Please don't kill

Satcomer · #1 July 5th, 2008, 09:34 PM

Apple please don't kill the Mac Mini! when the AppleTV finally dies out just roll the AppleTV functions into the Mini and up the price about $125. Make it HD capable with a HDMI port and it will be a hit.

Rhisiart · #2 July 6th, 2008, 04:24 AM

Please don't tell me Apple may ditch the Mac Mini.

**chevy** · #3 July 6th, 2008, 04:28 AM

Apple won't.

Apple won't transform the Mac mini into media center and Apple won't ditch the AppleTV. Both will be significantly upgraded after the new iPhone season is over, I would suppose just before Xmas.

**fryke** · #4 July 6th, 2008, 05:21 AM

1.) The Apple TV isn't dying imho. The more Apple reaches people with iTunes media, the more sense Apple TV makes. They'll continue to upgrade its features and it'll not directly compete with the Mac mini as a cheap desktop computer.

2.) The Mac mini doesn't go away. It's there to lure people into Mac desktop computing. Most people lured in by the price will try to mix & match the features they want and then decide to get the cheapest iMac instead. (That's the experience I make as an Apple reseller.) It just doesn't get the attention "required", Mac mini fans think. The thing is: Apple doesn't want it to get too much attention. It'll get an upgrade or something, sometime this year still, but it won't be spectacular. Just an opinion...

Satcomer · #5 February 8th, 2009, 03:23 PM

Well it is now February of 2009 and still no update (even processor) to the Mini. This now kind of reminds me of the Cube.

**Giaguara** · #6 February 8th, 2009, 05:27 PM

Wouldn't make sense to kill the Mini now.
Seriously. People have less money to spend, or are afraid to spend more money. Mini sells fine.
And on global computer side.. netbooks sell a lot - a big part of the reason, other than the need for them, is that a $300-400 laptop is more affordable than a nice MacBook Air.
So why ditch the Mini? Unless there is something even more mini and better for that market share to replace it of course.

Satcomer · #7 February 9th, 2009, 06:52 AM

I hope you are right.

icemanjc · #8 February 9th, 2009, 08:48 AM

I would rather ditch the AppleTV instead of the Mac Mini. Right now I have have a Mac Mini as a media server. The AppleTV doesn't have enough functions for me to want it. Such as the ability to play avi's or surf the internet because I use Netflix to stream.