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Prediction: Mac mini HD
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mattyd
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Mar 28, 2005, 08:17 PM
 
So, Steve's already declared 2005 as "year of high definition". How's that going to play out?

My guess is that we'll see a "special edition" Mac mini, called the Mac mini HD, intended to be connected to high definition TVs and sold as an entertainment hub. It'll have a great big hard drive, Dolby Digital Audio output, video in, and a superior video chip set. Of course, it will include a new DVR iApp for TiVo-like recording.

I'd also bet that at the same event they announce the iTunes Movie Store to download/rent movies (using Tiger's H.264 codec and QuickTime 7) and the iPod video for watching movies and TV shows on the road.
     
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Mar 29, 2005, 01:28 AM
 
[off topic] "wanna get high?"[/off topic]
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Mar 29, 2005, 05:04 AM
 
And where, pray tell, will the huge hard disk fit? There's no spare room in a Mac mini, and 2.5" hard disks only go to 100GB at this point -- not enough for a serious DVR.

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Mar 29, 2005, 08:56 AM
 
Originally posted by tooki:
And where, pray tell, will the huge hard disk fit? There's no spare room in a Mac mini, and 2.5" hard disks only go to 100GB at this point -- not enough for a serious DVR.

tooki
it'll come with a 2TB LaCie external drive and cost as much as a top of the line Powermac
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Mar 29, 2005, 11:07 AM
 
make it 1.5" taller and stuff a 300GB SATA drive in it.

Oh, and charge $1000 for the base model.
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