I am sure there will be a new Mac Mini sometime in the future. Hopefully it will keep the same general look and feel.
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The new Mac mini is almost certainly coming
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New Mac Minis will almost certainly continue to be coming at varying intervals into the future….
However, living in a different place and situation from what I was when I got the original Mac Mini in 2005, with some misgivings, I’ll be moving to the iMac going into my own future.
As much as I’m tempted to return the M1 Mac mini I picked up last week, I think the M1X will be close to double what I paid. Of course I just got the entry 8gb model, but so far it’s needing my needs.
As a game developer, 16GB often is .. eh... not comfortable to work in.
If a M1X Mini is released and can be had with 32GB I'll be making a day one order.
If a M1X Mini is released and can be had with 32GB I'll be making a day one order.
No more low cost entry level Mini?
"It's the second detail that is intriguing. The M1 Mac mini will be discontinued and the M1X Mac mini will take its place. There's not going to be two options here, it's just 'Mac mini'."
www.forbes.com
"It's the second detail that is intriguing. The M1 Mac mini will be discontinued and the M1X Mac mini will take its place. There's not going to be two options here, it's just 'Mac mini'."
Apple's Mac Mini Plans Hide A Surprising Decision
It's not just the MacBook Pro fans who are waiting for Apple's new macOS announcements. The Mac mini crew are going to get a surprise as well.
www.forbes.com
No more low cost entry level Mini?
"It's the second detail that is intriguing. The M1 Mac mini will be discontinued and the M1X Mac mini will take its place. There's not going to be two options here, it's just 'Mac mini'."
Apple's Mac Mini Plans Hide A Surprising Decision
It's not just the MacBook Pro fans who are waiting for Apple's new macOS announcements. The Mac mini crew are going to get a surprise as well.
the author (Ewan Spence) should re-read Gurman's article!
Gurman:
"... so it kept the Intel model around. Well, expect that to go away in the next several months with a high-end, M1X Mac mini."
nowhere's Gurman saying that the M1 mini's going away, but the intel-based mini will (of course).
Reread the quote the article uses: "Apple knows that, so it kept the Intel model around. Well, expect that to go away in the next several months with a high-end, M1X Mac mini. It will have an updated design and more ports than the current model."
The "that" clearly refers to "Intel model". I am not sure how the author twisted that into referring to the M1 model.
I'm in the same boat. I was trying to hold out for an M1x but had to buy an M1 two weeks ago. Wish I'd bought sooner. Does everything I need. I can't see the value in an M1x for me. I think I'll be keeping my M1 for a couple of years and then getting an M3. Probably only lose a couple of hundred selling on the M1. Great value machine.
so I was in a jam with my 6,1 trashcan macpro having issues, so I bought the M1 Mini within weeks of it coming out. I maxed everything I could. it's an awesome machine for the money. I knew going in that I would upgrade to either the next level Mini, at that point I wasn't comfortable believing I can survive just on a Mini or the next MacPro, only if it was cheaper. Now I know after almost a year that I will be buying the next M1x Mini right away. My mom has a 6 yr old Mini and she will get gifted my current M1, so everyone wins!
the hard drive is a non-issue, I have a Synology NAS for all my storage needs, my issue is RAM and 16 isn't enough
for my use case, if I can get 32GB on the next Mini, I'll probably keep that for years
the hard drive is a non-issue, I have a Synology NAS for all my storage needs, my issue is RAM and 16 isn't enough
for my use case, if I can get 32GB on the next Mini, I'll probably keep that for years
My situ - motion graphics/animator with 2013 maxed out trashcan 12 core Mac Pro. It's showing its age for many everyday tasks.
Am just 'desperate' to get a new machine with fast M1X or better CPU. Why? I need cores, I need snappy. As many as possible. The vague rumours about a smaller new Mac Pro are tempting to hold on for but who knows what will come of that. Happy to grab a pimped up M1X mini to tide me over for the next year or two but ONLY if I can get 64GB ram upwards in it.
That's my main fear - new 'high end' mini comes out with a 32gb/64gb limit. Ideal world I need 128GB - After Effects which is my daily driver EATS ram like you wouldn't believe. More more more please. 64GB I could take (it's what I currently have) but I'm screaming for more to use. Holding out hope but fear it's unrealistic.
Am just 'desperate' to get a new machine with fast M1X or better CPU. Why? I need cores, I need snappy. As many as possible. The vague rumours about a smaller new Mac Pro are tempting to hold on for but who knows what will come of that. Happy to grab a pimped up M1X mini to tide me over for the next year or two but ONLY if I can get 64GB ram upwards in it.
That's my main fear - new 'high end' mini comes out with a 32gb/64gb limit. Ideal world I need 128GB - After Effects which is my daily driver EATS ram like you wouldn't believe. More more more please. 64GB I could take (it's what I currently have) but I'm screaming for more to use. Holding out hope but fear it's unrealistic.
That's "the problem" with being in that line of work. Once you're pretty good at it, no computer made today really is fast enough, Mac or PC or Cray. And they never will.
For a while I was heavily into 3D stuff and I realized quickly (after days of rendering) that I couldn't afford this job. The hardware requirements were astronomical. Not even my multi-national corporation I worked for was willing to pony up the immense cash required for me to get stuff done quickly.
I changed jobs.
This long back story only brings to light that the next M1X Mac, whatever it is will still be too slow for a pro.
For a while I was heavily into 3D stuff and I realized quickly (after days of rendering) that I couldn't afford this job. The hardware requirements were astronomical. Not even my multi-national corporation I worked for was willing to pony up the immense cash required for me to get stuff done quickly.
I changed jobs.
This long back story only brings to light that the next M1X Mac, whatever it is will still be too slow for a pro.
General 3D stuff can be done on most modern computers, as most of the processes are single threaded until you get to simulations and renders.
If you have a high volume of complicated renders to complete, you need a local or cloud based render farm.
If you have a high volume of complicated renders to complete, you need a local or cloud based render farm.
yeah GPU is the bottleneck these days for me, not CPU.
my 16"i9 MBP is faster than my multicore desktop in modelling [faster single core speed], but once I hit that GPU a little its straight onto the desktop.
I am looking forward to seeing what this new macmini is like, and will order day 1 for testing as it will be useful to have in the studio.
Looks like a new mini has been coming since 12/2013, some 637 pages ago. Sorry, I find it humorous.
Two generations have come since then, the thread just continued.
I get that.
The mini is the one Apple product that could get my attention.
The current M1 is very exciting.
I mostly use my Android tablets as my go to devices.
I live in CA. fire country.
A tablet is my best evacuation product.
After that, a mini with access to iPad apps totally rocks.
There are a growing number of Android apps my tablet is not compatible with.
New Mac Minis have been coming since the 2005 original (which I bought, the first computer I owned), and will almost certainly continue to come. A little late to the party, this thread is none-the-less eternally relevant. Sorry, it is not a joke.
I've owned too many AIO computers.
A G3 iMac and my 2007 avatar iMac.
My worst investment, an HP AIO from 2010.
My current is a Dell AIO from 2015 that will never see W11.
I like the mini. I remember when you could get one for $499.
I guess the next mini will remain vertically challenged. How about making it like the old cube and calling it the mini pro?
And do quit removing ports!
A G3 iMac and my 2007 avatar iMac.
My worst investment, an HP AIO from 2010.
My current is a Dell AIO from 2015 that will never see W11.
I like the mini. I remember when you could get one for $499.
I guess the next mini will remain vertically challenged. How about making it like the old cube and calling it the mini pro?
And do quit removing ports!
Hi everyone,
I also wanted to contribute to this « historical » thread ;-)
After having read the previous post from jimimac71, reminding me the old Cube I’ve never had, let me share my current « dream » about what I’d expect for the next Mini (no real information here - only dream and speculation).
From my side, I am expecting a Mini slightly bigger than the current AppleTV (enough to embed a cooling system
as the one of the famous Cube used to have - aka cooled by air convection), with the same external power supply as the 2021 iMac (with the hybrid Ethernet port)…
Or even better : the same as the above (more or less the size of the current AppleTV), with an embedded mini sound system, no convection cooling system, but instead, with Liquid Metal on the sides (for cooling dissipation as within the iPad PRO) and black glossy glass finish on the top of the Mini (identical to the back of the latest iPhones). Bronze Liquid Metal on the sides ? Could be nice, indeed - especially assorted with (bronze) Apple keyboard and mouse !
I also wanted to contribute to this « historical » thread ;-)
After having read the previous post from jimimac71, reminding me the old Cube I’ve never had, let me share my current « dream » about what I’d expect for the next Mini (no real information here - only dream and speculation).
From my side, I am expecting a Mini slightly bigger than the current AppleTV (enough to embed a cooling system
as the one of the famous Cube used to have - aka cooled by air convection), with the same external power supply as the 2021 iMac (with the hybrid Ethernet port)…
Or even better : the same as the above (more or less the size of the current AppleTV), with an embedded mini sound system, no convection cooling system, but instead, with Liquid Metal on the sides (for cooling dissipation as within the iPad PRO) and black glossy glass finish on the top of the Mini (identical to the back of the latest iPhones). Bronze Liquid Metal on the sides ? Could be nice, indeed - especially assorted with (bronze) Apple keyboard and mouse !
I think you'd right - whatever the spec of the MBP's is going to be the spec of the updated 'pro' mini. Certainly CPU and memory wise - think that's a given. I'm kinda expecting them all to be announced at the supposed second fall event. Seems logical. Not holding out too much hope for 128gb models though - my hunch is that the ram levels match the current Intel models for this iteration. Hope I'm wrong.
I hope I'm logged into Mac Rumors the day this thread becomes self-aware.