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Bring Out Your Dead...
Oct. 24th, 2008 07:33 pmA friend sent me a link to this article at Appleinsider that says that insiders are saying that the Mac Mini is still alive and kicking and is going to be refreshed. She sent it with the comment :
Which made me think of this:
( Mini skit inside... )
It's also pretty amazing to see what people are doing with Mac Minis beyond what Apple originally intended them for. Sometimes something has more applications than where dreamed of when they where created. Also the fact that refurby models sell out fast and even old models sold on ebay fetch quite a bit of money makes me feel a little better about my Mac Mini even though it has gotten long in the tooth. I know I'll have uses for it even after I upgrade.
Also if they did get rid of it that would mean there would no longer be any Macs under $900 which wouldn't be a good thing in this day and age. If and when they do update it I would like to see them update the case too.. the current one looks fine although I think it's about time for a redesign... come on Jony Ive!
One last thing. If they update the Mac Mini to have displayport they are going to have to come out with adaptors so one can hook them up to HDMI, DVI, VGA, etc. (well, at least HDMI and DVI. VGA would still be important for the BYOKDM (bring your own keyboard display & mouse) crowd though.
mini: "I'm not dead yet!"
Which made me think of this:
( Mini skit inside... )
It's also pretty amazing to see what people are doing with Mac Minis beyond what Apple originally intended them for. Sometimes something has more applications than where dreamed of when they where created. Also the fact that refurby models sell out fast and even old models sold on ebay fetch quite a bit of money makes me feel a little better about my Mac Mini even though it has gotten long in the tooth. I know I'll have uses for it even after I upgrade.
Also if they did get rid of it that would mean there would no longer be any Macs under $900 which wouldn't be a good thing in this day and age. If and when they do update it I would like to see them update the case too.. the current one looks fine although I think it's about time for a redesign... come on Jony Ive!
One last thing. If they update the Mac Mini to have displayport they are going to have to come out with adaptors so one can hook them up to HDMI, DVI, VGA, etc. (well, at least HDMI and DVI. VGA would still be important for the BYOKDM (bring your own keyboard display & mouse) crowd though.
