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appleinsider.com - 1/16/2009
Apple rumored to adopt NVIDIA's Ion platform
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Based on reports from an unnamed NVIDIA partner, a PC Enthusiast website has controversially concluded that Apple's next Mac mini will be use NVIDIA's Ion platform, which pairs NVIDIA's 9400M system controller and integrated GPU with Intel's low power Atom processor.
UPDATE: Apple Mac Mini Based on Nvidia Ion
tomshardware.com - 1/16/2009
UPDATE: Apple Mac Mini Based on Nvidia Ion
— tomshardware.com — A large portion of the Apple Mac community is waiting for Apple to refresh the Mac Mini... line. We learned today that the next generation of Mac Mini computers will be based on Nvidia's Ion platform. An Nvidia partner confirmed to us that Apple was the ... (more) UPDATE: Apple Mac Mini Based on Nvidia Ion

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Intel Atom-Based Mac Mini Due in March?
macrumors.com - 1/16/2009
Intel Atom-Based Mac Mini Due in March?
— macrumors.com — Tom's Hardware reports that the expected Mac mini refresh will be coming in March and will be... based on NVIDIA's new Ion platform utilizing Intel's dual-core 1.6 GHz Atom 330 processor. The Ion platform, announced in mid-December, also utilizes the G... (more) Intel Atom-Based Mac Mini Due in March?

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Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor Overview
intel.com - 1/19/2009
Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor Overview
— intel.com — Intel® Core™2 Quad processor Introducing the Intel Core 2 Quad processor for desktop PCs, designed to handle... massive compute and visualization workloads enabled by powerful multi-core technology. Providing all the bandwidth you need for ... (more) Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor Overview

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Gizmodo:  Apple To Use Nvidia's Atom-Powered Ion Platform For Something : Mac Mini or Apple TV? [Rumor]

The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW):  Mac mini, Apple TV to use new Ion platform?

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Apple To Use Nvidia's Atom-Powered Ion Platform For Something : Mac Mini or Apple TV? [Rumor]
Gizmodo — ... says it's for the sad and neglected Mac Mini. Apple Insider says it could make more sense inside a revamped Apple TV. Either way, a dual-core Atom with Nvidia's 9400M sounds nice. ...

Mac mini, Apple TV to use new Ion platform?
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — Filed under: Hardware, Rumors, Mac mini, Apple TV Tom's Hardware says that Apple will use NVIDIA's Ion platform in an updated Mac mini, and AppleInsider says it could also be used in an updated Apple TV. NVIDIA's Ion platform is a low-cost, small-form-factor logic board that includes both an NVIDIA graphics processor and Intel CPU (among other things). According to AppleInsider, Ion uses the same 9400M chipset used in the new MacBook and MacBook Pro models. We knew that existing iMac and Mac mini models are already ...

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