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Apple Beefs Up $599 Mac mini, Launches New Model with Snow Leopard Server

Alongside launching new iMac models, a new, Multi-Touch-capable, wireless mouse, and an upgraded, polycarbonate MacBook, Apple also introduced new versions of its small desktop Macintosh, the Mac mini. The “mightier” Mac mini offers more memory, a faster processor and is still the world’s most energ...

21 October 2009
04:45 GMT

Thinner iMacs, Lighter MacBooks, Cheaper Mac minis Revealed in AdSense Ads

Three Apple online advertisements appear to have been published earlier than planned, hinting that Apple is, indeed, preparing to update its entire Macintosh lineup. Seemingly leaked by one of Apple's international online stores and spotted by AppleInsider, the AdSense ads “suggest it's only a matter ...

5 October 2009
09:48 GMT

Apple Depleting iMac, Mac mini Stocks

In what appears to be the final clue that Apple is refreshing its desktop lineup, AppleInsider has received confirmation that the Mac maker is warning its direct sales channels of discontinuing older Macintosh models, including the iMac and Mac mini. According to the report in question, “Apple this week began ...

30 September 2009
06:13 GMT

Download SuperDrive Firmware Update 3.0 for 2009 Macs

In tandem with the release of Mac mini EFI Firmware Update 1.2, SuperDrive Firmware Update 3.0 arrives to eliminate the noise made by the optical disk drive during system startup and wake from sleep on iMac (20-inch, Mid 2009), iMac (24-inch, Early 2009), and Mac mini (Early 2009). The update actually requires Mac mi...

1 September 2009
03:20 GMT

Mac mini EFI Firmware Update 1.2 Available - Download Here

Mac mini users have a new update to perform, according to the Cupertino-based company responsible for the Mac operating system. Mac mini EFI Firmware Update 1.2 reportedly improves compatibility with the latest Apple memory kits on Mac mini computers. Adding memory is probably the fastest and easiest way to improve y...

1 September 2009
02:49 GMT

Mac OS X Snow Leopard Ships with New Mac Mini, Buyer Claims

The Japanese version of Engadget has posted pictures reportedly provided by an anonymous Mac mini buyer in Japan who claims to have received an install DVD of Snow Leopard with the purchase. The images, purporting to show the Mac OS X 10.6 Install / Restore disc that ships with Apple hardware, as well as the installa...

24 August 2009
05:18 GMT

A Mac Mini with Blu-ray May Be the Next Apple TV

Could it be possible that Apple is preparing to equip the Mac mini with a Blu-ray optical drive and turn it into the ideal media center? At least one person thinks so and the idea may not be so crazy, if you think about it. The Apple TV and the Mac mini share quite a few similarities, and Apple could do without one ...

11 August 2009
05:45 GMT

Mac Mini Popped Open - Pictures

It wasn't long before people like the ones at iFixit would grab themselves one of the new Mac mini models to take it apart. And don't we just love it when they do that. This time around, the folks at macminicolo.net also took a swing at documenting the insides of the new Mac desktops. Have a look at the pic...

5 March 2009
03:13 GMT

Get More for Less with New iMac, Mac mini Models

After endless rumors of imminent upgrades to its entire line of desktop computers, the Mac maker has finally arrived with the confirmation - “Apple Updates Consumer Desktop Line” reads the latest headline over at Apple's press room. The company announced today updates to all its desktop Macs, includi...

3 March 2009
09:50 GMT

Apple Refreshes Entire Desktop Lineup (iMac, Mac mini, Mac Pro)

As expected, Apple's store is back online with upgraded Macs. All three desktop computer systems – the iMac, the Mac mini and the Mac Pro – have been equipped with NVIDIA graphics, more memory and storage, while the entry prices have remained in place.The 20-inch iMac features a 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 ...

3 March 2009
09:17 GMT

New iMacs, Mac minis Launching Today (Leak)

Leaks of new Mac model numbers appear to confirm an older discovery of six new Apple products in resellers' pipelines, AppleInsider reports. Dutch site OneMoreThing has provided what looks like a Mac mini box shot (pictured left), while French site MacBidouille claims Apple is releasing new iMacs and Mac minis a...

3 March 2009
04:40 GMT

Video Proof Backs Up New Mac mini Rumor

Apple is rumored to be revamping the Mac mini, boasting specs such as 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with 3MB L2 cache, 2GB of DDR3 RAM, and 'Super Drive is SATA.' When posted, the rumor was accompanied by a fuzzy picture of what looked like an updated Mac mini. The same person leaking that picture has now produced ...

23 February 2009
08:54 GMT

Leaked New Mac mini Has 5 x USB 2.0, MiniDisplay, Mini DVI

We're passing this with a spoon full of salt, even though rumors accompanied by imagery tend to be more credible. This leaked picture of what seems to be the new Mac mini says that Apple has somehow decided that more USB ports were necessary, as well as two display connectors.That's not all. Not very credib...

20 February 2009
05:44 GMT

Touch Pad + Mac Mini Concept

We've just come across another Mac mini mod, but this time it's only a concept. San Francisco artist Benjamin Harvey has thought up a Touch Pad that would make great friends with a Mac mini, eliminating the need of buying peripherals for the mini desktop computer.The TouchPad + Mac mini concept was posted b...

18 February 2009
04:34 GMT

Retro Disk II Drive Becomes Mac Computer

This superb hack from the RetroMacCast forum is a Mac mini computer placed inside the super-retro-looking case of a Disk II drive, Apple's 5¼-inch floppy disk drive designed by Steve Wozniak and manufactured by Apple Computer.Basically, forum contributor Charles Mangin created a new body for a Mac mini. E...

18 February 2009
04:03 GMT

NVIDIA Ion Is Heading to Apple's Mac Mini

According to a recent news-article on Tom’s Hardware, NVIDIA could be powering another Apple system, namely the highly-anticipated Mac Mini. It appears that said system will be built on the chip maker's Ion platform, which combines the highly-successful Intel Atom processor, designed for netbooks, and the ...

16 January 2009
06:44 GMT

Mac Mini Upgrade Still On, NVIDIA Partner Confirms

Apple is expected to refresh its line of mini desktop computers sometime around March this year, NVIDIA insiders have confirmed to the folks at tom's hardware. The device is allegedly smaller in size, thanks to the Ion platform it employs. Apple is also believed to have gained preferential treatment from NVIDIA,...

16 January 2009
06:35 GMT

Apple to Unveil 4 New iMacs, 1 Mini, Source Says

According to an analysis of all the rumors surrounding the Macworld 2009 keynote, Apple is on track to showcase at least five new Macintosh models, including four iMacs and one Mac mini. Apple is known to have some deep sentiment for NVIDIA's latest achievements, making it the reason its unibody line of noteboo...

6 January 2009
05:30 GMT

Leaked Mac Mini Ad Kicks Off Rumor Mill

The first so called leaked image of the upcoming Mac mini has been made public. There is a lot of doubt that this is the real refreshed mini, sources indicate. Nevertheless, no one goes to fully dismiss the possibility that we're looking at Apple's next generation of low-end desktop computers.Silicon Alley ...

22 December 2008
10:48 GMT

NVIDIA-Based iMac, Mac Minis Debuting at Macworld 2009

A forum user going through the extension files that ship with the Late 2008 MacBooks has discovered references to a “Macmini3,1” and “iMac9,1,” sources inform. The entries for the unannounced Mac models list their chipset as the exact same ones employed by the NVIDIA-powered unibody MacBooks. ...

22 December 2008
07:02 GMT

Apple to Unveil New Mac Mini ($500) at Macworld 2009 – Staff Leak

A Wired report is making waves on the Internet claiming that an upgraded Mac mini is on track for a January 2009 release. Allegedly, the launch will take place at Apple's Macworld Expo in San Francisco, according to the Apple corporate employee. “The source, who wished to remain anonymous (to keep his job...

16 December 2008
10:03 GMT

Mac Mini Fans, Be Patient

In what seems to be an Apple-reply frenzy, a customer who expressed his concern over reports that the Mac mini was dying allegedly got a reassurance call from Apple. The user, interviewed by AppleInsider, claims to have been told to “be patient.”Reports saying Apple is all set for the holiday were apparen...

7 November 2008
08:31 GMT

Claim: Apple Refreshing Mac Mini

MacMiniColo is an Internet hosting company that has shown quite a significant amount interest in Apple's low-end desktop Mac, the mini. It is now suggesting that a new Mac mini is on the way, in a piece called "State of the Mac mini," which also offers some interesting details on the alleged technical specificat...

24 October 2008
04:48 GMT

Apple's 'Brick' Continues to Build Up Hype

More and more Mac-driven mouths are beginning to talk of an Apple TV – Mac mini hybrid product, sitting on the launch pad over at Apple. The “Brick,” as it is mostly referred to, would boast home theater capabilities to sell, but would also need to pack serious computing capabilities, some believe.A...

2 October 2008
05:52 GMT

2,500 'Bricks' Barely Make a Mac Pro

With all the “brick” rumors floating around, we figured it wouldn't ruin to throw in a story about not one brick, but 2,588 of them. It is the case of a Mac Pro... No, that's not it. This story really is about the “casing” of a Mac Pro. A few ambitious students at the San Francisco ...

2 October 2008
03:31 GMT

New Mac Mini Code-Named 'Brick' Rumored

Some claim Apple's got more than a MacBook refresh up its sleeve. While next-gen Apple notebooks are said to be already shipping to retailers, a new rumor has it that Apple's “one more thing” this year could very well be a new Mac Mini.“Sources have indicated Apple's 'one more th...

22 September 2008
05:15 GMT

The OpenMac Had Its Moment

Yesterday, Psystar was announcing the availability of its OpenMac system. The computer, available immediately for 400 bucks, is said to run Leopard just like Apple's Macs, becoming an attractive alternative to Apple's far more expensive systems (the system competes directly with Apple's $800 Mac mini, ...

15 April 2008
04:24 GMT

Steampunk Mac Mini

We've seen the Swarovski Crystal styled MacBook Air, we've seen the 24 carat gold plated MacBook, but never have we seen such a boldly customized Mac mini. This here steampunked Mac is the work of Dave Veloz, who crafted this beauty for another beauty: his wife.Matching keyboard and monitor, Victorian style...

4 March 2008
03:32 GMT

Asus Nova P22, the Mac Mini Born in the Wrong Family

Asustek is a well-known company when it comes to notebook systems or to computer hardware, but somehow, the success failed to set in its desktop PC offerings. Well, things are about to change with the advent of the small-form factor Nova P22.The Asus Nova P22 model is a little bulkier than the Apple Mac Mini model, b...

20 February 2008
11:23 GMT

Asus Launches Mac Mini Clone ($899)

Asus too saw the potential of a mini-PC in their repertoire and so they rolled out the P22 Nova. The small (9x7x2), light (under 4 lbs), yet sexy living room PC is powered by a 1.86 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, sports 160 GB HDD, a Slot Loading DVD Burner, 1 GB of RAM, 802.11n WLAN. And it sports Bluetooth connectivity as w...

20 February 2008
09:23 GMT

Critical Manufacturing Flaw Affecting MacBook and Mac Mini Hard Drives

It didn't happen to me or to my MacBook owning cat (in her dreams maybe), but as Retrodata wants us to believe, it happened to enough people that want to recover what it can be recovered from their damaged Seagate 2,5 inch SATA hard drives made in China and featuring the 7.01 firmware.Duncan Clarke, the Retrodat...

31 October 2007
17:59 GMT

Leopard Drivers Hint at New Mac Models

While for the vast majority of users, the excitement with Leopard comes from taking advantage of the 300 plus features advertised by Apple, for others, the excitement comes from poking around to find out those things that were never advertised at all.Every once in a while, Apple gives us clues about their upcoming pr...

29 October 2007
10:29 GMT

Apple Updates Mac mini

For months, rumor was that Apple was going to axe the mini, much to the despair of the many that love the diminutive desktop computer. While it may not be as powerful as other Macs, its small size, flexibility and low cost made the mini a favorite with many users. Fortunately, instead of killing the mini, Apple has ...

8 August 2007
06:21 GMT


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