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The new Mac mini is almost certainly coming

I'm nearly ready to replace some one/both of my 2009 Mac Minis but I'm waiting for the refresh.

Before the 2014 Minis I was waiting for the new quad-core Mini which never came.

Hope the Mini gets a decent refresh this time.
 
nutmac said:
As for quad-core models, they probably didn't sell in meaningful quantities.
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I think they sold in quantities meaningful enough. The reasons there was no quad-core in the 2014 were two I think. One has been said here already, and is the fact that in Haswell quad and duo-core used different sockets and thus required different motherboards, unlike Ivy Bridge. It's clear that Apple wanted to put as little engineering effort in the update as possible. The other reason was the discontinuation of the server model. Quads were introduced to the minis as servers in 2011. Apple is moving away from that server thing and those mac mini and mac pro server models were just released to soothe the transition following the discontinuation of the Xserve.
 
nutmac said:
Looking at the history, Mac mini has been upgraded every 18 months or less except for the last model, which lagged by 2 years. This is the month when 2-year upgrade cycle is due, so I suspect Mac mini will either get a spec bump or retired for good.

It's not that Mac mini is hard to upgrade, although if Apple is planning more substantial upgrade, it might be one of the reasons for delay.

Let's face it. Mac mini isn't dependent on cutting edge components like iMac, MacBook, and MacBook Pro are. As sad as this may sound, it's obvious that Mac mini isn't selling in high enough quantity for Apple to bother with more frequent upgrade (Mac Pro is another example). The existing inventory must clear out and new components must arrive in sufficient quantity and profit margin for Apple to bother upgrading Mac mini.

Anyway, 2 year is the longest we had to wait for Mac mini upgrade and many signs point to Apple updating various Macs this month. Hopefully, Mac mini will be one of them as I am eyeing a purchase myself.
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Even if Apple holds a Mac event this month, and every single Macs get an update one way or another, I doubt Mac mini will receive a mention. It will instead receive a silent upgrade on the website.
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I would welcome a silent upgrade, if this means that the quad core comes back.
 
jpietrzak8 said:
Just as an aside, here's a "9 to 5 Mac" article

"it’s unlikely that Apple has anything major planned for the Mac Pro or Mac Mini."
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Unfortunately, I think that probably sums it up. Maybe it will be like the last MacBook Air "upgrade"? They increased the base RAM from 4gb to 8gb and didn't change anything else. If we're lucky, maybe they'll drop the prices on the 2014 models a bit, as a consolation prize.

I would also really like a quad mini, but don't think it's gonna happen.
 
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Boyd01 said:
Unfortunately, I think that probably sums it up. Maybe it will be like the last MacBook Air "upgrade"? They increased the base RAM from 4gb to 8gb and didn't change anything else. If we're lucky, maybe they'll drop the prices on the 2014 models a bit, as a consolation prize.

I would also really like a quad mini, but don't think it's gonna happen.
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I doubt that they'll talk about a single Macbook Pro for 2 hours. There's gotta be more to it.
 
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EnesM said:
I doubt that they'll talk about a single Macbook Pro for 2 hours. There's gotta be more to it.
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They may talk about diffrent colors. 20 minutes each and + 20 minutes to explain "the courage" to remove all ports from mini
 
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Boyd01 said:
Unfortunately, I think that probably sums it up. Maybe it will be like the last MacBook Air "upgrade"? They increased the base RAM from 4gb to 8gb and didn't change anything else. If we're lucky, maybe they'll drop the prices on the 2014 models a bit, as a consolation prize.

I would also really like a quad mini, but don't think it's gonna happen.
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I doubt that they'll talk about a single Macbook Pro for 2 hours. There's gotta be more to it.
cypriot said:
They may talk about diffrent colors. 20 minutes each and + 20 minutes to explain "the courage" to remove all ports from mini
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Lol. But really, even the iPhone presentation doesn't last more than an hour (with all its colors and what not), they fill the rest with either Apple Watch, iPad or Apple TV. I certainly hope it's none of those, just 2 straight hours full of Mac goodness.
 
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20 minutes about Liam II and ecology
20 minutes about unprecedented adoption of Apple Music and upcoming exclusives from Paris Hilton and Geri Halliwell-Horner
10 minutes about Sierra
10 minutes about Apple Watch Nike
20 minutes about iPad Pro Pro and iPad Pro Mini Plus, revolutionising the world of super computers
10 minutes about AirPods
10 minutes about one last thing: we gave spec bumps to all Macbooks and iMacs and made them thinner, replaced all slots with USB-C, what is this Mini and Pro you speak about? You surely mean iPads? No? iPods? Phones? Ah, who cares. Music tiiiime!
Adele performs "Hello"
Very pregnant Janet Jackson performs "Again"
Both are removed from the stage by security for not being thin enough

I am NOT suggesting anything like this is going to happen, just that there are really more things they can talk about than Macs for two hours.
 
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I know, I know...there will be that Nike thing whatever it is. I just hope no iPads, more time for Macs

Music time, lol! That is always the worst moment, when all your hopes are dashed, but there is that last bit of hope that maybe, just maybe, they'll mention the Mac word at least once
 
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Kwon Oh-Hyun is here with us to introduce the new line of computers... ladies and gentlemen, big round of applause for SAMSUNG!!! Today we introduce iSam! Sam Mini! Sambook Pro! Microphone is yours, Mr Oh-Hyun!

The forum would spontaneously combust, wouldn't it?
 
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navaira said:
Kwon Oh-Hyun is here with us to introduce the new line of computers... ladies and gentlemen, big round of applause for SAMSUNG!!! Today we introduce iSam! Sam Mini! Sambook Pro! Microphone is yours, Mr Oh-Hyun!

The forum would spontaneously combust, wouldn't it?
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Tim Cook sets himself on fire trying to pull iGalaxy Note 8 out of his pocket
 
jpietrzak8 said:
I just really don't see the point of a Mini any more. If you want a general-purpose SFF, there are much better choices available now. And if you just want an HTPC, well, Apple itself offers a better choice now...
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You really can't be talking about the ATV4, right? (buggy POS as far as I'm concerned). You really couldn't call it a PC.
I think a lot of people have a similar use case to my own - mini serves up the media, but it's also the primary computer in the home. (MacBooks and iPads for other locations...and one remaining ATV3).
Can't surf on an ATV4. Can you do NFS mounts? (media's over on my Synology NAS)
Obviously, also do a lot of spreadsheets, word processing, etc, etc.

If people JUST want something to serve up their iTunes purchases, maybe that's the fit for them, but they're really missing out on just how much use you could get out of that massive display!! :D
 
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