Informed players say Apple's Mac mini still kickin'

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appleinsider.com - 10/24/2008

Informed players say Apple's Mac mini still kickin'

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With Apple's recent 'State of the Mac' omitting any mention of the Mac mini and reports surfacing over the current line's discontinuation, there's been some speculation that the diminutive desktop's days may (again) be numbered. That's unlikely the case, say insiders, who are sharing new details.

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SlashGear: Apple Mac mini getting Mini DisplayPort, SATA and RAM bump claims expert

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Apple Mac mini getting Mini DisplayPort, SATA and RAM bump claims expert
SlashGear — ... mini’s rear panel and keeping it compatible with the new 24-inch Cinema Display, the addition of 4GB memory support (compared to the current 2GB official or 3GB unofficial support), and the optical drive using a SATA connection. Currently the mini’s drive connects via ATA/IDE. Stucki also suggests that Apple will offer a non-optical, dual SATA configuration, ideal for the many customers who use the mini as a compact server or, in multiples, as a server farm. [via AppleInsider] ...

Fontes afirmam que Mac mini “está vivo”; atualização pode chegar a qualquer momento
MacMagazine — ... A grande questão é que a empresa tem total interesse financeiro na continuidade do Mac mini. Ela nega, ainda, reportagens que afirmam que a linha não registra bons índices de vendas, e acredita que ele é um modelo de computador da Apple ainda bastante popular tanto entre consumidores quanto no meio corporativo. Hoje, completam-se 444 dias desde o último update dos Macs mini. [Via: AppleInsider.] ...

Mac Mini receiving updates and not getting kicked off the team?
CrunchGear — ... might have been premature as a new source indicates that a spec bump is coming soon. Macminicolom, a Las Vagas-based Mac Mini firm, is stating that they are 100% percent sure that Amazon’s best selling desktop computer will be around to fight another day and should receive Apple’s latest standard upgrades of a Mini DisplayPort output, 4GB of maximum RAM and a SATA optical drive interface. (can we assume no Firewire 400 too?) While Macminicolom is 100% sure, this is still filed in the same ‘rumor’ folder that the ...

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