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Well I been asking for a while now when the new Mac Mini would be released and I have to say, from the keynotes I wasnt thrilled but also not disappointed, until this morning after the store was updated..
Seems the new Mini's will ONLY be Dual Core CPU's. This is a complete downgrade IMHO for users like myself who have the 2.6Ghz Quad Core i7's. So I have to say this really hurt my feelings a great deal.
Now on to something more positive. The 5k retina display iMac really caught my eye. Doing a lot of photography as I do now and video editing, the screen real-estate on that system is just amazing. Truly a nice looking system. The factory default system specs are really not that bad either. I am thinking of getting the base model and just bump up the ram to 16GB and call it done. So I am super happy this system is appealing to me since I don't think the Mini got the love I hoped it would. Now when they announced the price, deep inside I was praying for them to say like $2000 for the base model, even those the practical side was saying their likely to price it at $3500.. So when it was announce for $2500, I felt it was a very reasonable starter price. Though they are likely to drop a few dollar by spring or so. I will be getting one of the 27" Retina iMacs come next summer. I want one today, but unfortunately I have to wait for them to arrive here in the Philippines (they seem to be about 3 months behind on everything) and also pay off my credit card. Plus this will give them plenty of time to see if any issues arise in the new displays before I buy.
But what is everyone elses thoughts on the new systems?
Seems the new Mini's will ONLY be Dual Core CPU's. This is a complete downgrade IMHO for users like myself who have the 2.6Ghz Quad Core i7's. So I have to say this really hurt my feelings a great deal.
Now on to something more positive. The 5k retina display iMac really caught my eye. Doing a lot of photography as I do now and video editing, the screen real-estate on that system is just amazing. Truly a nice looking system. The factory default system specs are really not that bad either. I am thinking of getting the base model and just bump up the ram to 16GB and call it done. So I am super happy this system is appealing to me since I don't think the Mini got the love I hoped it would. Now when they announced the price, deep inside I was praying for them to say like $2000 for the base model, even those the practical side was saying their likely to price it at $3500.. So when it was announce for $2500, I felt it was a very reasonable starter price. Though they are likely to drop a few dollar by spring or so. I will be getting one of the 27" Retina iMacs come next summer. I want one today, but unfortunately I have to wait for them to arrive here in the Philippines (they seem to be about 3 months behind on everything) and also pay off my credit card. Plus this will give them plenty of time to see if any issues arise in the new displays before I buy.
But what is everyone elses thoughts on the new systems?