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New Mac Mini
- protomyth 8y agoIf the SSD is user expandable, then its damn near perfect, but I get the feeling they pointed out the DIMM and not the SSD as replaceable.
- saagarjha 8y agoIt’s probably either soldered on or non-user replaceable NVMe, like their other portables.
- monocasa 8y agoMac Mini is hardly a portable though. In the past it had been because of thinness, but that obviously doesn't apply here.
- aseipp 8y agoThey also have a new T2 chip, just like the new Air, and every incarnation of the T2 seems to include the SSD controller for the disk that provides inline encryption, tying the chipset/storage more deeply than before. I'd say it's the same here. (This maybe isn't a strict technical limitation for not making the disk replaceable, of course, but I'm just speculating it's part of the reasoning.) I'd guess that, unlike the SO-DIMM change here, Apple will continue to vertically integrate their storage solutions across all products as they roll out things like this. So soldered NVMe is all you're going to see from this point on, I'd imagine.
- vbezhenar 8y agoOf course it's not user expandable, how they will make money. Very few people will buy 128GB version and SSD increase will have very premium cost, like usual. But you should be able to use external disks via thunderbolt if you want to.
- resters 8y agoThere's really no excuse for that these days. So disappointing that Apple must bake in this kind of greed into the product. Overall I think it's shortsighted because it will drive away many budget conscious customers.
- a_f 8y agoI guess you could expand it with an external SSD via the USB or thunderbolt ports? Not ideal, but a potential workaround.
- mcrute 8y agoBased on the marketing images on their website it sure looks like the NAND is soldered to the board.
- kbd 8y agoNote: as of posting the page is still showing details for the old Mac Mini.
- freejak 8y ago10gbe, 64gb ram, they've gone full server farm with the mac mini. I like it.
- milankragujevic 8y agoI dont see a difference. Mayve cache problem?
- saagarjha 8y agoThe page hasn’t been updated yet.
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- virtuallynathan 8y agoStarting price went from $499 to $799... but a pretty nice spec bump 1.4Ghz Dual Core -> 3.6Ghz Quad Core 500GB HDD -> 128GB SSD 4GB 1600Mhz DDR3 -> 8GB 2133Mhz DDR4 2x Thunderbolt 2 -> 4x Thunderbolt 3
- mattarnster 8y agoAm I the only one that thinks that 128GB SSDs should not exist in any Apple laptop/desktop? I had a hard enough time coping with 128GB of storage in my MacBook Pro when I was using it full time for work. These machines are targeted towards creative professionals, and they're going to need the space, instead of having to immediately buy more storage.
- jaegerpicker 8y agoFinally! My 5 year old Mac mini is getting long in the tooth. I know most people aren't going to be excited but as a iOS dev the Mac mini makes a GREAT CI server.
- zerkten 8y agoThis seems like a pretty important use case. Beside builds, are there other core iOS dev use cases like automated UI testing? I've only done a little bit of iOS development circa 2011.
- jaegerpicker 8y agoYes, we do builds, automated UI testing, and store/Test Flight build and deployment from my Mac mini for our startup.
- eberkund 8y agoWhat software do you use to run the CI server?
- jaegerpicker 8y agoA combination of Xcode command line tools(clang/Xcode server/xcodebuiltool), gitlab CI runner, and fast lane ruby gems to script the continuous deployment parts.
- saagarjha 8y agoIt looks like you jumped the gun, the website isn’t even updated yet ;) But overall, I’m liking the new Mac Mini. Updated processors, new Thunderbolt ports, and new color: I can’t see anyone feeling like they’ve lost anything here.
- ihuman 8y agoThe only ports that are gone are the SD card slot, and separate mic jack Edit: no CD Drive in the last one.
- Kyro38 8y agothe previous generation already dropped the superdrive.
- arghwhat 8y agoThe previous generation Mac Mini did not have an optical drive either, so that is not removed.
- saagarjha 8y agoThe last Mac Mini didn’t have a DVD drive either. I think the others were already expected to be removed.
- odonnellryan 8y agoYeah I see the issue, but I've had plenty of laptops without CD Drives. SD card would be cool I guess. Mic jack for sure.
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- ihuman 8y agoThis is the page for the old Mac Mini. The new one starts at $799
- Chazprime 8y agoThese are super handy for, say porting a project to macOS without the price tag of a much bettter Mac. Nice to see Apple is keeping them updated.
- dasil003 8y agoThis is probably a better link for the actual specs/changes: https://www.macrumors.com/2018/10/30/apple-announces-new-mac-mini/ https://www.macrumors.com/2018/10/30/apple-announces-new-mac...
- vbezhenar 8y agoI'm pleasantly surprised by this computer. With external GPU and external disks it could be quite cost-effective Mac. Not sure about those external GPU prices, didn't even saw them yet.
- saagarjha 8y agoThere’s a $700 BlackMagic eGPU that Apple advertised with MacBook Pro that presumably still works with Mac Mini?
- singularity2001 8y agono nvidia eGpu?
- ocdtrekkie 8y agoPutting a high performance machine in this form factor has really become a lot more viable. I love my Intel NUC. I've traditionally leaned towards full-size PCs for expandability, repairability, and longevity, but I've really started to wish I had a few more of these sorts of machines lying around.
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- alliecat 8y agoSolid. Socketed memory, good connectivity... I'm getting one. And it's _super_ sexy in black.
- mohsen1 8y agoCloud providers will purchase loads of them. Curious to see pre-made server blades made from them.
- kabdib 8y agoHmmm... no separate management network, no OOB management firmware, no ECC memory. It's not much of a general purpose blade. You're not going to run a farm of these without significant operational headaches.
- saagarjha 8y agoYou can install your own memory.
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- kabdib 8y agoSure, but the chipset and motherboard need to support ECC. You can't just add a DIMM with ECC and have it work.
- mohsen1 8y agoBut there is so much demand for OS X workers out there. People are doing it already
- copperx 8y agoWhat are OS X workers used for? I can't picture OS X doing anything better than Linux in the server space.
- DanCarvajal 8y agoJust on a lark I've been looking at picking up an old MacPro tower to max out on the cheap, but it looks like a better idea every time Apple announces new Mac hardware.
- berbec 8y agoJust for the curious, with the 6-core i7, 64GB ram, 2TB ssd and 10Gbe, you're getting set back a cool $4,199
- sys_64738 8y agoAll SSD and no HDD model!