Dude, you bought it from someone! I want one too!
Hey Monthy,
I want one too! You made me a believer. Send me an email.
Hey Monthy,
I want one too! You made me a believer. Send me an email.
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.
The 2009 (Penryn) Mac Mini: Everything We Know
- Thread starter Tallest Skil
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
Gee, what are you guys expecting? Mac Pro specs in a Mac mini?
I think nearly everyone has been expecting MacBook specs in a new Mac mini and most are fine with it.
Whether or not the enclosure is updated makes no difference to me. Gaining FW800, an extra USB port and much improved graphics will be a nice improvement. I fear the prices will go up $100 though.
The suspected specs are fine, but it's pretty pricey as it is IMO. And I would prefer iMac specs in it but that's just me.
Oh Steve....
OK...so we all know you've taken a leave of absence. You've clearly got too much free time. It's simply a mule from the shop. Not the real deal. Thanks Steve for creating one more rumor.
OK...so we all know you've taken a leave of absence. You've clearly got too much free time. It's simply a mule from the shop. Not the real deal. Thanks Steve for creating one more rumor.
OK...so we all know you've taken a leave of absence. You've clearly got too much free time. It's simply a mule from the shop. Not the real deal. Thanks Steve for creating one more rumor.
ha that would be hilarious. the revenge of Jobs
Im still not a believer seeing how easy it is to take those panels off. Plug it in, show us specs.
If this is the new Mac Mini I think you've helped a lot of people decide to put there money into another product like, food, gas, or a savings account.
If this is the new Mac Mini I think you've helped a lot of people decide to put there money into another product like, food, gas, or a savings account.
SATA and eSATA are exactly the same standards-wise, they just have different connectors and cables more suited for their intended environment: SATA connectors are much weaker and easier to pull out, and the cables are unshielded; eSATA connectors are stronger and can be inserted and disconnected a lot more times than SATA, and the cables are shielded. It is possible to buy SATA-eSATA adapter PCI cards (really just a covering plate with an eSATA connector or two and some SATA cables on the inside).
OK...so we all know you've taken a leave of absence. You've clearly got too much free time. It's simply a mule from the shop. Not the real deal. Thanks Steve for creating one more rumor.
Maybe it's actually his jobsness sat at home bored ******** hangin on MR , anyone got any close up of Mr.Jobs hands .
PS. Plug it in please Steve
you guys crack me up.
we went from several pages of people saying that there were clear problems with the original photo that PROVED it was a photoshopped fake, and then when a video pops up as requested, proving that there are no fake pixels in that previous photo, all anyone can say is "plug it in or it's a fake" like plugging something in makes it more real.
I suppose you'd want a video of him disassembling it and showing you the mobo with the two video outputs, too?
You can see INTO the holes in the back in the video...they are 3 dimensional and clearly factory-made. The connectors are real, the placement of everything is real, and there are no indications that this is a mock-up from apple...if it were a "mule" then it wouldn't have the ports labelled, would it? if they were going to release a new, alu and black case for the mini, they wouldn't have gone to the trouble of fabbing, finishing, painting, and stickering an in-between product, would they?
of course not.
it's real. the only thing we don't know about this thing now is the price.
If it's 600 bucks base price, it will sell really, really well.
better than the apple TV, certainly.
we went from several pages of people saying that there were clear problems with the original photo that PROVED it was a photoshopped fake, and then when a video pops up as requested, proving that there are no fake pixels in that previous photo, all anyone can say is "plug it in or it's a fake" like plugging something in makes it more real.
I suppose you'd want a video of him disassembling it and showing you the mobo with the two video outputs, too?
You can see INTO the holes in the back in the video...they are 3 dimensional and clearly factory-made. The connectors are real, the placement of everything is real, and there are no indications that this is a mock-up from apple...if it were a "mule" then it wouldn't have the ports labelled, would it? if they were going to release a new, alu and black case for the mini, they wouldn't have gone to the trouble of fabbing, finishing, painting, and stickering an in-between product, would they?
of course not.
it's real. the only thing we don't know about this thing now is the price.
If it's 600 bucks base price, it will sell really, really well.
better than the apple TV, certainly.
Yes. Otherwise it could easily be a back panel or a real Apple prototype with no internals.
Why not?
43.7% convinced. The top edge of the aluminium body looks too bevelled, I mean check out the highlights. The current mini, iMac, PM, all sport sharp alu edges, I don´t see this rounded look as an aesthetic improvement at all! Also, doesn´t the power button look a little funny too?
Ahh jesus. Who knows if it's real or not. I would have thought that Apple would have went with the black on aluminum color scheme of the newer Macbooks.
By the way, someone could have EASILY modified the back of a Mac mini case with all those ports. If you don't at least flip to the bottom of the Mac mini, or plug it in and show us the System Profiler info, then this might as well be FAKE.
I won't believe it until I hear it from Apple themselves.
By the way, someone could have EASILY modified the back of a Mac mini case with all those ports. If you don't at least flip to the bottom of the Mac mini, or plug it in and show us the System Profiler info, then this might as well be FAKE.
I won't believe it until I hear it from Apple themselves.
I think it is cool that you contributed this, and if this turns out to be the new model you should get a bump in status.
There are a lot of 5+ year posters here that are more newbie than you.
Only happens with post increases and the charity of $25.
But he'd get some serious respect should it be real.
maybe they are keeping the 'low end' white ? whitebook and Mini =white everything else silver , just a thought.
Give up the battery and save yourself $125. Give up the display and save yourself $150. Give up the keyboard and save yourself $75. Give up the trackpad and save yourself $50. Give up the unibody frame and save yourself $200. Subtract all that and you basically have a new Mac mini at $700. I don't think Apple would sell it for $600.[/QUOTE said:
I think he said : " let's just say......"
maybe he doesn't want to get anyone in trouble kinda thing ?
You didn't sign an NDA but you knowingly took a product that Apple has under a strict NDA agreement. By knowingly saying this you have admitted that you are trying to weasel yourself out of possible infringement by Apple. Eitherway, turn it on and post specs, you don't need to ask anyone, you already broke the law. Might as well make it worth something. I'd rather get my ass sued off and be believable, than get my ass sued off and have people doubt me. Eitherway, your either stupid and lying, or getting sued. Make it count, turn it on.
He leaked intellectual property. There is a finite number of people who would have access to it.
Apple will find out, and he will get fired.
Unless it isn't real.
Again I worked for Apple for years. They are not only smart but wise in protecting there equipment. They know who had that potential prototype and they will track that person down, and prosecute everyone who breathed on that thing. They might even sue you for seeing it
and they should.Don't believe those rumors. You think Apple likes watching there stock tumble when rumors get out. Apple if very serious about there NDA, and these fake leaks are just garbage. Apple again is a very smart business and people need to understand that, they are a business not some cult.