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  • We will hate it here, but I think Apple has something radical up there sleeves and will be replacing both the Mini and the Pro with a modular xMac not much bigger than the current Mini. It will have room for one card and one drive only, but will ha…
    in Next Mini - which Sandy Bridge CPU? Comment by beetle June 2011
  • Quote: Originally Posted by regan Now I think it's strictly for the pros, and that "niche" as you call it...AINT GOING AWAY. End of story. I think you are mistaken, if they can axe the Xserve, the MacPro is not sacred either. They high end iM…
    in The Mac Pro is Dead Comment by beetle March 2011
  • Quote: Originally Posted by zeph iMac i7/870/2.93GHz scores 9084 MacPro Quad Xeon W3530-2.8GHz scores 8360 disclaimer:This is not to say that the MacPro can't be faster for general computing. I am reading 9723 and 10544, but still that is a …
    in Future updates for rest of Mac line Comment by beetle March 2011
  • Quote: Originally Posted by zeph What makes the base spec quad-core MacPro such a hard sell is that its CPU is basically overclassed by the top-spec iMac. I don't follow. My understanding was that the 2.8GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon W3530 is nota…
    in Future updates for rest of Mac line Comment by beetle March 2011
  • Quote: Originally Posted by RBR Apple have blurred the "four corner" model to the point that it is questionable it still exists, even if Apple believe they are adhering to it. True, and I think it is even fuzzier with the laptops, but this o…
    in Future updates for rest of Mac line Comment by beetle March 2011
  • Quote: Originally Posted by wizard69 Why would Mini need two ports? To make creating a Mini array (true xServe replacement) dead easy. The current Mini support dual monitors, I don't expect Apple to drop that feature. The current Mini has Mini …
    in Future updates for rest of Mac line Comment by beetle March 2011
  • Quote: Originally Posted by Alfiejr DED is right this time The game changer DED was predicting was Retina Display. I am actually relieved he was wrong about that. It would make me a little crazy knowing the iPad had more pixels than my iMac!…
    in Apple kills fall iPad 3 rumors by calling 2011 "Year of iPad 2" Comment by beetle March 2011
  • I am quite disappointed that new Mini and iMacs did not turn up yesterday. Can I reasonably maintain hope for the 11th? Or should I set my expectation out for a month or more? I have $1200 from tax refund with Apple's name on it! I disagree that…
    in Future updates for rest of Mac line Comment by beetle March 2011