Apple Says to Expect No More Shipments of Mac Mini
The Mac Mini was first introduced in January 2005 and labeled by Apple CEO Steve Jobs as the “most affordable Mac ever”. Apple positioned the Mac Mini as a cheap alternative to the Mac Pro for every PC user who wanted to switch to the Mac without having to buy new peripherals. But the Mac Mini has reachd its end.
Two major retailers in Europe have confirmed that they can no longer order any more Mac Minis. While this could also signal an update for the Mac Mini, Apple told retailers to expect no more of it. Even if you can still order it at the Apple Store, retailers impressions is that the Mac Mini has come to an end.
The Mac Mini received six hardware updates since its introduction. The last one was in November 2007 it’s still quite outdated compared to the current Mac hardware. Unlike the rest of the Mac hardware, it lacks 802.11n support, uses the older 667 MHz front side bus and 945GM chipset which is behind everyone else in the Mac Hardware.
Let us just hope that the halt in shipments of the new Mac Minis just signals an update because it is sad to see the Mini come to an end. [Gizmodo]
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