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Tag: Mac mini

  • Thoughts on the new Mac mini

    Macminicolo is something as odd as a web host, or datacenter rather, that only uses Mac mini computers. That actually makes a lot of sense, because these things are affordable, durable, and has a small energy footprint. It’s always nice to see what these guys has to say about new Mac mini models, and the bump Apple did on the October event is no different. They list ten things about the new Mac mini here, and if you’re even the slightest interested in this computer, then at least glance through this one.

    Not everyone’s happy about this update. Much like most of Apple’s computers, the new Mac mini isn’t easy to upgrade yourself. The RAMs not accessible at all, and it you want to swap out the harddrive you’ll void the warranty. The baseplate on the previous model, where you easily could open up your Mac mini, now features nasty screws. This is not a computer you’re supposed to open up and upgrade.

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  • Predictions for Apple's October event

    Predictions for Apple's October event

    There’ll be an Apple event on October 16, and it’ll be livestreamed for all to see. The previous event, announcing the iPhone 6 models and showing off the Apple Watch, was a major fuckup for most viewers, so Apple’ll want to get this one right.

    The tagline, “It’s been way too long”, hints at a new iMac, I think. The fact that Apple’s using the rainbow colors makes me think there’ll be color variations of the new iMac yet again. All speculation of course. I’d also expect a Mac mini, but I don’t think there’ll be anything particularly interesting in terms of design there, just a bump and possibly some minor tweaks.

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  • What?! The netbook's not dead yet?

    I was scanning the gadget blogs while waiting for the MacBook Pro to copy a bunch of files to my brand new Mac mini server and something struck me as odd. There are still posts about netbooks, as in brand new upcoming netbooks.

    Wow.

    Now, I wrote all those Apple gadgetary things to tell you I love Apple products. I work on a 17″ MacBook Pro, write on my beloved MacBook Air, own three (3) iPhones, and am totally in love with my iPad. In fact, the only non-Apple things on my home network are a gaming PC, the PlayStation 3, Wii and Xbox 360.

    Apple does it best, the whole ecosystem product thing.

    Which brings me back to the netbook. In my mind, the iPhone killed the netbook with the 3G edition. I’ve owned a bunch of netbooks, and the only thing that made me to actually keep one (I’ve had a bunch at the same time) when I got my iPhone 3GS was that coding on the go was just about impossible on the Apple phone, whereas it works well enough on the netbook. And it still had a reason to exist side by side with my Air, since the netbook still was smaller, albeit just as heavy/light.

    But today? The iPad with a bluetooth keyboard is just about all I need when I’m on the go. Some widely quoted study, which I really can’t put too much weight on, says that a fourth of the Americans are planning on buying an iPad.

    That will slash the netbook sales for sure.

    So. Again. I was reading up on the gadget blogs, and saw a bunch of netbook posts. Two things:

    1. What decent computer company would release a netbook in the wake of the iPad?
    2. Gadget blogs earns money by getting a ton of readers, but who wants to read about the netbook today, post iPad?

    The answer? A bunch, on both accounts.

    The netbook’s not dead, but the craze is over. Apple’s iPad and all its upcoming competitors, along with more visual interfaces, will force the netbook makers to position their products even more as a low budget alternative.

    That’s OK. I just don’t see a reason to buy one anymore. I used to have a bunch at the same time, as I said before. Not so anymore. In fact, even the Air is in question when it comes to the iPad and the needs when on the road.

    Computing will be an interesting concept in the years to come.

  • Apple släpper ny Mac mini, uppgraderar iMac och Mac Pro

    Mac miniPå tiden att Apples minidator, som jag tänkte ställa under en fet HDTV någon gång i framtiden, Mac mini släpps i ny version, men är den inte lite dyr? 6 895 kr för Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz, 1 GB RAM och 120 GB hårddisk? Visst, den är lite och sexig, men njae, vill-ha-begäret dog lite mede den klena specifikationen och det uppblåsta priset. (more…)

  • Lura dvd-regionen, Leoparden i oktober, och det är osmart att hylla nazistiska familjevärderingar

    Lite helgläsning. En annan skall hjälpa en god vän med hemsidesuppdateringar större delen av dagen, och sedan äta en god middag, lyssna på musik samt ha det bra. (more…)

  • Nya iMacen utannonserad – får oväntat sällskap

    Nya iMac är slimmareSom väntat kom utannonseringen av den nya iMac-modellen idag. Bortsett att vara tekniskt uppdaterad så är det en slimmad version av föregående dito, föga förvånande egentligen. Det riktigt nya, bortsett hårdvaran bakom skalet, är förstås att man skrotat 17-tummaren helt och hållet samt tagit MacBook-tangentbordet och gjort om för stationärt bruk. I alla fall är det så det ser ut, det kan köpas separat också ifall man inte vill köpa en ny iMac för att snygga till sitt skrivbord. Dessvärre känns det som ett halvdant alternativ – den trådlösa bluetooth-varianten är nämligen en slimmad laptopliknande variant utan numerisk platta vilket är lite snålt. Snyggt, men tills vidare håller jag mig till mitt nuvarande trådlösa bluetooth-tangentbord. (more…)