 1,238member
    I like to walk on the boardwalk (I live in NJ) and it gets colder near the ocean and my Raiders jacket is not really suitable for long walks in cold weather. I need something that keeps me warm.

    I had waited for a long time for a new Mac mini and Apple didn't deliver and now my motivation has kind of evaporated. The jacket I want is about $85. A new Mac mini would be around $600 or more. The choice is easy.
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  • Reply 1079 of 1528
    marvfoxmarvfox Posts: 2,275member

    That is obvious go for the jacket naturally and keep yourself warm especially in the winter.

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  • Reply 1080 of 1528
    nhtnht Posts: 4,522member
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    The current Mini is quickly becoming a very bad value with the advent of much better APU type chips.

     

    Actually the mini is still an exceptional value in the Apple line up.  $899 buys you a quad core i7 faster than the lower end MBP.

     

    http://browser.primatelabs.com/mac-benchmarks

     

    Granted that a Haswell mini would be an even more exceptional value but that's probably why it doesn't exist.  While the quad i7 iMac is much faster it also weighs in at $1699.  $700 is a lot to pay for a GPU.

     

    It's a shame that Intel has killed external GPU thunderbolt solutions by not certifying any.

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