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Chinney · 2016-10-17, 17:49

Love the Mini. (Writing this from a mid-2011 Mini that has done yeoman service for our family, and is still quite quick for the uses to which we put it). I really hope that Apple keeps it.

turtle · 2016-10-17, 19:20

I do too. I have personally had three of them and am currently using two. One of them being a G4!

Elysium · 2016-10-17, 20:10

I've still got a near mint G4 Cube case that I eventually plan to shoehorn a mini into.

Frank777 · 2016-10-17, 20:12

Near-mint G4 Cube cases were rare even when the machine was released.

Dave · 2016-10-17, 20:27

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Originally Posted by Elysium

I've still got a near mint G4 Cube case that I eventually plan to shoehorn a mini into.

I saw a video of someone putting an SSD in one of those. Unfortunately, the part where he discovers if it's any faster wasn't out at the time.

PB PM · 2016-10-20, 10:33

It wouldn't make a huge difference for some tasks, but better for some. The speed would be limited by the 133mb/s cap of the IDE bus.

chucker · 2016-10-22, 15:48

Should still help due to far lower latency.

Frank777 · 2016-10-26, 20:39

Wait...what?

Just got a notification about this.

kscherer · 2016-10-26, 23:37

Seems to me that those things (and others like them) have been around for a million years.

Eugene · 2016-10-26, 23:38

What about it?

Frank777 · 2016-10-27, 02:21

I got an email about it late last night.
Saw USB 3.1 on it and thought it might be significant since nobody seems to be expecting a new Mini today.

If it's an old product, OWC has some weird ideas about marketing, just hours before an Apple event.

chucker · 2016-10-27, 02:52

Well, it's "USB 3.1 Gen 1", which for all intents and purposes is a funny way of saying USB 3.0. (It has USB 3.0's bandwidth, not 3.1's.)

Not that it's much of a problem, since no hard disk is even gonna come close to saturating that. It's only relevant if you put an SSD in there.

PKIDelirium · 2016-10-27, 16:21

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Originally Posted by kscherer

Seems to me that those things (and others like them) have been around for a million years.

I remember seeing those at the Apple Store for the original form factor when they were still on G4

Frank777 · 2016-11-10, 16:14

So are we fairly sure now that the desktops won't get updated until the New Year?

After all, we're in November now, and there's no hint of an announcement.

kscherer · 2016-11-10, 22:07

No. It will likely be a January surprise (which I doubt) or March-ish.

turtle · 2016-11-13, 21:52

My desktop just got updated. I'm running an i7-6700K, GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3, 64GB CORSAIR Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 (PC4 19200), GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 750 Ti in a super silent Fractal Design Define S case. Best Mac Pro I've ever had so far. With this much room, the Minecraft world is likely moving to this machine.

Dave · 2016-11-13, 22:42

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Originally Posted by turtle

My desktop just got updated. I'm running an i7-6700K, GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3, 64GB CORSAIR Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 (PC4 19200), GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 750 Ti in a super silent Fractal Design Define S case. Best Mac Pro I've ever had so far. With this much room, the Minecraft world is likely moving to this machine.

Windows or macOS? If the later, how'd the installation go?

turtle · 2016-11-13, 22:46

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Originally Posted by Dave

Windows or macOS? If the later, how'd the installation go?

macOS Sierra specifically. The install went fine. I had to fine tune the Audio and graphics card though. Other than that everything was awesome. Followed a guide on a website named Tony Mac x86. Tons of help there if you need it. This was my 4th Hackintosh so I'm kinda used to it at this point.

Dave · 2016-11-14, 13:07

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Originally Posted by turtle

macOS Sierra specifically. The install went fine. I had to fine tune the Audio and graphics card though. Other than that everything was awesome. Followed a guide on a website named Tony Mac x86. Tons of help there if you need it. This was my 4th Hackintosh so I'm kinda used to it at this point.

Great, thanks for the tip!

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Chinney Veteran Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Ottawa, ON	2016-10-17, 17:49 Love the Mini. (Writing this from a mid-2011 Mini that has done yeoman service for our family, and is still quite quick for the uses to which we put it). I really hope that Apple keeps it. When there's an eel in the lake that's as long as a snake that's a moray.
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turtle Lord of the Rant. Formerly turtle2472 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Upstate South Carolina	2016-10-17, 19:20 I do too. I have personally had three of them and am currently using two. One of them being a G4!
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Elysium Environmental Bloodhound Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Land of ice and snow	2016-10-17, 20:10 I've still got a near mint G4 Cube case that I eventually plan to shoehorn a mini into.
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Frank777 Veteran Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Toronto	2016-10-17, 20:12 Near-mint G4 Cube cases were rare even when the machine was released.
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PB PM Sneaky Punk Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Vancouver, BC	2016-10-20, 10:33 It wouldn't make a huge difference for some tasks, but better for some. The speed would be limited by the 133mb/s cap of the IDE bus.
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chucker ‽ Join Date: May 2004 Location: near Bremen, Germany	2016-10-22, 15:48 Should still help due to far lower latency.
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Frank777 Veteran Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Toronto	2016-10-26, 20:39 Wait...what? Just got a notification about this.
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kscherer Which way is up? moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Boyzeee	2016-10-26, 23:37 Seems to me that those things (and others like them) have been around for a million years.
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Eugene careful with axes Join Date: May 2004 Location: Hillsborough, CA	2016-10-26, 23:38 What about it?
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Frank777 Veteran Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Toronto	2016-10-27, 02:21 I got an email about it late last night. Saw USB 3.1 on it and thought it might be significant since nobody seems to be expecting a new Mini today. If it's an old product, OWC has some weird ideas about marketing, just hours before an Apple event.
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chucker ‽ Join Date: May 2004 Location: near Bremen, Germany	2016-10-27, 02:52 Well, it's "USB 3.1 Gen 1", which for all intents and purposes is a funny way of saying USB 3.0. (It has USB 3.0's bandwidth, not 3.1's.) Not that it's much of a problem, since no hard disk is even gonna come close to saturating that. It's only relevant if you put an SSD in there.
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Frank777 Veteran Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Toronto	2016-11-10, 16:14 So are we fairly sure now that the desktops won't get updated until the New Year? After all, we're in November now, and there's no hint of an announcement.
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kscherer Which way is up? moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Boyzeee	2016-11-10, 22:07 No. It will likely be a January surprise (which I doubt) or March-ish.
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