mac mini future

block16 · New Member Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 6

Before I start putting those knives in a mac mini body: how far are we away from a 2nd generation mac mini and how could it look like? Anyone remember how long it took them to upgrade the iMac?

jaymenna78734 · Junior Member Joined: 11 Apr 2005 Posts: 30

If you recall the Rev a and Rev B imacs were essentially identical. (except to those of us who cracked them open and racked then) The rev A was introduced May 6, 1998. Both were Bondi blue and ran 233 MHZ.

The iMac 266 (which was not the Rev B) came out on January 5, 1999.

block16 · New Member Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 6

So it's pretty much safe to guess that we will get new mac mini's
before the end of the year?

jaymenna78734 · Junior Member Joined: 11 Apr 2005 Posts: 30

Everymac.com have the release date of every mac system ever made. Look a the releases there if you are looking for a guide.

minime · New Member Joined: 24 Jan 2005 Posts: 15

Macrumors Buyer's Guide is useful as well. You can see other models but there isn't enough data yet for the mini.

block16 · New Member Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 6

so what is the general mood around here? Buy now and put in 1 gig of RAM and a 7200 and you are pretty much where the next generation will be?

LouieMacGoo · Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2005 1:15 pm Post subject:

Seeing as the 2 biggest complaints about the Mini are the Ram and the Video Graphics Card. I would think that both would get in a boost in the next gen Mini. The other thing that I would expect to see is a speed boost to 1.5 or 1.6 ghz. But as of late the revisions seem to be coming farther and farther apart so i wouldn't expect to see an updates of the Mini's hardware until the Jan/06 MacWorld!

Just my opinion!

andp · Senior Member Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 358

http://www.macpredict.com/event.php?e=6&t=First%20Mac%20Mini%20Update

Mac Mini's are cool · New Member Joined: 02 May 2005 Posts: 4

yeah i am just waiting for the second generation of mac mini's to come out...and just pimp it out completely... Laughing

thelox714 · Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2005 8:18 pm Post subject:

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Susurrus · Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2005 11:25 pm Post subject:

iMav · Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 10:07 am Post subject:

I still stand by my prediction that there will not be a significant change to the Mac mini until an Intel-based one comes out. (to clarify, by "significant change" I mean something that would require a change to the main board (CPU, video/vram, etc).)
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kevnin · Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2005 11:59 pm Post subject:

According to [url="http://engadget.com/entry/1234000717051502/"]Engadget[/url], new MacMini's are on the way within the next week or so! Prices include $499, $599, $699, which could just indicate that theyre finally rolling out that 1.58 ghtz processor (my guess).
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casiop · Junior Member Joined: 09 Feb 2005 Posts: 21

I think the jumpers for 1.58GHz and 16.7GHz are already on the board. Isn't that what the overclockers are using?

Susurrus · Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2005 1:13 am Post subject:

Yep, the jumpers are on the board. It'd be cool if they upped the speeds to 1.58 and 1.67. That would make the Mini a much better contender, though the eMac is only at 1.42, so I don't know how much better they want to make the Mini than the eMac. They barely promote the eMac as it is, so if they make the Mini better, I don't see how they'd sell the thing ever.
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