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2012 mac mini models?
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Though a 1TB 2.5" is now only $130, I doubt that would ever be in a base model as a low-end feature. They might offer it for another $100 tacked on. I bet the base will still be an anemic 500GB drive, just to save cash. If we are lucky it will be a 750GB.
USB 3.0... questionable. We can all hope.
I haven't heard ANY mumbling about USB 3.0 being developed or highly desired, yet. I think it is let go mainly due to the paucity of USB 3.0 devices, the lack of gainful use by the average user, and the Apple initiative to make TB the big-future of interfacing.
TB seems to be Apple's FW of the 2010s. FW was and still is an awesome interface, but it never caught on as well as it could have. TB will overshadow USB 3 at Apple until Apple is almost forced to recognize USB through demand or necessity.
Seems like all new external drives are USB3. USB2 is way too slow and TB is basically nonexistent.
t-bolt and any 2.5 inch drive is possible right now. seagate sells a lot of the adapters read this thread.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1317577/
a mushkin ssd with a cable and a t-bolt adapter is an amazing instnat upgrade for about 450 a sata III ssd with 240gb space that boots with near instant setup. It also does not void warranty.
$99 for an adapter? I'm personally not interested. I would much rather either A) TB drives be ubiquitous or B) the new mac mini include USB3. Just my opinion.
DID NOT SAY IT WAS CHEAPER THEN USB3. you can hook the same ssd to a usb3 case and spend about 320 to run the drive as an external boot drive. It is a higher quality item for a lot of reasons. many people would prefer usb3. Myself I want both. just dump all usb 2 . by making only backwards compatible usb3 in place of them
News out today that HP is already shipping Ivy-based laptops, while rumors late last week of new MacBook Pros shipping in early April.
Does this bode well for a June/July (or perhaps even May) Mac mini 2012 refresh?
Does this bode well for a June/July (or perhaps even May) Mac mini 2012 refresh?
July could be about right. They'll probably wait a few months or so after the MBPs are updated before updating the Mini.
I agree, I think the old design was not only better (Better looking, smaller size, better cooling, Superdrive) but I think it was also easier to upgrade the HD. On the new one, (just like on the new iMacs) Apple has made it very easy to upgrade the memory. Plus, for someone that upgraded from the older Mac mini, the accessories that used to fit underneath do not fit anymore ( or the look out of place).
Frankly, I do not understand what the big fuss was about the power brick, you do not see it anyway!
Just my thoughts.
and the power brick has 110 watts while the internal supply in these minis has 85 watts.
I'd expect a release schedule this year to mirror last year, but there is a possibility they might switch things around. They spread out releases for the "quarters" so there isn't lopsided revenue spiking and lulling through the year, creating investor/beancounter panic. It also keeps Apple current with the purchasers. Imagine if they release EVERYTHING together and then you wondered if Apple was even alive the rest of the year.
So... don't even think of May. Most likely it is July, again, with the iMacs coming in April/May. In fact, you might even get updates in August, but I doubt it since the iPods/iPhones are probably in September/October.
Last year's release schedule was sagacious. They will probably keep that schedule for a few more years unless new products make it move around.
So pin your calendar on JULY. If fortuitous, June. Or maybe Apple announces it in June with a July release. And this assumes they release a new Mini, since it has been lagged in the past; however, the Mini is probably now becoming a far more serious computer for the consumer base. Minis were sad in their first generations, but now they are little titans without all the bulk or fans or weight. The next Minis will indeed be quite worthwhile for $600.