Mac mini when will come out new. The new Mac Mini turned out to be five times more powerful than the predecessor. What to wait from the new Mac Mini

In 2018, the most interesting personally was accomplished for me to update Apple products. After 4 years, Mac Mini was updated.

Just in case I will explain what Mac mini is. This is a small square box (19.7 at 19.7 centimeters), which is a system unit. The monitor of any company, mouse, keyboard, printer and other peripheral devices are connected to this block.

In 2018, 2 different models came out, which visually do not differ in any way:

4-core processor with a clock frequency of 3.6 GHz, drive 128 GB

• 4-nuclear processor Intel Core I3 8th generation with a clock frequency of 3.6 GHz
• 8 GB of DDR4 2666 MHz
• SSD-drive PCIe 128 GB Capacity

Cost - 68990 rubles

6-nuclear processor with a clock frequency of 3.0 GHz, accelerating Turbo Boost to 4.1 GHz Drive 256 GB

• 6-nuclear Intel Core i5 8-Generation Processor with a clock frequency of 3.0 GHz (acceleration of Turbo Boost to 4.1 GHz)
• 8 GB of DDR4 2666 MHz
• Intel UHD Graphics 630 graphics processor
• SSD-drive PCIe Capacity 256 GB

Cost - 93990 rubles

A few words about the price in Russia

It is high. In dollars, younger model costs 799 USD. As much as much and the younger model of fresh iPad Pro. But for some reason, the iPad Pro is cheaper than 3000 rubles. What fright in the rubles Mac mini costs $ 50 more expensive?

If you look at a more expensive model, then it is also incomprehensible. 93990 - as much as the new iPad Pro 512 gigabytes. But the iPad in dollars costs 1149, and Mac Mini - 1099.

This greed of those who set prices in Russia?

Options Upgrade

Apple itself offers users various upgrade options for an additional fee. For example, +300 dollars and the I3 processor can turn into a six-core i7 (4.6 GHz).

For an additional $ 1400, 8 gigabytes of RAM will be 64 gigabytes. And for 1600 USD, the funny 128 gigabytes SSD will be 2 terrabytes SSD.

Thus, any Mac Mini model can be turned into a monster for 4200 USD (and this is without the proposed software). In Russia, this option will cost 300 thousand rubles ...

What is hiding inside and outside?

Due to the fact that the ruler did not update 4 years of Apple could brazhat the crazy digit. The performance of the processor has become above 5 times! :) Yes, and in general, the numbers will impress exactly enough so that you want to replace your old Mac mini to a new one. For example, here is the data on work in Final Cut Pro:

Also in the small application, Apple had to reproduce the details. Including the cooling system was improved. Although I am on the old Mac mini I do not remember it to heat up ...

Here is the rear panel Mac Mini:

4 Thunderbolt 3 ports (USB-C) appear. Apple did not bother. What do they give? This scheme will show best:

Also in the span will not remain the owners of old reinforcement devices. Two USB ports 3 in 2018 more than enough.

In the new Macmini integrated video card (you can connect an external through Thunderbolt 3) and this is not changed. Intel UHD Graphics 630 Map. The card is completely definitely suitable for modern games. All top games will go either on low settings, or on medium. But in the games, published until 2015, you at least somehow play.

Outcome

Honestly, I am with skepticism now looking for Mac Mini a platform in Russia. Cause - price. If before Apple was projected to Mac Mini, as an affordable Mac, now it is a productive Mac.

Do not forget that you need to add a good monitor, keyboard and mouse to the price. That is, the minimum configuration of a more or less tolerant computer based on Mac Mini will be released at least 85 thousand rubles.

Mac Mini will most likely be more interesting to those who have a lot of video or just wants a product of a productive computer that is natively working on Mac OS.

One of the most unexpected and, at the same time, the new Mac Mini became the expected new products. Unexpected this announcement was because the company from Cupertino did not update this model so long ago, which seemed to be handed her hand. But for the same reason, the update was expected: many users have long wanted to acquire Mac Mini, and the old modification today is clearly irrelevant. So, the announcement took place, and soon the novelty reached Russian stores. So today we have the opportunity to study it in detail than we will do.

Packaging and equipment

Mac mini comes in a square box, almost the entire front surface of which is the image of a computer.

No less minimalist and equipment. Actually, there is almost nothing in the box except the computer itself. Well, of course, another power cable and an envelope with leaflets.

Neither the HDMI cable, nor any periphery - nothing.

Design

The appearance of the new Mac Mini is almost exactly the appearance of its predecessor. This is a pretty bold solution - for sure many have been waiting for a more substantial visual update. And at the same time, this is a kind of declaration: "Mac mini design was so good that it simply has nowhere to improve it," as apple tells us.

Here, the dimensions, the location and form of the power button are exactly the same, the case of the case ... the only feature, on which you can distinguish the new model from the old one - the color: "Gray Cosmos" came to shift, and the opportunity to choose a different solution.

But the main design update is associated, of course, not with color, but with a set of connectors on the back panel. There are now four Thunderbolt 3 ports with USB-C connector, two second-generation USB 3.1 with USB-A connector, as well as HDMI 2.0, a gigabit Ethernet (you can set 10 gygate) and the combined minijack of 3.5 mm. Thanks to the presence of high-speed Thunderbolt 3 to Mac Mini, you can connect an external video card (about how it is done and what effect gives, we). In the photo below, you can see a set of connectors on the new (bottom) and old (top) Mac mini.

We note that the ventilation grille has become wider. Of course, the "internal" design also underwent major changes, affected and cooling system, and the location of various boards and modules ... in a word, almost nothing left from the filling of the past model. In fact, this is a new model that remains from the predecessor only the appearance of the housing and, of course, ideology. Well, about what she is capable, we will talk later.

But for starters, let's look at the device characteristics and will understand the available configurations.

Characteristics

Here is a detailed list of technical characteristics of all possible Mac Mini 2018 configurations. The characteristics of the test model are marked by bold.

Apple Mac Mini (Late 2018)
CPU		Intel Core i3-8100 (4 cores, 4 streams, 3.6 GHz) / Intel Core i5-8500 (6 cores, 6 threads, 3.0 GHz, Turbo Boost up to 4.1 GHz) / commissioning is installed intel Core i7-8700 (6 cores, 12 threads, 3.2 GHz, Turbo Boost to 4.6 GHz)
RAM		8 GB 2666 MHz DDR4 SO-DIMM (on request expands to 16/32/64 GB)
Integrated graphics		Intel UHD Graphics 630
Discrete graphics		—
Drive SSD.		128 GB / 256 GB (on request up to 512 GB / 1 TB / 2 TB)
Matter / optical drive		not
Network interfaces	Wired network (RJ-45)	10/100/1000Base-T Gigabit Ethernet / on request expanding to nbase-t 10GB Ethernet
	Wireless network	802.11a / G / N / AC (2.4 / 5 GHz)
	Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0.
Interfaces and ports	USB	2 × USB 3.1 second generation (USB-A connectors)
	HDMI 2.0	there is
	VGA
	Thunderbolt.	4 × Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C connectors)
	DisplayPort.	no (support through adapter)
	Microphone input	there is (combined)
	Entry to headphones	there is (combined)
	Linear audio output	not
	Linear audio input	not
Battery		not
Gabarits.		304 × 212 × 14.9 mm
Weight		1.37 kg

Below - information about this model in the MacOS operating system:

Apple traditionally has two basic models that differ in the processor and the volume of the repository (in all cases it is SSD). Also abroad there is an opportunity when ordering through the site to select an even more powerful processor, expand the volume of the storage and (unexpected option) replace the gigabit network adapter to 10 gygate. In the Russian online store of configurations to order is not, but this can be done through resellers (and some of these custom configurations can even be on sale).

We have a basic model in a minimum configuration. Its cost on the official website of Apple is 69 thousand rubles. In fact, this is today the cheapest computer running MacOS is the same configuration and interesting. Its base is a quad-core Intel Core i3-8100 processor (Coffee Lake). This processor has a basic clock frequency of 3.6 GHz; He does not have TURBO Boost. The size of its L3 cache is 6 MB, and the calculated maximum power is 65 W. Intel UHD Graphics 630 graphics core is integrated into the processor, the discrete graphics in Mac mini is not provided - in any configurations.

The mini-PC is equipped with 8 GB of DDR4 RAM. Increase this volume can not even be custom. But you can then bring the computer to an authorized service center and (you can not do it yourself). It is not clear why, if the technical possibility of increasing the volume of RAM exists, it is impossible to make it available when ordering. But - like this.

The capacitance of the only SSD drive is only 128 GB. You can also choose the option from 256 GB. And to the selection it is necessary to approach especially carefully, since flash memory chips are shrinkable on the board, and it is impossible to expand its volume. In custom configurations, the memory capacity can be increased to 2 TB.

The communication capabilities of the computer are determined by the presence of a wireless dual-band (2.4 and 5 GHz) network adapter, which meets the IEEE 802.11a / B / G / N / AC and Bluetooth 5.0 specifications, as well as, as we have said, the Wired Gigabit Ethernet network (RJ -45).

Well, let's start testing performance in our.

Testing productivity

Before testing, we have a question: what models to compare Mac mini? With IMAC - no sense, because the battle will be obviously unequal: the novelty will not be able to compete with the non-housing monoblock. In turn, the past Mac mini model 2018 will not leave chances, and it is unlikely that someone will have to choose between the new and old Mac Mini today.

Obviously, the closest to Mac Mini on the performance of Apple laptops. Therefore, we compare the novelty with, standard configuration and top. The latter is to show the difference and understand where it is maximum, and where is not so significant.

Final Cut Pro X and Compressor

At the time of testing, current versions of these programs were 10.4 and 4.4, respectively. Macos High Sierra 10.13 (on both MacBook Pro) and MacOS MOJAVE (on Mac Mini) were used as the operating system. MacBook 12 "These tests, alas, does not support. The results are:

	Mac Mini (Late 2018)	MacBook Pro 13 "(MID 2018)	MacBook Pro 15 "(MID 2018)
Test 1: Stabilization 4K (Min: S)	30:51	26:25	12:35
Test 2: Stabilization Full HD (Min: Sec)	23:10	21:11	12:39
Test 3: Rendering 4K through Compressor (Min: Sec)	15:17	08:53	05:37
Test 4: Application of Black & White effect on video 8K (Min: sec)	10:23	11:05	05:07
Test 5: Creating a proxy file from video 8K (min: sec)	08:13	06:16	02:40

It can be seen that Mac Mini lost to both laptops, but the lag from MacBook Pro 13 "is quite small, but MacBook Pro 15" did not leave them both and chance.

It is important that in the process of testing any overheating and trottling, it was not observed, the Mac mini housing was aslended.

Video playback 8k.

With the exception of brakes on the first seconds, the roller was reproduced very smoothly. If some skipping frames were, it turned out to be problematic. In general, it can be said that the device with the dough coped, although even the 13-inch MacBook Pro had problems with it. It's nice that for playing 8K video there are enough opportunities even the younger model of the new Mac Mini.

3D modeling

The following test block - 3D rendering operations using the Maxon 4D Cinema R19 program, as well as the Cinebench 15 benchmark based on it.

	Mac Mini (Late 2018)	MacBook 12 "(MID 2018)	MacBook Pro 13 "(MID 2018)	MacBook Pro 15 "(MID 2018)
Maxon Cinema 4D Studio, Render Time, Min: Sec	8:49	43:50	7:50	5:47
Cinebench R15, OpenGL, FPS	40,66	12,1	35,58	107,00

But here the picture is more interesting: a little losing a 13-inch model in rendering of a real 3D model, a novelty overtook a laptop in the OpenGL test. At the same time, Mac Mini results were many times better than MacBook 12. Of course, we expected the difference not in favor of the ultrabook. But so big?

Browser Benchmark: JetStream

Now browser javascript-benchmark. As a browser, Safari was used in all cases.

Here MacBook Pro 13 "" remained behind, although the difference is very small. But at the same time, the gap between all models is moderate.

Geekbench.

In Geekbench, the new Mac Mini loses in multi-core mode, but wins MacBook Pro 13 "in a single-core. But in Compute (Calculations with the help of OpenCL), the "prosper" still breaks down strongly forward.

GFX Benchmark Metal

	Mac Mini (Late 2018)	MacBook 12 "(MID 2018)	MacBook Pro 13 "(MID 2018)	MacBook Pro 15 "(MID 2018)
1440r Manhattan 3.1.1 Offscreen, FPS	22,5	17,2	42,5	192,1
Manhattan 3.1, FPS	41,6	14,2	29,1	45,7
1080p Manhattan 3.1 Offscreen, FPS	41,2	27,9	75,9	158,9
Manhattan, FPS.	55,0	19,1	47,5	57,4
1080p Manhattan Offscreen, FPS	59,5	36,5	110,4	197,4

It is worth recalling that in the tests offscreen scene on all devices rendered with the same resolution (indicated in the title of the test), so from the point of view of pure performance these tests are more important. And onscreen tests are started in the current screen resolution. To Mac Mini, we plugged a monitor with a resolution of 1920 × 1080, while both MacBook Pro permission is much higher. Hence such a picture with the results. If you look at offscreen tests, it can be seen that Mac Mini is lagging behind MacBook Pro 13 "about twice, but one and a half times exceeds MacBook 12.

Blackmagic Disk Speed.

If the benchmark listed above helps us evaluate the performance of the CPU and GPU, the Blackmagic Disk Speed \u200b\u200bis focused on testing the drive: it measures the speed of reading and writing files.

The table presents the results of three models.

Judging by the Blackmagic Disk Speed, the SSD of the new Mac mini demonstrates the same reading speed, like MacBook Pro, but significantly lower (more than twice as compared to the 13-inch model) recording speed. However, the SSD results are always dependent on the volume of the drive, and our Mac Mini has minimal from all participants.

Games

To test performance in games, we use the built-in Civilization VI benchmark. It displays two indicators: Average Frame Time and 99th PERCENTILE. The result in milliseconds we translate into FPS for clarity (this is done by dividing 1000 to the value obtained). Recall that the screen resolution connected to the new Mac Mini was significantly lower than that of competitors.

	Mac Mini (Late 2018)	MacBook 12 "(MID 2018)	MacBook Pro 13 "(MID 2018)	MacBook Pro 15 "(MID 2018)
Civilization VI, Average Frame Time, FPS	18,7	8,8	23,2	36,0
Civilization VI, 99th PERCENTILE, FPS	13,2	2,6	13,6	15,5

In general, the alignment of past GPU tests is repeated, so you can already make some generalizations.

It is clear that Mac Mini is a little weaker than the MacBook Pro 13 "in the basic configuration - especially in those modes that the GPU uses. But in terms of CPU-tasks, it can even exceed this laptop slightly. Well, to compare with a 12-inch MacBook is simply meaningless: the difference is huge, and not in favor of an ultra-compact model. The performance of Mac mini is generally low, but still much higher than MacBook 12.

Heating and noise level

We did not measure the heating and noise level Mac Mini with hardware methods, but in the testing process was able to make a fairly complete impression on these issues. And, perhaps, on this part, the new Mac mini should be recognized as a very successful model. He is completely silent (we never managed to hear his work even with a long and high load), and the heating is minimal. Even when testing in Final Cut, the computer case remains barely warm.

According to the TGPRO utility, the CPU temperature does not rise above 80 degrees. And this is the maximum with long high loads. Usually, the CPU temperature ranges from 50-55 degrees.

conclusions

The low performance of the basic version of Mac Mini, sometimes I am also inferior to the MacBook Pro 13 "in the standard configuration - the main minus model. However, Mac mini is not positioned as a record holder. Its advantages in the other: it is the most simple and accessible tool for switching to MacOS. If you have a computer on Windows, you would like to change the OS, but are not ready to acquire a monoblock or laptop, you should pay attention to Mac Mini.

It is good for home use, because, first, compact, secondly, completely silent (despite the active cooling system), and thirdly, equipped with all the necessary connectors for work. It can also be used as a media server - by the way, in this Mac Mini's role will be especially good thanks to silent and network interfaces.

Of course, if you have a MacBook Pro any configuration, much sense in Mac Mini is not the computer, just because MacBook Pro you can use the same as a desktop, connecting the monitor and periphery to it, and the performance will be even higher. And thanks to the set released over the last time, USB-C docking stations, the question with the connectors is solved very simply. On the other hand, in the most demanding scenarios, MacBook Pro will behave more noisy, and not the fact that regular use of it as a desktop will not harm the battery.

Four years later, Apple's silence finally announced a new generation of its most compact.

Former form factor, an updated processor, the presence of a T2 chip and a new color Space Gray are the first differences in the seventh generation Mac Mini from predecessors.

We publish some of them.

1. GadgetSnow

Mac Mini can be safely called a niche product, which in recent years has become more and more interested in users who are in search of a compact computer for home.

Despite the miniature sizes, an impressive power is laid in Mac Mini. There is an option of a nettop with a 6-nuclear processor Intel Core 8th generation. In TurboBoSt mode, this chip issues up to 4.6 GHz on the kernel.

According to Apple, Mac Mini has become five times faster than the predecessor. The maximum amount of RAM has significantly increased. Now the top bar is 64 GB of RAMoperating at a frequency of 2,666 MHz.

IN four times faster and regular SSD. Thanks to the presence of chip T2.Which before this day remained the prerogative of IMAC Pro and MacBook Pro 2018, any Mac Mini SSD is automatically encrypted without interference from the user.

Color Space Gray. It will be especially relevant for users who have several Apple devices.

Summing up I would like to note that Apple managed to breathe in Mac Mini a new life. This is a surprisingly powerful compact computer with impressive potential. And now he will definitely make an order of magnitude more potential buyers than the predecessor.

2. Slashgear

At some point it seemed to us that Mac Mini was dead. But everything needs time. For a decent renewal of Nettopa, Apple went four years old. Not in vain!

With the first acquaintance, for a moment it may seem that it is all the same Mac mini. But no, he has a new color of the Space Gray case. And the new poverty of performance. But the form factor remained unchanged.

Since the release of the latest Mac mini in the world of interfaces, everything has changed dramatically. And it is noticeable if you look at the back of the nettop. However, unlike the entire main line of computers and MAC laptops, there is no full compatibility with all interfaces in Mac Mini.

Four USB Type-C port - what we clearly did not wait for Mac Mini. In place and two USB a "old" sample, HDMI 2.0 and 3.5-millimeter audio "Jack". It is noteworthy that there is an update option of a network card to 10 Gbps, however, for this speed will have to put $ 100 from above - the feature is optional.

The update wave was pretty and over wireless interfaces: Wi-Fi 802.11ac and Bluetooth 5.0 on board.

When choosing Mac Mini, pay attention to the processor. It is better to take with a margin. But the fan of the RAM is not worth it. You can choose a model with 8 GB, and then hold independent upgrade.

The pleasant feature of the new Mac mini is that they have the SO-DIMM standard operationer, that is, not charged, as in the past generation, but replaced. This is perhaps one of the most pleasant innovations of the novelty.

3. Engadget.

On the eve of the presentation, we were sure that the "Nipers of the program" will be new MacBook Air and iPad Pro. But Apple has prepared another trump card, revolving Mac Mini.

Alas, all impressions of the novelty we managed to build exclusively on the basis of visual contact. The journalists did not provide the opportunity to sit down and try the performance of Mac Mini on their own.

Apple finally remembered the users of their desktop systems. During the last event, she presented not only a new version of the legendary, who has changed the market for portable computers in its time, creating a fashion for thin and light systems, but also updated the Mac Mini who has been neglected by it, which remained the most inexpensive options for computers from Apple . What did you have to wait so long?

As the executive director of Apple Tim Cook (TIM Cook) noted, a full-fledged working system with a pint of beer becomes quite real thanks to the largest update in Mac Mini history. The format remained quite familiar - this is the same square box with rounded edges, but now in the dark gray finish characteristic of the entire modern family of Apple computers. The cooling system was revised: the maximum air flow increased by half, and the constant power was 70%. Aluminum case, as in the case of MacBook AIR, is 100% of the recycled alloy.

However, the largest changes are inside. The new mini-computer is equipped with a four-or-six-core Intel Core processor of the eighth generation, it can be completed with the SO-DIDM DDR4 @ 2666 MHz format of the SO-DDR4 @ 2666 MHz format models and a solid-state accumulator with a capacity of up to 2 TB. Built-in graphics Intel UHD Graphics has become 60% more powerful than the previous generation.

The overall performance, according to the company, has increased 5 times. Unfortunately, in this case we are talking about calculations in Autodesk Maya, where you can really talk about such an increase (albeit with some reservations). In other tasks, the increase is usually noticeable below - the new Macmini in the version with a 6-nuclear chip is 2-3 times faster than the old basic 2-nuclear model. But when encoding video in HEVC, the increase can reach and 30 times.

Mac Mini, like a new laptop, received a special chip to ensure safety and other tasks - Apple T2. The T2 chip stores confidential data and checks whether the software that is triggered when the computer is loaded. It also has an SSD controller that performs the operational encryption of all data stored on the drive. Always a working processor in the T2 chip allows you to use the "Hi, Siri" feature for voice queries like searching for files and run applications.

Thunderbolt 3, HDMI ports, two USB-A and 3.5-mm headphone connector are located on the rear panel of the device. Thunderbolt 3 allows you to quickly pass data via USB and Thunderbolt and connect a plurality of different devices to a computer - external drives, docking stations to increase the number of ports, 5K monitors (4k-display can be connected three) or even external video cards to accelerate graphics processing.

Mac Mini is designed for people who need a very compact, but at the same time a powerful system for working with sound, video editing and other creative tasks. But several such baby, working together, may be even more useful in specific tasks. Therefore, there is now the possibility of dozens of Mac mini to combine into a single system to use such a configuration as servers or rendering farms - for example, instead of Mac Pro.

On computers, the newest version with functions like a dark range of desktop, "stacks", an updated application store and other things, is pre-installed. All this is not bad, however, the cost of the new system is not particularly inspired: for the initial price of $ 800, it is possible to calculate only on the configuration with the Core i3 @ 3.6 GHz processor, 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of SSD drive.

For a 6-nuclear model with Core i5 @ 3 GHz, 8 GB of RAM and 128-GB SSD will have to give already $ 1100. An option with a 10-Gbb controller NBASE-T will cost an additional $ 100. Finally, for the maximum configuration with a 6-nuclear 12-channel Intel Core @ 3,2 GHz processor (Turbo Boost up to 4.6 GHz), 64 GB of RAM and 2-TB SSD will have to pay $ 4,200! How much will cost the creation of a professional system of dozens of such crumbs, it is better not to think. Pre-orders in the United States have already begun, and supplies will start on November 7.

Will it become 2018 Mini?

Almost four years have passed since Mac Mini saw a sentence and, although some people suggest that Apple's silence means that we will never see the update of the MINI series, we continue to hope that the new Mac Mini will appear in 2018.

We did not wait for the new Mac Mini in 2017 and, while it disappointed many users, Apple CEO, Tim Cook, confirmed the support of Apple Mac Mini, so there is hope that PC will appear this year.

Now that there is an official statement, even if Mac Mini 2018 remains unlucky, a dense curtain of rumors and speculation has been formed around it. They include all: starting with the inclusion of a separate coprocessor for the commands "Hey, Siri" and ending with support for iOS applications by means of some magical technologies.

In pursuit!

• What is it? New version of the compact Mac from Apple;
• When to expect? In May 2018?
• How much is? We hope that the price of previous mini will save;

| MACMINI 2018: Release Date

As in the case of other Apple products, we do not have a reliable output date for Mac Mini 2018. Rumors also remain very scarce information, so we will have to use speculation when we are talking about the date of the Mac Mini 2018.

The previous Mac Mini was released years ago, namely - October 16, 2014, so we could consider October as a likely release of Mac Mini, but this is not accurate.

Apple WWDC 2018 Conference may be another chance for Apple to declare a new Mac Mini. The WWDC event is usually held in early June, and at the last conference, such products as homepod and new and new were presented.

We believed that June 2018 could be busy with other products, which made it possible to assume the release of a compact PC in March, since in the past this month was already used for the release of other Apple products. Nevertheless, March came and left, and we did not receive the long-awaited PC from Apple, as soon as we learn something new on the release of Mac Mini 2018, we immediately update the article.

| MACMINI 2018: Price

Again, we have a little heard of the potential prices of Mac Mini 2018, but this should be expected because the first rumors about prices appear closer to the output date.

But maybe the price of the previous Mac mini give us a prompt about what the price of the new mini will be?

In the lowest characteristics of Mac Mini costs $ 499/30000 rubles, such a price was at the start model in 2014, the average price of Mac Mini (2014) amounted to $ 699 / 42,000, while the flagship Mac Mini came to the market for $ 999 / 60000 rubles.

| MACMINI 2018: What are we waiting for?

And while we know very little about the new Mac Mini 2018 at the moment, we, of course, know what we want to see from Mac Mini in a new performance.

Attractive new design

In fact, there is nothing wrong with what the current Mac mini looks like, but if we are going to get a serious update after almost four years, it would be great to get an attractive makeup. Thin, less and quieter. Do we ask a lot?

An old hearing from the beginning of 2017 suggested that the high-end Mac mini would no longer be so "mini", which forced users to suggest power growth in components that will require space for better cooling.

However, this hearing is quite blurry, so you must show caution, taking information into account.

Of course, powerful components mean an increase in temperature, which eliminates the size reduction in favor of an additional cooling area, but, as reported by IMac and IMAC Pro updates, the manufacturer can finely wavy in the build-up of hardware and heat dissipation, without taking compromises in design.

Increase power

An important factor that we more than others wish to see on Mac Mini 2018 - the modernization of the components, which could make PC formidable kid capable of competing with other PCs of a small form factor, including ASUS Vivomini and Intel NUC, already upgraded to the 7th and 8th generation of Intel Core processors, respectively.

So, for a start, we would like to see a newer processor, compared to the current 4th generation chip in Mac Mini. The modern processor promises modern amenities such as Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C), Display Port 1.2 and Support 4K video, which will give Mac Mini 2018 a significant increase in performance in comparison with previous models.

It is reported that Apple plans to release three Mac in 2018 on the basis of individual co-processors of their own production, although we doubt that Mac Mini 2018, even if it comes out this year, will be included in the top three.

A wise rost of RAM is also required, the previous Mac mini proposed 4 GB and this is not enough according to modern standards, where the budget smartphones are already offered 6 GB of RAM. We will be satisfied with even 8 GB of RAM, as on.

Mouse and keyboard included

While Mac Mini has a reputation as the most compact and economical Apple computer, it is also known for the fact that it does not include accessories. Magic Mouse 2 and Magic Keyboard can be purchased separately from Mac Mini. This means that additional costs for accessories are waiting for you, which are strictly necessary to use PCs.

A recent patent, submitted by Apple, suggests that the company is interested in modernizing MacBook keyboards capable of withstanding spilled drinks and other stamps, whether crumbs or dust. We would claim that this is a keyboard protective technology, intended for "preventing contamination of the inside of the machine", will be a useful addition to Mac Mini.

Support 4K

It would be nice to use Mac Mini 2018 as a full-fledged Alternative to Apple TV. In order for this to happen, Mac Mini 2018 must be able to become a 4K machine, which cannot be said about the previous generations of the computer.

Fortunately, as we mentioned earlier, if the new Mac Mini can offer the latest Intel processors, then the graphics integrated in them will be able to offer the necessary power for processing 4K.

Previous Mac Mini models could not cope with content 4K, it is associated with outdated hardware of computers, in combination with the desire of Apple, save Mac Mini in the initial level device segment.

However, in 2018, even budget processors come with a built-in graphics, which is enough to render 4k-interfaces and playback of ultra-high resolution with Netflix streaming services and iTunes, so we want Apple to use the available technology with new Mac mini.

Let it exist!

We can tell all day about how Mac Mini 2018 may look, and what it will be capable, but it does not matter if its existence is in doubt. A lot of time has passed since we saw the Mac Mini update, but Apple can get a lot from the market, where the manufacturer sees more and more competition.

If Apple releases Mac Mini, which will be much better and updated its design, we can see one of the best multimedia PCs on the market. So, let's just hope that Mac Mini supported by Tim Cup means that the company Cupertino hides the ace in the sleeve.

Here you can buy in 2018.