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2011 Mac Mini - Speculation
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You don't have to have the Apple ones. If you already have some keyboards and mice (can be wired/wireless) give them a try before you go out and buy new ones.
For the iPad you'd probably want to get an Apple wireless keyboard (if you intend to use a wireless keyboard with it).
For the iPad you'd probably want to get an Apple wireless keyboard (if you intend to use a wireless keyboard with it).
It'd be easier for me to buy the keybaords with the Mac Mini I guess; but having Apple keyboards will make it more official I guess.
any recommendations on a good alternative kb/mouse for a htpc?
I have the Logitech diNovo Mini and when it works it's awesome, but after sending back three and still having battery / connection issues I'm pretty fed up.
Looking for something that actually works.
I have the Logitech diNovo Mini and when it works it's awesome, but after sending back three and still having battery / connection issues I'm pretty fed up.
Looking for something that actually works.
Keyboard/mouse
I have been using a logitech ps3 Bluetooth keyboard with touchpad for over a year and a half with my mini and it has worked great. Even better though is a harmony remote programmed for plex. I use two 890 pros, which allows me to run my mini in my media room for projector use and in my living room for tv use. The 890 pros actually "share" rf extenders, so you can use your mini from anywhere in your house (up to six remotes and six extenders). I use a mono price mini dvi & optical audio to hdmi converter along with one of their hdmi splitters to route the signal to different rooms in my house. I know this has been a little off topic, but I wanted you to know there are other options! And if you are using the mini in only one room, any harmony will work wonders for you.
I have been using a logitech ps3 Bluetooth keyboard with touchpad for over a year and a half with my mini and it has worked great. Even better though is a harmony remote programmed for plex. I use two 890 pros, which allows me to run my mini in my media room for projector use and in my living room for tv use. The 890 pros actually "share" rf extenders, so you can use your mini from anywhere in your house (up to six remotes and six extenders). I use a mono price mini dvi & optical audio to hdmi converter along with one of their hdmi splitters to route the signal to different rooms in my house. I know this has been a little off topic, but I wanted you to know there are other options! And if you are using the mini in only one room, any harmony will work wonders for you.
Yep, Mini had a major role in attracting switchers, particularly before Bootcamp. However, since Bootcamp, its original main purpose has become increasingly superfluous, so little surprise here that last year's redesigned Mini wasn't only over-priced (certainly in UK), but there's only 1 model (the other being a server), suggesting that Apple won't spend much more time on advancing it in future.
Probably some truth in what folk say about SJ/Apple much preferring to see it canned sooner than later, as profit margins for the Mini remain much lower than for other Macs, with most Mini-owners probably also using non-Apple monitors.
Frankly, with my said personal experiences with the iMac & views on glossy screens, I'm not surprised that other people are either considering, or are actually switching to W7, if only to open themselves to greater choices in hardware.
That said, it's not an easy decision (for me at least). Probably as with you, since buying my 1st Mac in 2005 there are many things I've learnt to do on Mac that are automatic, with little conscious thought involved. That's a major plus for increasing ones work-rate. Whether with W7 or Linux, it'll take time to re-adapt to attaining the same level of fluidity.
Whatever I decide in coming weeks, as I said on Macworld UK recently: "I still have a high regard for Macs (& my ageing iBook continues to be very reliable), but I don't really believe that Macs are any better or worse than similarly-priced Samsungs, Sonys, Dells, etc. For me, what gives Macs the cutting edge has always been the quality of their software, esp pre-W7 era."
Since W7, from what I've read many times on various forums including Mac, I get the impression the advantages of OS X are no longer as clear-cut. So without discounting buying a new Mini, I'd be cheating myself to totally ignore other options. - All the best whatever you decide to get!
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Yes, just install it.too bad... is there any way to put SSD into mini? mc239 for example
That's what I'm doing. I expect to need an intel system within the next six months and the mini/ mini server is probably going to be my best budget option. I want and will wait for an i5 hopefully i7 chip... might wait for Lion.. and for a mac that is not going obsolete in two years.
wow, thanks 4 your great support...
btw i am complete noob in this question:
- do not know what kind of ssd will work with mini
- which one will fit ....
I hope ssd wil be much quieter? Because it is my main concern, in the quite room i can hear how disc works when copying data etc..
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Well it'd be easiest if Apple had a SSD CTO option. Maybe this will happen when the Mini next gets updated? We'll have to wait and see.
A standard 2.5" SSD fits in the 2010 Mini.
You can look at places like iFixit for instructions on replacing the HDD with a HDD/SSD.
A standard 2.5" SSD fits in the 2010 Mini.
You can look at places like iFixit for instructions on replacing the HDD with a HDD/SSD.
thanks
i guess i'll wait for updated mini. and then decide if i need one, or just replace my hdd with ssd.my mini looks this way:
2.5" SSD will fit too? Maybe someone can recommend good ssd which will fit in my current mini?
Well, you didn't ask those questions, so how should I be able to answer them? As I understood your question, you just wanted to know if it was possible.
So no need to get mad.
thanks
While it is possible to replace the hard drive in a mini, it's quite cumbersome. I advice you to take a look at the repair guides at http://www.ifixit.com for instructions before you buy a replacement drive.
I swapped out the drive on my 2010 13" MBP. A professional could probably do it in 60 seconds. With the mini, Apple has gone form over function. To my mind, it's their only product that does so... They crafted a beautifully small aluminum sculpture... forcing them to shoehorn expensive "mobile" components into needlessly tight quarters.
Dell sells an Inspiron 580 with a 3.2 Ghz i3 processor, 7200 rpm 500 GB drive, 4 MB of DDR3 RAM, Keyboard and Mouse for $469.99 + shipping. Certainly Apple could certainly ship something comparable for 499.99 + shipping. To meet that figure...
- leave out the optical drive, mouse and keyboard.
- use the base iMac motherboard
- sell it online exclusively to allow an extremely lean inventory.
C64 has pointed out, thats a much larger PC then the Mac Mini, Dell's Zino HD is a much more comparable PC. It has AMD CPUs, so its hard to compared them with benchmarks, buts its save to say the two are much closer in speed, storage and price.
Buts its not secret the Mac mini is a outdated, the i3,i5,i7 Mac mini will be faster for the CPU, but like the MBP the GPU will likely be a small step down. While the average computer users sees "i3" and assume the whole computer is better, thats not always the case. Heck even some "i3" chips aren't going to be as good as some Core 2 Duo, they are after all just marketing names.
Thats all said, I'm eagerly waiting for the new Mac mini...hoping its going to be the MBP 13'' specs with an i5 model and an i7 model.
