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Cult of Mac: Rumor: GeForce, Atom-ized Mac mini Coming in March
MacBlogz - One Stop Apple News: Sources Point to Atom Based Mac Mini in March, Kinda Weird Though
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence: Want an Atom 330-based Mac Mini? No, you don't
Apple rumored to adopt NVIDIA's Ion platform
AppleInsider —
... 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. Writing for Tom's Hardware , Tuan Nguyen said that Apple was among the earliest recipients of NVIDIA's Ion samples, reporting that the company "received prototype units long before Nvidia partners who opted to work on Ion." The article's headline calls the move to Ion in the Mac mini "confirmed," but earlier reports from trusted sources seem to ...
Rumor: GeForce, Atom-ized Mac mini Coming in March
Cult of Mac —
... In Apple rumor news having nothing to do with Steve Jobs’ health, a new Mac mini, featuring Intel’s Atom processor and the same Nvidia GeForce graphics processor found in the new MacBooks and MacBook Pros is said to be set for release in March, according to a report at Tom’s Hardware. ...
Sources Point to Atom Based Mac Mini in March, Kinda Weird Though
MacBlogz - One Stop Apple News —
... Tom’s Hardware has released some information pertaining to Apple’s upcoming Mac mini refresh, a possible move to the Ion platform and the use of an Atom based processor. The information is strange however because Intel’s Atom is targeted at netbooks. ...
Want an Atom 330-based Mac Mini? No, you don't
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
... The rumor du jour coming out of Tom's Hardware is that Apple is going to replace the current Mac Mini's Core2Duo with a dual core Atom 330-type processor. This is kinda like going to the garage and having having your BMW 328 engine replaced with that of a Toyota Corolla. The 1.6GHz Atom 330 Processor which is in the ION platform is slower than even the current Mac Mini. ...
Apple interested with ION?
HardMac.com —
Source : Toms Hardware According to Toms Hardware, Apple will have received before the official announcement and especially before the other manufacturers, information about the prototypes of the platform ION of Nvidia.
Recalling the facts, it is based on a GPU 9400M intended for the ATOM processors.
Even though the performance of this platform are far from being ridiculous once the ATOM 33O is fitted with in two cores as these first test shows, however we do not think that it will be used to equip mini Mac. ...
RUMOR: Apple Mac mini coming in March; to use Nvidia Ion platform
MacDailyNews —
... processor," Nguyen reports. "Because of the size of the Ion platform, we can expect the new Mac 'ini to be even smaller than the current generation unit. Our source also informed us that Apple will be launching the new Mac 'ini sometime in March of this year," Nguyen reports. Nguyen adds in an update that "Apple may be using Nvidia's Ion platform for an updated Apple TV" as well and repeated "an Nvidia partner explicitly said Apple has Ion for Mac mini." More in the full article here . [Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader "Dirty Pierre le Punk" for the heads up.] ...
Rumored Mac Mini refresh confirmed to be Ion-based
Engadget —
... Filed under: Desktops Rumored Mac Mini refresh confirmed to be Ion-based originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Apple To Use Nvidia's Atom-Powered Ion Platform For Something : Mac Mini or Apple TV? [Rumor]
Gizmodo —
Tom's Hardware 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. Tom's Hardware is pointing to an Nvidia source that confirmed Apple was the first to receive Ion test units, and said that Apple most certainly had an Ion-powered Mac Mini in the pipe. Apple Insider is more inclined to believe it's for the Apple TV, since a move to Atom would be a step up from its aging 1GHz Intel Crofton proc. Both products make the most ...
Atom-Powered Mac Mini in March? Probably Not
Wired: Gadget Lab —
An upcoming Apple system will be based on a new low-powered platform from Nvidia, according to tech blog Tom's Hardware.
The blog reported receiving a tip from an Nvidia partner claiming Apple received prototypes of Nvidia's Ion platform.
The Ion platform consists of a 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor (similar to the CPU used to power netbooks) and the same graphics processing unit (Nvidia 9400M) used in Apple's latest aluminum MacBooks.
Tom's Hardware predicted that Ion must be the platform being used in the next Mac Mini, Apple's ...
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 ...
Apple may adopt NVIDIA's Ion for Mac mini or AppleTV update
Ars Technica - Infinite Loop —
Intel's Atom processor, a small, low-power design favored by many netbook makers, might be used in one or more Apple products expected to be updated this year. According to a report by Tom's Hardware, Apple gained early access to prototypes of NVIDIA's Atom-based Ion platform, and the company may use it in a Mac mini or AppleTV. The Ion platform pairs NVIDIA's 9400M chipset, which includes an integrated, OpenCL-capable, multi-core GPU, with the dual-core Intel Atom 330. Running at 1.6 GHz, the dual-core Atom is no slouch even if it's not as powerful as Intel's Core 2 Duo, ...
Rumor: Mac Mini to Move to Nvidia’s Ion platform
The Mac Observer —
Rumor: Mac Mini to Move to Nvidia’s Ion platform by on January 16th, 2009 at 3:03 PM Apple is going to move the Mac mini to Nvidia's Ion platform, a combination of Nvidia's 9400M integrated graphics solution coupled with Intel's Atom line of low-power processors, according to a report by PC-oriented Tom's Hardware . The site said that an unnamed third-party Nvidia partner had confirmed the news, and that the product will likely debut in March of this year. If the story is true, the change would allow Mac minis to properly decode and display full HD video, including the ...
Rumors of Ion Platform Leads to Smaller Mac Mini.
Mac|Life all RSS Feed —
[image] Tom's Hardware , recieved word from super-secret sources that NVIDIA's Ion prototype would be adopted in to the new Mac mini. If Apple does go with the Ion platform consisting of a 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor, and the ...
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