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Apple Has the i7 Mac Mini In Stock

tubeexperience said:
Next week, Apple give the ultimate "f-u" and discontinue the Mac mini once and for all.
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Equally, likely - totally agreed.

That was the mother of all warehouse-cleanings if I ever got to see one.

It could well be that Apple is really tightening-up its product lines in the Mac Business Unit. I wonder what it would mean for the MacPro. It's now the oldest system they sell (after pulling the 2012 non-Retina MBP).
 
MRrainer said:
Equally, likely - totally agreed.

That was the mother of all warehouse-cleanings if I ever got to see one.

It could well be that Apple is really tightening-up its product lines in the Mac Business Unit. I wonder what it would mean for the MacPro. It's now the oldest system they sell (after pulling the 2012 non-Retina MBP).
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I'd say the Mac Pro is goooooneee! I suspect it will be the next product discontinued
 
On the bright side, this is history happening. In front of our eyes. We can tell our kids, we witnessed the moment Apple stopped making actual computers ;-)
Not on par with seeing the Berlin Wall fall, or JFK being shot, but close enough ;-)
The people that got one from this sale can feel a bit like they own a photo of the grassy knoll, from that very day and hour.
 
It's great these have a warranty, but if anything on the logic board goes bad there is no way Apple is going to replace the board or the computer with an identical replacement.

Anyone remember this thread where Apple could only offer a faster clock dual core as a replacement for a quad? Quad core Mini warranty replacements are long gone.
 
ActionableMango said:
It's great these have a warranty, but if anything on the logic board goes bad there is no way Apple is going to replace the board or the computer with an identical replacement.

Anyone remember this thread where Apple could only offer a faster clock dual core as a replacement for a quad? Quad core Mini warranty replacements are long gone.
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What Apple did in this instance is because of multiple repairs for the same issue. They call this a CRU (Customer Replacement Unit). They do this to "appease" customers. I was an Apple Store Genius in a former life, so I speak from experience. Also, know that major components (logic boards, displays, SSDs, etc) are refurb'ed up to 3 times before going to scrap.
 
rw3 said:
What Apple did in this instance is because of multiple repairs for the same issue. They call this a CRU (Customer Replacement Unit). They do this to "appease" customers.
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Hmmm, I must be missing something. I don't understand how offering a dual core mini to replace a quad core mini would appease a customer.
 
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