I really like the current design and hope that it's not radically changed.
I really like the current design and hope that it's not radically changed.
The new Mac Mini is almost certainly coming……. Sooner or later.Will we finally get an update next week? hmmm...
That sounds like the name of a good movie.Haha, that's nothing. I was on the "waiting for Skylake" that got well over 1400 pages.
Ha. That thread...wow.. So much speculation. So much disappointment. Over an incredible amount of time. Every intel release painfully analyzed. But with M series we don't ever have to worry about what intel is doing. Apple will release when its ready.Haha, that's nothing. I was on the "waiting for Skylake" that got well over 1400 pages.
Nah, if Apple were to keep an Intel model around, I suspect it would just be the same old Intel model. They've done this before. Introduce a new replacement product, but keep the years-old model available but de-emphasized on their website, for the enterprise/corporate/business (and other) customers who are still forced to use the old model for whatever reason.Would it make sense for Apple to release a refreshed Intel based Mac mini? Primarily for the colocation folks but also fro those with Intel needs (VMs).
I don't think that they'd ever do it but also could add secure boot and TPM for Windows 11 Bootcamp support.
Wonder how much better M2 chip will be than M1. Ive read the M3 chip will be significantly improved over the M2 than comparing the M1 to M2... lets get this event over with already lol. October event stunk
I only care about the Mini. I hate laptopsYeah, those brand new 14" & 16" MacBook Pro laptops with the M1 Pro & M1 Max SoCs inside; what a crappy event...!
Not much gonna happen until we get to MX1 UltraMax (read 11) Why even bother 😉Wonder how much better M2 chip will be than M1. Ive read the M3 chip will be significantly improved over the M2 than comparing the M1 to M2... lets get this event over with already lol. October event stunk
Haha, that's nothing. I was on the "waiting for Skylake" that got well over 1400 pages.
I imagine they may be hidden or dropped into the refurb/business store.Would it make sense for Apple to release a refreshed Intel based Mac mini? Primarily for the colocation folks but also fro those with Intel needs (VMs).
While you may hate laptops, the event contained a decent amount of info on the processor rather that the product. I’d suggest looking at the trends and pointers for a product you may purchase in the future rather than hating on the product that’s released. Like I’m not a phone person, but being informed doesn’t hurt when I change my phone every 5 or so years. Or I don’t want an iMac but I’m still interested as it is a product that informs laptops, desktops and further down the stack.I only care about the Mini. I hate laptops
Haha me too, in fact I think I recognise your user name along with @killawat . At least we don’t have that weird guy who pretended he was involved with the designingThat's the thread that made me join MacRumors. I was 17 then. Good times. 😁
I use the NUC for our security system and for legacy scanning software. My daily driver is a mac mini. The NUC has a super loud fan when I process scanned files for OCR or export to PDF. Mac mini? I’ve never heard the fan. I do like the NUC as you can upgrade all the parts. The mini, nope.Wish I had known about it before buying mine.
I specifically went with Intel over a cheaper and more powerful Beelink model specifically due to my belief that the Intel would have more reliable parts.
Will either be going with a fanless Mini PC or use this as an excuse to finally switch to Mac.
I like the sound of this. Give us 4 full fat TB4 ports so eGPU/PCIe box can still be used for expandability (except obviously GPUs or anything that use old kext). A mini tower with 1 or 2 slots would be mighty fine but I don't think we're there quite yet.The high-end Mac mini may be rebranded as “Mac Studio” according to a new rumor.
The high-end Mac mini may be rebranded as “Mac Studio” according to a new rumor. This would make sense as they could shrink down the current mini design for M2, M3, M4 (so it’s the size of the raspberry pi) but then offer a larger, unconstrained Mac for those that don’t care about size and want more power instead. Then they’d sell the Mac Pro for those that want the absolute best performance.
Mac mini - M1, M2, M3
Mac studio - M1 Max, M2 Max, M3 Max
Mac Pro - M1 Ultra, M2 Ultra, M3 ultra
(For simplicity I’m only showing the top-tier chip)
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Mac Studio is coming – is it the pro Mac mini or mini Mac Pro? - 9to5Mac
9to5Mac has learned that in addition to the a new Mac mini and Mac Pro, Apple has been developing a brand new "Mac Studio" computer.9to5mac.com
I’m not sold on the name, but yep it sounds promising. Its nice to see them consider a middle tier desktop that isn’t an AIO. I’d like to see how they’ll address RAM as unified memory is not going to work all the way up the stack. We might start getting hints soon.I like the sound of this. Give us 4 full fat TB4 ports so eGPU/PCIe box can still be used for expandability (except obviously GPUs or anything that use old kext). A mini tower with 1 or 2 slots would be mighty fine but I don't think we're there quite yet.
Wait why? You don’t have to buy an iMac if you don’t like it…I hope this Studio Mac kills off the iMac. How I despise that machine.
If they’re designing this as a more Pro-focused Mac as it seems, a 1X and 2X Max chip config seems highly possible.I can’t see the 2x max processor appearing here, but there was a rumour of a higher core max.