Does any other Apple Mac ever have USB 3.2 2X2? I did not think so. I was under the impression Most Apple USB-C, that weren’t Thunderbolt, were USB 3.1
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Mac Mini Expected to Receive First Major Redesign Since 2010 Very Soon
- Thread starter MacRumors
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
Here's an idea Apple. For the new Minis, more colors. Not just silver, grey, dark grey, space blue or whatever the frak new name for grey color there is. Also not just black or white. Give me colors. You used to be able to do this. Orange, yellow, red, green, blue, COLORS! OR COLOURS!
As for the iMac. How about not just colors but also a 27 inch model? It's not 2006 any more. We can tolerate larger screens.
As for the iMac. How about not just colors but also a 27 inch model? It's not 2006 any more. We can tolerate larger screens.
Yeah guys, Apple bad, making it smaller is stupid!
If half of the device isn’t empty like the current model, I’m switching to Windows 😤
If half of the device isn’t empty like the current model, I’m switching to Windows 😤
I run my home automation software and eight outdoor security video cameras 24/7 with a 2019 Intel Mac Mini. I'm so looking forward to an M4 Mini with faster video processing and much lower power dissipation. My current Mini does get pretty warm simultaneously processing eight hi-rez video streams (along with everything else).
If it's the same size or smaller it'll make no difference to me. As long as I have no fewer USB-C ports and a 10 gigabit ethernet port option. A extra (or two) USB-C ports on the front would be nice for when I need to hook a laptop/display up to it and when I need to do backups.
If it's the same size or smaller it'll make no difference to me. As long as I have no fewer USB-C ports and a 10 gigabit ethernet port option. A extra (or two) USB-C ports on the front would be nice for when I need to hook a laptop/display up to it and when I need to do backups.
I, for one, am excited about this. Was going to wait until the next Mac Studio in 2025 but the Fusion drive in my 2014 iMac 5K which was my music machine just went kaput so I need a new machine now.
Apple can pack more of them into a single shipping container.
The logo icon is too large in relation to the machine. Just wrong. Whoever made this either doesn't understand whitespace, or rushed it to get something out.
I recall the second-generation Mac mini have an equally-annoying design flaw where the power light was way too close to the edge. Such a shame when such details are overlooked, or unseen by those making the decisions.
I totally agree. Honestly, I would’ve preferred a thinner design (given how much free space there is in the M1 model already), while this render looks like a compressed Mac Studio (whose design I truly don’t like).
I wish Apple would completely rethink the Mac mini and make it stackable.
- 2024 - Buy your first Mac mini.
- 2025 - Buy the next Mac mini, not to replace your original, but to supplement it. Just stack on top and plug it in with a single cable for all power and communications. It becomes part of the "mesh".
- 2026 - Repeat.
That's the opportunity that Apple has here.
Sale, marketing and PR people, who write the advertising copy. They Cannot wait to use the tag line, “Smallest Mac, ever”.
Apple's laptops are the cream of the crop for the industry, purely in terms of elegance and performance-per-watt, not necessarily connectivity. You can't deny that.
Either way, I’m keeping my M1 Mac Studio. It’s given me no reason to doubt its performance. I most likely will be using it long after they stop issuing os updates. It’s been that good to me.
HobeSoundDarryl
macrumors G5
Apple selling a "new mini" at "the same great price"... PLUS "a hub" to buy back classic ports for those who need them. You might even need some kind of docking add-on to keep it heavy enough to stay on a desk when it has cables plugged into it.
More 💰💰💰 is the use case. Shareholders have to feed their families.
The current design is way too flat. Im guessing the overall volume may be similar but taller and more cube like rather than flat square.
There are SO MANY other applications that a smaller form factor Mac Mini could be used for. I have personally used it back on 2012 as on on board multi media info/entertainment system for two autobiles. A little clunky, a little learning curve but after some tinkering and more tinkering and some software that was clutch then, It was an amazing concept. I'm sure that I am not the only one to have conceived the idea... And if I am, I just F**KED up, I've said too much.🤣 😂 EVERY and ANYONE was impressed. So while you are correct, "it's a desktop machine" think outside box Padwan learner.
I'd think a raspberry pi is better suited to such applications.
Because if it didn't change there would be an equal amount of complaining about how it didn't change and how Apple is no longer capable of innovation.
Last edited:
I dont see the point of making a small desktop.
The sky is the limit!