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The next Gen Mac Mini
- Thread starter Fonzijr1964
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It would have to be wider to accommodate the optical drive and hard drive, if it gets made thinner, perhaps more apple-tv like.
Keep in mind also that the mac mini uses a laptop hard drive, so it is unlikely in my opinion to see anything above 250GB in the next revision... if that next revision comes
Um...you can get a 320GB HDD for a notebook for a decent price compared to 250, so 320 wouldn't shock me. There are also 500GB drives available, so that would easily be a BTO option.
I really don't see any reason to make the Mac Mini smaller. Every person I have shown it to says, "THAT'S a computer?!?!?!?" There's no reason to make it smaller for the sake of making it smaller. Maybe round off the edges some more, but not much more. I'd actually like it to be just taller enough to put some USB ports on the front, but a little recessed.
front usb on a Apple i think i mean the mac pro is a different story but never on a mini
Yeah, but they like to keep the mini crippled. Given that the MacBook Pro accommodates a maximum of 300GB (BTO), i don't see the mini getting more than it any time soon.
I don't see any need to make it smaller either. If you were replying to my comment, i was responding to some of the OP's mock-up.
The OP must be on crack. Next your gonna tell us the next Mac Pro will be the size of the Macbook Air
I know at least one person that would throw down $450-500 for one without an optical drive. I think the external Superdrive option would be good enough, and then perhaps they could get away with selling just one Mini configuration.
I've always maintained that the Mini was mainly for luring people into the Apple store. You can get a Mac for $600. Once you're there, though, it's a pretty easy argument that you probably don't want to. For a few hundred more you've got a Mini in a laptop, and with better performance. And heck, if you still want a desktop, that iMac has a really nice looking monitor, much faster processor, a dedicated video card, that svelte keyboard, iSight, and more memory (internal cash register determines it's a good deal...). Bang!! You're walking home with two feet of screen and are $1800 closer to your credit limit.
Still, there are cost conscious folk like me that love Macs. I don't really care what a new Mini's got as long as the memory's as good or better than the current 3 gig max, it's got 10.5, iLife, and the processor is faster than the current version for the same or lower price. Gimme, Jobs, gimme.
I would really hate to see the optical drive split off of from the Mini. A smaller case on the mini doesn't do anything for me. A slightly thinner case doesn't make a difference for me.
After waiting the last year I would be very happy just to see the Mini bumped to the macbook's current top end specs.
After waiting the last year I would be very happy just to see the Mini bumped to the macbook's current top end specs.