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Mac mini- do you think it's going to be dead soon?
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1637716" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>The bottom line is...business is all about money. As the 2012 Mac-Mini's go...I see atb least two possibilities:</p><p></p><p>1. Someone (or someone's) SERIOUSLY screwed up. </p><p></p><p>- They convinced a bunch of executives that...<em>"If we offer a quad-core Mac-Mini...we will sell a ton of them!"</em> And they didn't.</p><p>- Or they did sell a bunch of quad-core Mac-Mini's...and this cannibilized other more profitable Macintosh lines such as lower end iMac's (which did have quad-cores)...and maybe lower end MBP's and MBA's (which both lines don't have a quad-core option).</p><p></p><p>So by offering a quad-core Mac-Mini...the delicate balance of price/perfomance was seriously upset.</p><p></p><p>2. Apple deviated too far from the Mac-Mini's roots. Which was:</p><p></p><p>- A low cost computer originally designed as an affordable model for folks buying thier first-ever computer to be able to afford an Apple computer.</p><p>- A lower-cost computer to encourage Windows users to give it a try (bring your own display. keyboard, and mouse).</p><p>- Or a lower cost model for existing Apple customers to purchase (bring your existing display, keyboard, mouse).</p><p></p><p>By offering a quad-core Mac-Mini (at least in terms of CPU performance) Apple was offering a terrific bargain. Of course these 2012 Mac-Mini's still weren't the greatest when it comes to graphics.</p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1637716, member: 56379"] The bottom line is...business is all about money. As the 2012 Mac-Mini's go...I see atb least two possibilities: 1. Someone (or someone's) SERIOUSLY screwed up. - They convinced a bunch of executives that...[i]"If we offer a quad-core Mac-Mini...we will sell a ton of them!"[/i] And they didn't. - Or they did sell a bunch of quad-core Mac-Mini's...and this cannibilized other more profitable Macintosh lines such as lower end iMac's (which did have quad-cores)...and maybe lower end MBP's and MBA's (which both lines don't have a quad-core option). So by offering a quad-core Mac-Mini...the delicate balance of price/perfomance was seriously upset. 2. Apple deviated too far from the Mac-Mini's roots. Which was: - A low cost computer originally designed as an affordable model for folks buying thier first-ever computer to be able to afford an Apple computer. - A lower-cost computer to encourage Windows users to give it a try (bring your own display. keyboard, and mouse). - Or a lower cost model for existing Apple customers to purchase (bring your existing display, keyboard, mouse). By offering a quad-core Mac-Mini (at least in terms of CPU performance) Apple was offering a terrific bargain. Of course these 2012 Mac-Mini's still weren't the greatest when it comes to graphics. - Nick [/QUOTE]
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