First, yes I'm much happier with the Mac Pro than the older G5 versions, though I wish that Apple had put a slot in the side cover, and made the four drives hot pluggable. That would have been the cat's meow. They are almost there!
Not going to happen. The lion's share of the Mac Pro target market is the print graphics and other corporate markets, and such easily-swapped-out hard drives are a security risk to companies.
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Originally Posted by melgross
And, every Apple machine should have at least one E SATA port.
Amen. Firewire 800 has been whipped and now needs to be sent home.
This may seem like a silly question but are you able to use other branded LCD's with a Mini? How does it work 2gether? Is it decent enough or is it ideal to have an Apple Cinema Display work with the Mini?
This may seem like a silly question but are you able to use other branded LCD's with a Mini? How does it work 2gether? Is it decent enough or is it ideal to have an Apple Cinema Display work with the Mini?
Yes, you can use whatever brand you want as long as it's a DVI monitor. You can also purchase a DVI->VGA or DVI->S-Video cable from Apple in order to hook it up to older monitors or a TV. You can view the mini specs here: http://www.apple.com/macmini/whatsinside.html
I am pretty certain that was the UK. But I am having trouble finding this information.
I'm not correct either, It was about the month of June not the April-June quarter.
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Peter Oppenheimer, Apple's chief financial officer, said in an interview that the company had a "fantastic quarter," adding that its share of the U.S. retail notebook market had doubled to 12 percent as measured by units in June from January.
Yes, you can use whatever brand you want as long as it's a DVI monitor. You can also purchase a DVI->VGA or DVI->S-Video cable from Apple in order to hook it up to older monitors or a TV. You can view the mini specs here: http://www.apple.com/macmini/whatsinside.html
Yes, for the most part. Under the "Graphics and Video Support" section, that page says the DVI to VGA adapter is included in the box. Apple doesn't require any particular brand, all you need is a standard monitor. Sometimes they need an adapter though, iMac and iBook both have an unusual connector that needs a $30 adapter, thankfully the mini is free of that garbage.
thinksecret claims the Mac mini will sport a 1.67Ghz Core Duo on the low-end and 1.83Ghz Core Duo on the high-end.
Do you think they'd be able to get the 1.67GHz down to the same price as the Solo (£399)? That would be pretty amazing if they could. If they did, I'd get one despite the GMA950.
Do you think they'd be able to get the 1.67GHz down to the same price as the Solo (£399)? That would be pretty amazing if they could. If they did, I'd get one despite the GMA950.
I actually expected a price reduction to $499 as well.
Just to clarify on the intended release of the updated Macs, I've been reading that the rumor suggests updates after Labor Day. That's the first Monday in September so are we talking next Tuesday? I was under the mistaken impression it would be this Tuesday (i.e today) since nobody bothered to point out which Tuesday they were referring to.
Just to clarify on the intended release of the updated Macs, I've been reading that the rumor suggests updates after Labor Day. That's the first Monday in September so are we talking next Tuesday? I was under the mistaken impression it would be this Tuesday (i.e today) since nobody bothered to point out which Tuesday they were referring to.
Most people are guessing 9/5 (the Tuesday after Labor Day). One reason is that 9/5 ties into a date that AI talked about regarding a "high security" shipment from Asia. The other is that 9/5 is one week before the Paris Expo. Since there's no keynote for the Expo many people are speculating that we'll hear something the week prior.
OTOH, you could also speculate that Apple will start announcing updated Macs on the Tuesday *after* the iPod Nano promotion ends on 9/16 (so that would be 9/19).
It's all speculation. All anyone can say for sure is that Apple will lay out their Fall plans soon.
Yes, for the most part. Under the "Graphics and Video Support" section, that page says the DVI to VGA adapter is included in the box. Apple doesn't require any particular brand, all you need is a standard monitor. Sometimes they need an adapter though, iMac and iBook both have an unusual connector that needs a $30 adapter, thankfully the mini is free of that garbage.
My PowerBook came with the "unusual connector" adapter. Is that not the case with iMacs, etc.? That's an Apple connector, I believe, not anything standard.
My PowerBook came with the "unusual connector" adapter. Is that not the case with iMacs, etc.? That's an Apple connector, I believe, not anything standard.
Maybe the small Powerbook has the mini-DVI or whatever it is. I really haven't paid much attention to those.
Not going to happen. The lion's share of the Mac Pro target market is the print graphics and other corporate markets, and such easily-swapped-out hard drives are a security risk to companies.
That was my industry. Going all the way back to Syquests, removable drives have been a fundamental requirement of the Video, graphics, photo, newspaper, and many other industries as well. All shops use hot swap drive towers. I have three here on my desk now. I had over a half dozen in my lab.
They are much MORE secure, because they are often taken out at the end of the day, in bigger shops, and locked away.
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Amen. Firewire 800 has been whipped and now needs to be sent home.
Apple blew Firewire. According to the schedule of the association, we should have been at 3,2 Gbs by now. What happened? Apple was way to tentative. They should not only have put it on every machine pronto, but they should have pushed the latest standard out the door themselves.
They should have bitten the bullet, and produced native Firewire drives themselves. Remember that the difference is in the controller, not the actual drive. While Apple couldn't have produced the drive, they could have done the electronics.
They love the current mini I have setup for testing, but are apprehensive about the closed-box void-the-warranty-if-opened nature.
Being able to change the hard drive is key for data retention purposes should employees be terminated. The RAM is a nice-to-have.
i saved this from New York Times online a while back, but didn't save the address of the page. Here are the important bits:
March 24, 2005
HOW IT WORKS
With Mac Mini, Apple Builds a Smaller Box
By IAN AUSTEN
.....But Philip Schiller, senior vice president for worldwide product marketing at Apple, says that despite the decline in the costs of such components, many of them remain too expensive for a $500 computer......
.....Another design compromise, in this case mostly brought about by cost concerns, is that the Mini does not offer an easy way for users to add memory chips. Mr. Schiller said that was driven in part by company research showing that most customers upgraded memory only when they purchased a computer and generally had it installed by the retailer.
But he confirms that do-it-yourselfers who open the Mini's shell (a process that involves the careful manipulation of putty knives) will not violate their computer warranties provided they do not damage anything in the process.
Will it void the warranty on a mini? I did it on mine and it seemed so simple that is shocking news.
Ouch!
i saved this from New York Times online a while back, but didn't save the address of the page. Here are the important bits:
March 24, 2005
HOW IT WORKS
With Mac Mini, Apple Builds a Smaller Box
By IAN AUSTEN
.....But Philip Schiller, senior vice president for worldwide product marketing at Apple, says that despite the decline in the costs of such components, many of them remain too expensive for a $500 computer......
.....Another design compromise, in this case mostly brought about by cost concerns, is that the Mini does not offer an easy way for users to add memory chips. Mr. Schiller said that was driven in part by company research showing that most customers upgraded memory only when they purchased a computer and generally had it installed by the retailer.
But he confirms that do-it-yourselfers who open the Mini's shell (a process that involves the careful manipulation of putty knives) will not violate their computer warranties provided they do not damage anything in the process.
Where did you see that? A 100Gb 2.5" HD is still a fairly pricey component for a low end machine, I'd expect that that was a mistake, and not a predictor of things to come.
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I am pretty certain that was the UK. But I am having trouble finding this information.
No, it was definitely in the US - Steve Jobs said it at the WWDC keynote.
First, yes I'm much happier with the Mac Pro than the older G5 versions, though I wish that Apple had put a slot in the side cover, and made the four drives hot pluggable. That would have been the cat's meow.
Not going to happen. The lion's share of the Mac Pro target market is the print graphics and other corporate markets, and such easily-swapped-out hard drives are a security risk to companies.
And, every Apple machine should have at least one E SATA port.
Amen. Firewire 800 has been whipped and now needs to be sent home.
This may seem like a silly question but are you able to use other branded LCD's with a Mini? How does it work 2gether? Is it decent enough or is it ideal to have an Apple Cinema Display work with the Mini?
Yes, you can use whatever brand you want as long as it's a DVI monitor. You can also purchase a DVI->VGA or DVI->S-Video cable from Apple in order to hook it up to older monitors or a TV. You can view the mini specs here: http://www.apple.com/macmini/whatsinside.html
I am pretty certain that was the UK. But I am having trouble finding this information.
I'm not correct either, It was about the month of June not the April-June quarter.
Peter Oppenheimer, Apple's chief financial officer, said in an interview that the company had a "fantastic quarter," adding that its share of the U.S. retail notebook market had doubled to 12 percent as measured by units in June from January.
linkie
Yes, you can use whatever brand you want as long as it's a DVI monitor. You can also purchase a DVI->VGA or DVI->S-Video cable from Apple in order to hook it up to older monitors or a TV. You can view the mini specs here: http://www.apple.com/macmini/whatsinside.html
Yes, for the most part. Under the "Graphics and Video Support" section, that page says the DVI to VGA adapter is included in the box. Apple doesn't require any particular brand, all you need is a standard monitor. Sometimes they need an adapter though, iMac and iBook both have an unusual connector that needs a $30 adapter, thankfully the mini is free of that garbage.
thinksecret claims the Mac mini will sport a 1.67Ghz Core Duo on the low-end and 1.83Ghz Core Duo on the high-end.
Do you think they'd be able to get the 1.67GHz down to the same price as the Solo (£399)? That would be pretty amazing if they could. If they did, I'd get one despite the GMA950.
Do you think they'd be able to get the 1.67GHz down to the same price as the Solo (£399)? That would be pretty amazing if they could. If they did, I'd get one despite the GMA950.
I actually expected a price reduction to $499 as well.
Just to clarify on the intended release of the updated Macs, I've been reading that the rumor suggests updates after Labor Day. That's the first Monday in September so are we talking next Tuesday? I was under the mistaken impression it would be this Tuesday (i.e today) since nobody bothered to point out which Tuesday they were referring to.
Most people are guessing 9/5 (the Tuesday after Labor Day). One reason is that 9/5 ties into a date that AI talked about regarding a "high security" shipment from Asia. The other is that 9/5 is one week before the Paris Expo. Since there's no keynote for the Expo many people are speculating that we'll hear something the week prior.
OTOH, you could also speculate that Apple will start announcing updated Macs on the Tuesday *after* the iPod Nano promotion ends on 9/16 (so that would be 9/19).
It's all speculation. All anyone can say for sure is that Apple will lay out their Fall plans soon.
--DotComCTO
Yes, for the most part. Under the "Graphics and Video Support" section, that page says the DVI to VGA adapter is included in the box. Apple doesn't require any particular brand, all you need is a standard monitor. Sometimes they need an adapter though, iMac and iBook both have an unusual connector that needs a $30 adapter, thankfully the mini is free of that garbage.
My PowerBook came with the "unusual connector" adapter. Is that not the case with iMacs, etc.? That's an Apple connector, I believe, not anything standard.
My PowerBook came with the "unusual connector" adapter. Is that not the case with iMacs, etc.? That's an Apple connector, I believe, not anything standard.
Maybe the small Powerbook has the mini-DVI or whatever it is. I really haven't paid much attention to those.
Not going to happen. The lion's share of the Mac Pro target market is the print graphics and other corporate markets, and such easily-swapped-out hard drives are a security risk to companies.
That was my industry. Going all the way back to Syquests, removable drives have been a fundamental requirement of the Video, graphics, photo, newspaper, and many other industries as well. All shops use hot swap drive towers. I have three here on my desk now. I had over a half dozen in my lab.
They are much MORE secure, because they are often taken out at the end of the day, in bigger shops, and locked away.
Amen. Firewire 800 has been whipped and now needs to be sent home.
Apple blew Firewire. According to the schedule of the association, we should have been at 3,2 Gbs by now. What happened? Apple was way to tentative. They should not only have put it on every machine pronto, but they should have pushed the latest standard out the door themselves.
They should have bitten the bullet, and produced native Firewire drives themselves. Remember that the difference is in the controller, not the actual drive. While Apple couldn't have produced the drive, they could have done the electronics.
They love the current mini I have setup for testing, but are apprehensive about the closed-box void-the-warranty-if-opened nature.
Being able to change the hard drive is key for data retention purposes should employees be terminated. The RAM is a nice-to-have.
i saved this from New York Times online a while back, but didn't save the address of the page. Here are the important bits:
March 24, 2005
HOW IT WORKS
With Mac Mini, Apple Builds a Smaller Box
By IAN AUSTEN
.....But Philip Schiller, senior vice president for worldwide product marketing at Apple, says that despite the decline in the costs of such components, many of them remain too expensive for a $500 computer......
.....Another design compromise, in this case mostly brought about by cost concerns, is that the Mini does not offer an easy way for users to add memory chips. Mr. Schiller said that was driven in part by company research showing that most customers upgraded memory only when they purchased a computer and generally had it installed by the retailer.
But he confirms that do-it-yourselfers who open the Mini's shell (a process that involves the careful manipulation of putty knives) will not violate their computer warranties provided they do not damage anything in the process.
Copyright 2005*The New York Times Company
Will it void the warranty on a mini? I did it on mine and it seemed so simple that is shocking news.
Ouch!
i saved this from New York Times online a while back, but didn't save the address of the page. Here are the important bits:
March 24, 2005
HOW IT WORKS
With Mac Mini, Apple Builds a Smaller Box
By IAN AUSTEN
.....But Philip Schiller, senior vice president for worldwide product marketing at Apple, says that despite the decline in the costs of such components, many of them remain too expensive for a $500 computer......
.....Another design compromise, in this case mostly brought about by cost concerns, is that the Mini does not offer an easy way for users to add memory chips. Mr. Schiller said that was driven in part by company research showing that most customers upgraded memory only when they purchased a computer and generally had it installed by the retailer.
But he confirms that do-it-yourselfers who open the Mini's shell (a process that involves the careful manipulation of putty knives) will not violate their computer warranties provided they do not damage anything in the process.
Copyright 2005*The New York Times Company
I have ordered a Mac mini Core solo with 1GB of RAM last Saturday to use it as a server, and what a surprise when I received the box!
My Mac mini has been upgraded:
- Core Duo 1.66GHz instead of Core Solo 1.5GHz
- HD 100GB instead of 60GB
- and a SuperDrive instead of a Combo!
Thanks Apple !
On the box, the specifications are those of a Mac mini Core Solo...
just saw this. Can anyone confirm??
Where did you see that? A 100Gb 2.5" HD is still a fairly pricey component for a low end machine, I'd expect that that was a mistake, and not a predictor of things to come.
David