Apple May Be Killing Off the Last Intel Mac Mini Soon: A New Report

A new report from Bloomberg's Mark German suggests that Apple is planning to release a high-end Mac mini in the next several months. This new Mac mini would feature a new system-on-chip (SoC) made by Apple, currently there is a Mac mini with Apple's own M1 chip that is the same chip used in the iMac and iPad Pro.

According to German, Apple kept the Intel version of the Mac mini around for use as a software development machine and a video editing machine. This new Mac mini would serve the same function with a new M1X chip. The report also states that the familiar Mac mini would have an updated design, but it's unclear what kind of changes to expect.

The original Mac mini was designed to look like an iPhone icon, while the Intel version looks similar but with some differences. The 2010 model was shorter and wider than the original, still had a disk drive, and still had a lot of ports on the back, including four USB-A ports, an SD card reader, mic in headphone jack, mini display port, HDMI, FireWire 800, and Ethernet.

The new M1 Mac minis look similar from the outside but have a different story when it comes to the back. They have two USB-A ports, one HDMI port, a headphone jack, Ethernet, and two Thunderbolt/USB 4 ports. While this is a good start, it could use more connectivity. The Intel model has four Thunderbolt 3 ports on the external.

It's unclear if Apple will keep the familiar spherical design of the Mac mini or introduce new design cues from the new iMacs. It's also possible that the new higher-end Mac mini could be physically smaller due to Apple's chips being designed for high performance and low power consumption.

The German report states that the new M1X Mac mini will have more ports than the current model. An older report from German said there would be four ports instead of two, which one would think was referring to the Thunderbolt ports and not the USB-A ports. This would be a welcome change for those who don't want to buy a dock to get more ports on their Mac.

The timing of the new Mac mini fits well within Apple's timeline to transition away from Intel, which they announced in 2020 with a completion date around two years later. There was also a report from April by Nikkei Asia that said Apple's next chip had entered mass production, with the chip being named as the M2 (whatever the final name is). It makes sense that this new higher-end Mac mini would be powered by this chip and that it would phase out Intel chips first.

There's other Mac news to expect. The new chip from the Mac mini will also be in the new MacBook Pros, which could be released in the third quarter of this year. However, the iPhone event should come first for more information on that.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enapple may be killing off the last intel mac mini soon let's get into it a new report from bloomberg's mark german says that apple is planning to release a high-end mac mini in the next several months this new mac mini would feature a new system on a chip made by apple currently there is a mac mini with apple's own m1 chip that's the same chip that's in the imac and in the ipad pro german said that apple kept the intel version of the mac mini around for use as a software development machine and a video editing machine this new mac mini would serve that same function with a new m1x chip the report also says that the familiar mac mini would have an updated design i would not expect anything too wild take a look at the original mac mini it essentially looks like an icon you'd see on an iphone screen then there was the intel one looks quite similar right the mac mini would get a real redesign in 2010 this model was shorter but wider it also still had a disk drive the back was still full of ports by the way four usb-a ports an sd card reader mic in headphone jack mini display port hdmi firewire 800 and ethernet in 2011 we got the mac mini without a disk drive check out the back too lots and lots of ports the new m1 mac minis look the same from the outside but on the back it's a whole other story two usb-a ports one hdmi port a headphone jack ethernet and two thunderbolt slash usb 4 ports it's a good start but it could use more connectivity the intel model is similar but with four thunderbolt 3 ports on the external looks of the mac mini i'm not sure if apple will do away with that familiar spherical design maybe the mac mini could borrow some design cues from the new imacs perhaps even dabble in colors it is possible that the new higher end mac mini could be physically smaller since apple's chips are designed to have high performance and low power consumption the german report says that the new m1x mac mini will have more ports than the current model an older report from german said that there would be four ports instead of two one would think he was talking about the thunderbolt ports and not the usb-a ports so that would be very welcome to those people who don't want to buy a dock to get more ports on their mac let's talk about the timing this new mac mini would be out in the next several months back in 2020 apple announced that it would be transitioning away from intel the timeline to completion would be around two years the timing of the new mac mini fits well within this timeline there was also a report in april by nikkei asia that said that apple's next chip had entered mass production that report had the chip named as the m2 whatever the next chip is called it makes sense that it would power a new higher end mac mini it also makes sense that the mac mini would be the first to phase out intel chips as it was the first apple desktop to get the m1 chip there's some other mac news by the way expect that new chip from the mac mini to be in the new macbook pros those machines could be out in the third quarter of this year however expect the iphone event first check out this video for more information on that hit all the buttons to stay informed i want to know if you've made the jump to m1 max do you like it do you not like it let me know in the comments i'm iaz zakhter and i'll see you onlineapple may be killing off the last intel mac mini soon let's get into it a new report from bloomberg's mark german says that apple is planning to release a high-end mac mini in the next several months this new mac mini would feature a new system on a chip made by apple currently there is a mac mini with apple's own m1 chip that's the same chip that's in the imac and in the ipad pro german said that apple kept the intel version of the mac mini around for use as a software development machine and a video editing machine this new mac mini would serve that same function with a new m1x chip the report also says that the familiar mac mini would have an updated design i would not expect anything too wild take a look at the original mac mini it essentially looks like an icon you'd see on an iphone screen then there was the intel one looks quite similar right the mac mini would get a real redesign in 2010 this model was shorter but wider it also still had a disk drive the back was still full of ports by the way four usb-a ports an sd card reader mic in headphone jack mini display port hdmi firewire 800 and ethernet in 2011 we got the mac mini without a disk drive check out the back too lots and lots of ports the new m1 mac minis look the same from the outside but on the back it's a whole other story two usb-a ports one hdmi port a headphone jack ethernet and two thunderbolt slash usb 4 ports it's a good start but it could use more connectivity the intel model is similar but with four thunderbolt 3 ports on the external looks of the mac mini i'm not sure if apple will do away with that familiar spherical design maybe the mac mini could borrow some design cues from the new imacs perhaps even dabble in colors it is possible that the new higher end mac mini could be physically smaller since apple's chips are designed to have high performance and low power consumption the german report says that the new m1x mac mini will have more ports than the current model an older report from german said that there would be four ports instead of two one would think he was talking about the thunderbolt ports and not the usb-a ports so that would be very welcome to those people who don't want to buy a dock to get more ports on their mac let's talk about the timing this new mac mini would be out in the next several months back in 2020 apple announced that it would be transitioning away from intel the timeline to completion would be around two years the timing of the new mac mini fits well within this timeline there was also a report in april by nikkei asia that said that apple's next chip had entered mass production that report had the chip named as the m2 whatever the next chip is called it makes sense that it would power a new higher end mac mini it also makes sense that the mac mini would be the first to phase out intel chips as it was the first apple desktop to get the m1 chip there's some other mac news by the way expect that new chip from the mac mini to be in the new macbook pros those machines could be out in the third quarter of this year however expect the iphone event first check out this video for more information on that hit all the buttons to stay informed i want to know if you've made the jump to m1 max do you like it do you not like it let me know in the comments i'm iaz zakhter and i'll see you online\n"