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

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.

Thursday, April 5

Mac mini is three-and-a-half years old: Apple today confirmed that its revamped Mac Pro will be released in 2019. It's an opportune time for a reminder that the Mac mini hasn't been refreshed in three-and-a-half years as of April 16. 1,267 days ago as of today, according to our MacRumors Buyer's Guide. We asked Apple for a comment, but it's unlikely they'll break silence.
Apple predicted to accelerate its capital return program due to corporate tax reform: In a research note to investors, Citigroup analyst Jim Suva estimates that Apple will expand its share repurchase authorization by an additional $100 billion on its May 1 earnings call, versus a $50 billion addition a year ago, as a result of the U.S. corporate tax rate dropping to 21 percent.
FCP Exchange takes place at NAB 2018 in Las Vegas next week: The series of free Final Cut Pro workshops begin Monday, April 9 at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time in room S219 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Final Cut Pro version 10.4.1, previewed by Apple today, will be released on the same day with support for a new ProRes RAW format and advanced closed captioning.
Apple has published an entry titled Introducing the Payment Request API for Apple Pay on its WebKit blog.

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tubular

9 months 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

Populus

9 months 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

kemal

9 months 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

newyorksole

9 months 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

blairh

9 months 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

Soba

9 months ago

After the ridiculous Mac Pro news, perhaps they realized that silence would be more dignified.

Rating: 13 Votes

Michael Scrip

9 months 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

Doctor Q

9 months 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

dirt_farmer

9 months 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

yegon

9 months 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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