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Ivy Bridge and mac mini is about 4000 graphics more then anything else. you are correct that they are good with heat if you don't over clock.

I would like the usb 3 given to us. The wait is annoying I am a bit bored with the 2011 models from a modding viewpoint.
 
I was looking at what the Mac mini would have given the MacBook Pro recent update. I suspect the i5-3210M will be the base, the i7 used in the higher end 13" will be a CTO, and the server will have the i7-3715M quad core possibly.

The question remains what will be used for the discrete graphics if they have any in the higher end model.
 
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