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Mac mini- do you think it's going to be dead soon?
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<blockquote data-quote="chas_m" data-source="post: 1637840"><p>No, the Mac mini is not going to be dead soon. What you view as a step backwards is, in reality, just a mistaken understanding of who the Mac mini is aimed at:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.electronista.com/articles/14/10/24/on.paper.its.not.as.strong.as.the.2012.model.but.why.worry/" target="_blank">Editorial: In defense of the new $499 Mac mini | Electronista</a></p><p></p><p>The argument that the older Mac minis has some hardware options that were more desirable to certain types of users, I feel, is a valid one -- but somewhat undermined by the fact that uses that depended on those features are not what the machine was designed for.</p><p></p><p>The Mac mini is a budget Mac computer, mostly aimed at switchers used to lower up-front costs. Period. End of story. That it could be used for a wider variety of stuff was great, but still missed the stated intention of the device. The present Mac mini goes back to those roots, following the MacBook Air's playbook of simplicity and basics done well, rather than trying to pretend to be a poor man's Mac Pro. Consequently, the Mac mini -- like the MBA -- will likely continue to be very popular with its target market.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chas_m, post: 1637840"] No, the Mac mini is not going to be dead soon. What you view as a step backwards is, in reality, just a mistaken understanding of who the Mac mini is aimed at: [url=http://www.electronista.com/articles/14/10/24/on.paper.its.not.as.strong.as.the.2012.model.but.why.worry/]Editorial: In defense of the new $499 Mac mini | Electronista[/url] The argument that the older Mac minis has some hardware options that were more desirable to certain types of users, I feel, is a valid one -- but somewhat undermined by the fact that uses that depended on those features are not what the machine was designed for. The Mac mini is a budget Mac computer, mostly aimed at switchers used to lower up-front costs. Period. End of story. That it could be used for a wider variety of stuff was great, but still missed the stated intention of the device. The present Mac mini goes back to those roots, following the MacBook Air's playbook of simplicity and basics done well, rather than trying to pretend to be a poor man's Mac Pro. Consequently, the Mac mini -- like the MBA -- will likely continue to be very popular with its target market. [/QUOTE]
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