Apple Store is up now. Update mini and air

[jalaram]

http://store.apple.com/us

Air

Still 11 and 13"
Backlit KB
1.6 i5/1.8 i7 for 11"
1.7 i5/1.8 i7 for 13"
Still 64/128 GB for 11" and 128/256 GB for 13"

Mini

i5 - 2.3/2.5 Ghz
i7 - 2.7 Ghz
AMD Radeon HD graphics processor with 256MB of GDDR5 memory
No optical drive?
HDMI/Thunderbolt/SDXC/FW800
Starts at $599

Oh yeah, Lion Too

Refurb store with previous gen minis and airs

 

[suklee]

Disappointed there is no 8GB RAM option on the Air

 

[Kaido]

VERY impressed with the new Mini's - quad i7 option with 8 gigs of RAM, and the "low end" model starts at $599!

And ARGGGGG no 8GB RAM option on the new Airs! A man cannot live on 4GB alone!! lol

 

[suklee]

But at least they put in the backlit keyboard! http://www.apple.com/hk/en/macbookair/features.html#backlit

 

[Kaido]

Disappointed there is no 8GB RAM option on the Air

99% rule



Edit: apparently the host my old blog was on is blocked. just google "weaksauce12 99% rule"

 

[Kaido]

But at least they put in the backlit keyboard! http://www.apple.com/hk/en/macbookair/features.html#backlit

Yeah I just barely noticed that...still not enough to make up for only 4GB RAM max though lol.

 

[suklee]

Definitely not, I was hoping for 8GB RAM AND Backlit keyboard

 

[Pardus]

About time they released it, macbook air is still way too expensive. I want a 13" laptop, but will stay on the windows side of things.

Replacing a hard drive on the mac mini is still a pain.

 

[Kaido]

Definitely not, I was hoping for 8GB RAM AND Backlit keyboard

I just can't live on 4GB RAM. Heck, I choke that just using Chrome!

I'm hoping they at least put SATA-III into it. OWC makes some really nice SSD upgrades for the Air's mSATA port, so if we can bump that up to 559 MB/s with the new SF-2000 chipset, then maybe - maybe - that will help the RAM issue with virtual memory.

That new Mini, OTOH - helllllllloooooo living room! :awe:

 

[Qbah]

VERY impressed with the new Mini's - quad i7 option with 8 gigs of RAM, and the "low end" model starts at $599!

And ARGGGGG no 8GB RAM option on the new Airs! A man cannot live on 4GB alone!! lol

No quads in the Mini on my page. All 3 CPUs are dual-core. Just because it's named i7 doesn't make it a quad (hello Intel mobile chips naming)

 

[jalaram]

That new Mini, OTOH - helllllllloooooo living room! :awe:

No optical drive built in, but it does look nicer without it.

BTW, among the options listed for the $799 2.5Ghz Mini is:

• 
  750GB (7200-rpm) hard drive
  256GB solid-state drive
  256GB solid-state drive and 750GB (7200-rpm) hard drive

2 HDDs? Interesting.

[Edit] Just went to the store and saw:

Hard Drive
Your Mac mini comes as standard with a 5400-rpm Serial ATA hard drive. Choose a larger hard drive with a faster 7200-rpm speed for greater performance and more room for your files. Or choose a solid-state drive, which has no moving parts and provides greater responsiveness and durability. Or select both drives for performance and capacity.
...
Mac mini also offers an optional 256GB solid-state drive (SSD), which has no moving parts and delivers increased drive performance for many operations. The 256GB SSD can be purchased in place of a standard hard drive or in addition to a 750GB 7200-rpm drive.

If you configure your Mac mini with both the solid-state drive and the 750GB Serial ATA hard drive, the solid-state drive will come pre-formatted with OS X as your boot drive, allowing you to use the hard drive for videos, photos and other files.

...

500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm
750GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200 rpm [Add $150.00]
256GB Solid State Drive [Add $600.00]
750GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200 rpm + 256GB Solid State Drive [Add $750.00]

 

[Kaido]

No quads in the Mini on my page. All 3 CPUs are dual-core. Just because it's named i7 doesn't make it a quad (hello Intel mobile chips naming)

The Lion Server version is a Quad-core i7:

http://i.imgur.com/FJG02.png

http://i.imgur.com/xudV5.png

 

[suklee]

Can you Airplay to a Mac mini? What does the Apple TV do better than a Mini?

ps. something broke your 99% rule link

 

[Kaido]

No optical drive built in, but it does look nicer without it.

BTW, among the options listed for the $799 2.5Ghz Mini is:

• 
  750GB (7200-rpm) hard drive
  256GB solid-state drive
  256GB solid-state drive and 750GB (7200-rpm) hard drive

2 HDDs? Interesting.

[Edit] Just went to the store and saw:

Does Lion let you move your user directory more easily? Because I'd love to just re-point my home directory off the SSD for massive secondary storage and only have OS/app/current project launching from the SSD.

 

[Qbah]

The Lion Server version is a Quad-core i7:

http://i.imgur.com/FJG02.png

http://i.imgur.com/xudV5.png

Ahh, you're right. Though in my defense the specs page doesn't list the Server version: http://www.apple.com/macmini/specs.html

 

[Kaido]

Can you Airplay to a Mac mini? What does the Apple TV do better than a Mini?

ps. something broke your 99% rule link

Yeah apparently the old host my blog was on is blocked. Just google "weaksauce12 99% rule" :awe:

The AppleTV does price better than a Mini. But imo, Plex is far superior. I have an AppleTV and it's pretty decent, but I mostly just use it for Netflix. I will definitely be picking up a new Mini soon for my HTPC, especially since Boxee released their Boxee Box remote for PC/Mac for $39!

http://www.amazon.com/D-Link-DSM-22-...dp/B00480OSVK/

 

[Kaido]

Ahh, you're right. Though in my defense the specs page doesn't list the Server version: http://www.apple.com/macmini/specs.html

Pretty beasty little computer for the size/power ratio. I wonder if the quad shows up as 8-cores with Hyperthreading...because if so, that would really be a nice tie-in with FCP-X...

 

[alent1234]

goodbye macbook

 

[jalaram]

goodbye macbook

I saw that on Engadget and was about to post it too.

Update: We just received word from Apple that the MacBook has, in fact, been discontinued.

 

[MotionMan]

I saw that on Engadget and was about to post it too.

http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/20/the-macbook-drops-from-apples-store/

MotionMan

 

[amdhunter]

I want that air. If only it came out a week earlier.

 

[Kaido]

http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/20/the-macbook-drops-from-apples-store/

MotionMan

I'm more surprised (and happy) that they dropped the optical drive from the Mini!

 

[postaled]

I want that air. If only it came out a week earlier.

Just buy one last week?

 

[umrigar]

Air is not a production machine.
it's an executive or highly portable machine.

 

[silverpig]

I'm more surprised (and happy) that they dropped the optical drive from the Mini!

Same. Depending on what work does for me computer-wise in September, I may give my MBP to my wife, sell her 2008 Macbook, sell the appletv2, and use the $$$ to get the low-end mini for an HTPC.

edit: A few things I want to know about the display:

1. How long is the cord? Will it reach a desktop on the floor or not?
2. Can I hook BOTH my MBP and my desktop up to it, and switch which screen gets displayed?