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why does that price mean no 17"???

no other upgrades could possibly mean a price increase could they?

likely, yes, the only answer? no.....

Forget the lightweight macbook pro. It aint gonna happen, and the rumors are simply to set up disappointment for market players who are manipulating Apple, like asswipe Cramer.

I was really hoping there would be a larger model than the 24" - even at a higher price... :-(

Why does everyone keep mentioning the fate of the mac mini. AI had an article a while ago, but it was all conjecture.

The Mac mini doesn't need refreshes as often. It is supposed to be a low-cost, low-power machine. This is perfect for consumers switching from Windows, and more importantly, schools switching from PC towers.

I think the mini is around for a while.

Rubbish, since when would you describe any form of iMac as just "good"?

This would be fine as long as they have a high end Mini: something akin to the Mac LC II i.e. a Mac Mini in the normal silver form factor but larger width and depth with an easily removable cover (no pastry knifes!) and two PCI slots.

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Snore. Boring. Are you guys actually still brainwashed enough to buy these things? All-In-One computers are for grandmas.

Where's Leopard? Oh yeah, it had to wait for the iPhone.

Just make sure to have a working transporter. That'll put asses in the seats.

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The first one is Superior. Mac mini Cooper?

MDN Magic Word: standard

Say it with me "NO MORE RUMORS!!"

But will these upgrades have teh snappy?

What is Holy Mackeral TALKING about ? ! ? ! ?
"the normal silver form factor but larger width and depth ..."
Yes, Apple would do well to introduce a "Mac midi", large enough to accept a graphics card, 4GB of RAM (or 8?), a second HD(?) and a fan, but all that ain't gonna fit in the Mac mini form factor. Or it might leave half of a Mac Pro case sitting empty. This calls for a mini-tower, plain and simple.
The suggested iMac line-up makes sense, the devil is in the details (except when he's using an iPhone) and we'll know in a little bit just what those details are.

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This could mean that a 17" monitor will be introduced as an option for Mac Mini to make the combination cheaper than the cheapest Mac Mini. Or the 20" monitor could drop in price.

Yeah, let's hear it for the Mac midi. Or the Half-Mac Pro. In a Mac IIcx/ci or Mac LC-like form factor.

1/2 the size. 1/2 the slots. 1/2 the price of a Mac Pro.

4 RAM slots, 2 PCI slots (1 for graphics card), 2 internal drive bays. 4 USB2, 2 FireWire 400,1 FireWire 800, 1 ExpressCard 34 slot (in front).

I meant cheapest iMac.

I hope they keep the 17".

It's a great all-in-one starter machine with plenty of kick... as long as it has a real graphics card. I was thinking of getting one for my mother. Her old 500mhz G3 iMac is looooooooong in the tooth!

Mac Mini Pro?
Mac Mini Extreme?
Half Pint?

Ive been saying it all along, and it looks like there is plenty of demand. so Lets hope apple delivers:

Mac mini Pro aka Intel Cube

LETS HAVE IT!!!

I think they should keep the 17" too. It fits so well on many desks where a 20 or 24 (or 30) would be just too big.

Most importantly, it fits so well on those provided desks in college dorms.

"The Mac mini... perfect for... schools switching from PC towers."

Not so much, for "mini" reasons:

--too small, and no way to secure it well from walking off without buying additional hardware.
--we seldom have extra monitors. The old PC CRTs are dying faster than the towers.
--assuming a tower or desktop dies, the keyboard and mice are usually PS2 and the extra adapter to USB is extra and kinda sucks.
--More bang for the buck from desktop Macs with easier access to RAM and hard drives (and faster ones at that) - we do actually have space for the computers, we don't need the small form factor.

But, the low-end iMacs are too expensive, and the LCD screens need protection in school full of fingers and pencils and pens and markers and whiteout, etc...

Give us a $600 (edu pricing) iMac 17" with even a single core processor, 160GB HD, 1GB RAM, and Apple will sell so many to schools it will make their heads spin. They can even take out the airport and bluetooth, as most schools already have wiring infrastructure, and hard-wired Macs are heck of a lot easier to manage with ARD (can't wake an Airport-connected Mac from sleep remotely).

Quality is important, OS X is the best, but the bottom line with budgets and administrators is usually the price.

And I hope these new MacBooks I'm setting up in carts will be as durable as the iBooks have been. They just don't feel quite as durable, but time will tell. Also curious to see how the kids productively use the webcam, or if they just waste time with it.

The Mac Mini needs a refresh. I'd love to see Apple make a hobbyist computer - one for all the geeks that like to tinker. Low cost & upgradeable.

And to think that a B&W;, 9 inch diagonal screen (512 x 342 pixels) and an 8 Mhz CPU was enough for me at one time.

Even with a complete refresh to the iMac line, I don't think Apple will cut the 17" iMac all together. I bet they keep it around in a low end, education only, version. If they don't, I bet schools will be asking for it -- think what happened just before they came out with the original eMac.

Either way I'm excited to see whatever Steve has up his sleeve.

Mr. Reeee,

I'll second that for FireWire 800 and a additional ram slots for my wish list.

With their sales and market share growing, Apple will increase choice, not decrease choice.

p.s. Nice new servers MDN, it took an hour to get this page.

I really wish Apple would keep an under-$1,000 version of the iMac... It has been great to finally be able to tell friends they could switch from Windows and get a great all-in-one Mac for $999. 17 inches is enough for a lot of people. Or why not offer a 17-inch iMac now for $799? I love my 24-inch iMac and obviously wish everyone had one, but I'd rather just get more macs out there than force big screens and premium costs on a smaller audience.