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I think the form factor is great. The argument that there is no room for a dedicated GPU is imo simply false. If a mobile VEGA fits in a MBP it will fit in a Ma
by nik736 8y ago
I think the form factor is great. The argument that there is no room for a dedicated GPU is imo simply false. If a mobile VEGA fits in a MBP it will fit in a Mac Mini chassi. Apple decided against it, for whatever reason and that is the only problem I have with this machine.
- mattnewport 8y agoPhysically having room for the chip and having enough space that you can actually run it without running into thermal issues are different things. Laptops have a bigger surface area to get rid of the heat but thermals are still a challenge for laptop design. I don't know for sure that Apple couldn't have pulled it off but the issue is not just physically having space to cram the chip in, it's being able to run it cool enough.
- nik736 8y agoI doubt that's the reasoning, but even if they could've made it slightly larger. No one cares if their mini is 5mm larger on one side.
- scarface74 8y agoWell, anyone who has a rack of Mac Minis probably appreciates them keeping the size the same. I know Mac Mini Colo does.
- benologist 8y agoI think they really made this for companies with 100s or 1000s on shelves, a better GPU wouldn't be useful but the lowest-power GPU and keeping the old case sure would. http://thesweetsetup.com.s3.amazonaws.com/img/sponsors/2013-11-11-macminicolo-sponsorship-hero.jpg http://thesweetsetup.com.s3.amazonaws.com/img/sponsors/2013-...
- nik736 8y agoso what, they could've made a version with optional GPUs, problem solved.