MacWorld 2009 Rumors and Announcments
Rob Grady -- Tue, 12/16/2008 - 18:41
A number of Apple/MacWorld-related items have made some online waves today.
1.) It looks like the long wait for a new version of the Mac-Mini may soon be over. While the Mac-Mini product hasn't been updated since August 2007 here are some of the specs according to a new rumor on the Wired Blog
- Similar to the MacBooks, the Mac Mini will sport a silver enclosure composed of a block of aluminum.
- Some internal parts will be PVC-free, and combined with its size and low power requirements, Apple will tout this as the "greenest Mac ever."
- For video output, the Mac Mini will use the DRM-crippled DisplayPort for connectivity, which Apple is offering to manufacturers for a no-fee license.
- It'll have a CD-DVD slot loader (i.e. Super Drive). There will be no Blu-ray player, because Steve Jobs believes the format is a "bag of hurt."
- It'll ship with 2 GB of RAM, expandable to 4 GB — up from the current 1 GB, expandable to 2 GB. (The aluminum case should make expanding RAM easier than in the original Mini.
- It'll ship with at least a 160-GB hard drive.
- The Mac Mini will come in two options with different processor speeds: a 2.0-GHz Core 2 Duo and a 2.3-GHz Core 2 Duo (up from 1.83 GHz and 2.0 GHz).
- Like the higher-end MacBook and MacBook Pro, the 2.3-GHz Mac Mini will ship with an Nvidia video card, making this higher-end model a decent gaming device.
- The 2.0-GHz Mac Mini will ship with an Intel video card, perhaps the GMA X3100 graphics card found in the low-end, white MacBook.
- The slower model will cost $500, and the faster model will cost $700 ($100 less than the current Mac Minis), in light of the recession.
2.) It looks like this MacWorld may also be the launch for the highly anticipated Netbook from Apple. If it does appear, it will be interesting to see how it compares to some of the other devices
3.) Late breaking news from Apple confirms that Steve Jobs will not be doing a keynote AND that this will be the last year they participate in Macworld.
Is there any thought that the netbook will be a larger version of the iPhone, or will it be a clamshell device?
No word yet on the device form factors
New post from MacRumors.com looks for new iMacs in Q1 next year.
"According to supply chain sources, Apple is expected to launch a new iMac in the first quarter of 2009. Quanta Computer is said to be gearing up for monthly shipments of 800,000 units for Q1 2009. The new iMac will begin shipping in January of 2009."
The rumors continue to pile up with The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) reporting they believe a newly designed Mac-Mini will show up at Macworld 2009. They believe there may be a configuration option when ordered to select a hard drive instead of an optical drive. This option appeal to folks using a Mac-Mini as a server (myself included) because it provides two drives for a potential RAID configuration.
It also looks like the new Mac-Mini will support dual displays.
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great post , i think it s a very good tutorial on how to use the mac and many doubts will be cleared;regarding various outputs format in the mac.i faced troble specially in playing the FLV filres in different formats and applications.
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