Thread: Wait?

Yes. Absolutely. Wait. Then wait for the next new Mini to come out. And then for the one after that.

Any idea when this new Mini is supposed to come out? If it's only a couple of weeks, wait. Otherwise, every second that goes by is another second you don't have a Mini in your car.

hmmm sarchasm? who knows

Well, I wasn't really trying to be sarcastic. My opinion is that there is always a better model coming. You can wait around for a better one if you want but an even better one will be just around the corner.

I just figured with all this intel mac stuff coming out it should be right around the corner...no? I figured March sometime maybe.

i would go with getting it now first because you dont need more than 1.5ghz to run a in-car pc and also most likely software companies or people on the forum arent going to make their software intel only, so unless you REALLY want to have a ton of power in ur macmini, i would just get it now because it is said that it wont come out july 1st anyway which means you would be waiting at least 6 months or more

Originally Posted by hookid

most likely software companies or people on the forum arent going to make their software intel only

For the stuff we are doing (assuming the developer is using 10.4.4 and the latest xcode), it's a few changes to your compile settings to generate a Universal binary and I don't know if the AS guys even need that.

As far as other companies, it depends what you need/want. If you want VPC for GPS/Nav, then you are SOL for awhile (wasn't it like a year that M$ drug their feet on the G5 version?), but most things will work (although slower) via Rosetta (drivers and anything that does low level work are the exceptions).

I would agree with BugByte, but I would add that if you aren't ready to install it, wait until you are and see what is what then.

-dave

i'd wait, but its totaly up to you, all the macs will be going intel in the next few months, and there are rumors that the mac mini will be going intel in april. so wait it out for sure.

Yes wait for april when the new ones could possibly show up

And (I'm a mac User since 86 and love them) then as usual Apple sucks at delivering and you have to wait another 6-8 weeks to get hold of one.

So hmmm that means april + 6 weeks, that's right you'll be fine to get it for the holliday season when you'll have plenty of time to install it.

I think now the problem is are you ready or not.

If you've done the implementation of your screen and other stuff I'll say go for it.

Otherwise start fabricating and maybe you'll finidh in time just to integrate the new one.

But then who'says the new one is to be the same form factor
Intel seems to heat more than the G4, and if the new ones integrate the iPod dock maybe you'll want to install it differently

So bite the bullit and make up your options and as said Bugbyte, I once waited to renew when I was waiting back then for a color Mac, and I waited a long time.

Now I don't care if a new one is along the corner
The time I'm enjoying the current one, I'm using it and not waiting computerless and one important thing, my grandfather always said to me never buy revision 0, this is in effect what you would be buying with the new one.

For me the decision is easy. But then it's me I'm not you

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Originally Posted by super-fly

I just figured with all this intel mac stuff coming out it should be right around the corner...no? I figured March sometime maybe.

As far as I know (from this forum and others) Intel Mac Mini is coming out not before end of this year and not gonna be Core Duo as well. The rumorer is here since May 2005 (as far as I can remember) but still there was no announcement in the this year's MacExpo. But by the year 2007 - all the Mac will be running on Intel. I'd only wait if the new version was coming soon and with integrated TV tuner (as rumored, again). Cheers!!!