Quick Takes: Mac Mini Turning 3.5 Years Old, But Unlike Mac Pro, Apple Remains Silent About Future Updates

Thursday April 5, 2018 1:57 PM PDT by Joe Rossignol
In addition to our standalone articles covering the latest news and rumors at MacRumors, this Quick Takes column provides a bite-sized recap of other headlines about Apple and its competitors on weekdays.


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tubular
20 weeks ago
And the 2014 Mac Mini was a lobotomy. So it’s more accurate to say “not improved on any way since 2012.”
Rating: 57 Votes
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Populus
20 weeks ago
I'm going to say it: the day Apple updates the Mac mini, if that day comes, I'll order it on day one. Just for the sake of it.
Rating: 27 Votes
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kemal
20 weeks ago
Apple have been stuck on coming up with a whole new design for the mini. The 2014 only used non existent security Torx Plus 6 screws. Not nearly hard enough to deal with. For the next one, it may be dodecaheptalobe or it will be entirely stir welded together after filling with explosive potting compound. Non upgradable and not even by a ninja.
Rating: 23 Votes
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newyorksole
20 weeks ago
Mac Mini seems so easy to update. I wonder what’s taking them so long. It already looks nice. Tweak the design a bit and update the internals and ports and voila!

I know it’s not super popular, buttt some people are buying it.
Rating: 15 Votes
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blairh
20 weeks ago
I absolutely love my Mac Mini. And my home office has a ton of natural light so I have to use a matte screen. No iMac for me. So I pray Apple will update it at some point.
Rating: 14 Votes
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Soba
20 weeks ago
After the ridiculous Mac Pro news, perhaps they realized that silence would be more dignified.
Rating: 13 Votes
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Michael Scrip
20 weeks ago
Apple should take the basis of this... and make it run MacOS.

Maybe put the innards in a sleek aluminum case. But the hard work is already done. By Intel. Yes, that Intel.

Rating: 11 Votes
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Doctor Q
20 weeks ago
I'd guess that more people are waiting for an updated Mac mini than are waiting for an updated Mac Pro. But it's apparently still not a priority for Apple. They haven't called the Mac mini a "hobby" but sometimes it seems like it.
Rating: 11 Votes
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dirt_farmer
20 weeks ago
LOL

The Accountant King is really executing Steve's vision faithfully.

I'm sure that Steve would have happily stood on stage at a WWDC and said "We noticed that we have a bunch of unsold inventory of a bad, overpriced 4-year-old computer so we're just going to wait till it all sells at full price. You guys should see the MARGINS we're getting! LOL KTHXBYE"
Rating: 11 Votes
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yegon
20 weeks ago
My maxed out 2012 still works a charm in combo with the Thunderbolt Display :)

It’s not been my main computer for a few years, but it’s still highly capable and sees quite a lot of use. A great purchase.
Rating: 10 Votes
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