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Neat! It's obvious from the outside that they've put a helluva lot of thought into how to package this, but it's even more obvious from the inside. I wonder wh
by hugh3 16y ago
Neat! It's obvious from the outside that they've put a helluva lot of thought into how to package this, but it's even more obvious from the inside.
I wonder what the next-generation Mac Mini will look like. Take out the batteries and the remaining components would be truly tiny. What I'd kinda like is to unplug my computer from its desktop keyboard and screen at the end of the day, take it home in my pocket, and plug it into my keyboard and screen at home.
- jon914 16y agoThis reminds me of an anecdote where Jobs was arguing with an engineer about the look of the original Mac's internals: "I want it to be as beautiful as possible, even if it's inside the box. A great carpenter isn't going to use lousy wood for the back of a cabinet, even though nobody's going to see it."
- btn 16y agoThe complete story for that anecdote can be found on folklore.org: http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?story=PC_Board_Esthetics.txt http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?story=PC_Board_Esthetic...
- sz 16y agoThat's actually one of the selling points for me. Something that elegant inside the case seems very unlikely to have questionable engineering behind it. My old Dell, on the other hand...
- ojbyrne 16y agoMy (wild-ass) prediction: full computer in an Apple TV form factor.
- sahillavingia 16y agoThe Mac Mini comes darn close.
- ojbyrne 16y agoI mean the new apple tv: http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_ipod/family/apple_tv?mco=MTM3NTM1Nzk http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_ipod/family/apple... Size and weight Height: 0.9 inches (23 mm) Width: 3.9 inches (98 mm) Depth: 3.9 inches (98 mm) Weight: 0.6 pounds Current MacMini Size: Height: 1.4 inches (3.6 cm) Width: 7.7 inches (19.7 cm) Depth: 7.7 inches (19.7 cm) Weight: 3.0 pounds (1.37 kg)
- MrFoof 16y agoHaving disassembled a mid-2010 Mac Mini, the main limiting factor right now is without question the optical drive. The space required for an optical disk drastically increases its footprint. Replacing a 2.5" disk with a mini-PCIE SSD a la the MacBook Air would also free up valuable space. They certainly could get the computer to within spitting distance of the new Apple TV, if it lost the optical drive. Overall, I can't discount the current Mini's usefulness. With a Seagate Momentus XT and 8GB of memory it's a great development box (spinning up 4GB VMs with ease), great every day machine, and even plays games decently enough (including Starcraft II). Power consumption with a 23" display and external FW800 disk rounds out to 45-60W depending on the display's brightness. However, the real "zero footprint" Mac is still the iMac. With the Mini, I still need a display, and the requisite display cable and second power cable.
- bemmu 16y agoAnd work as an iPhone while it's in your pocket.