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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?
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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...
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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appleinsider.com - 1/16/2009
Apple rumored to adopt NVIDIA's Ion platform
— appleinsider.com — 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 ... (more) Apple rumored to adopt NVIDIA's Ion platform

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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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Daily Apple: Crazy Fake Steve, Atomic Mini, Knife Music, and 4G
TheAppleBlog — ... Intel-based Atom Mac Mini to Appear in March - Beware the Ides of March, for they could bring under-powered Mac Minis to the masses. They’d be based on Nvidia’s new Ion platform, which also uses the GeForce 9400M graphics card found in unibody aluminum MacBooks. ...

What Apple didn’t announce at Macworld Expo
The Apple Core — ... opportunities probably made a lot of people livid, announcing everything above would have amounted to an eight hour keynote. Does the lack of announcements at Macworld Expo mean that Apple is further de-emphasizing the importance of the almighty “trade show,” instead deciding to announce new products on their own terms? Or were the products simply not ready in time? a.k.a. the Paul Masson approach, “We’ll sell no wine before its time.” Tough to say, but at least the Mac mini refresh appears to be getting closer , with a March announcement being floated by MacRumors. ...

Is This the (Rear) Face of the New Mac Mini?
TheAppleBlog — ... Monthy goes on to describe the internal specs of the new hardware, which include a 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with a 3MB L2 Cache and 2GB of DDR3 RAM at 1066MHz, and a SATA HD (no word on base size). While not totally unthinkable, these do conflict with earlier reports that Apple would be moving to an Atom-based platform, with recent rumors even pointing to a device built around NVIDIA’s upcoming Ion platform. ...

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