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Apple rumor roundup: aluminum Mac minis and supersized iPod touches
Engadget —
... related to the TechCrunch rumor, a Taiwan news site claims Quanta Computers is expecting to add Apple and Sony (is that you, Vaio P?) as clients for manufacturing netbooks in 2009. For those playing along at home, at some point next year we should expect a bigger iPod touch, a netbook, a smaller iPhone, a revised iMac, a revised Mac mini, and absolutely no love at all for the Mac Pro. Read - Large form iPod touch to launch Fall '09 Read - Rumor watch: new Mac mini go for launch Read - Quanta expects zero YoY NB shipment ...
Apple to debut new aluminum Mac mini next week?
DV Hardware —
... TUAW claims Apple will release a new Mac mini lineup at MacWorld Expo 2009 next week. The Apple rumor site claims the new Mac mini will get an enclosure with aluminum and black plastic elements, and a SATA optical drive that's hidden under a lid. ...
Rumor: Mac mini supports 1TB storage, SeeFile
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
... The SeeFile software is used to build a no-fuss media server accessible via a web browser and starts at $499US. It's unclear whether the software will be bundled with the minis as a build-to-order, home server option or if the company is just announcing compatibility. Many people use minis as home servers, and with a rumor of 1TB of internal storage, such a setup would make sense. ...
Macworld Expo '09 rumor roundup
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
... this year. It's a consumer show, the iMac is Apple's consumer desktop and it's certainly due for a makeover. Rumors suggest that the new iMac will feature a similar form factor and a new 65W, low-power, quad-core desktop chip from Intel. There are also questions about a new cooling system, but we couldn't learn any more about that (read: the Magic 8 Ball said, "Ask again later."). New Mac mini Probably the most reliable rumor of the bunch is the new Mac mini. We're glad that rumors of its discontinuation have been greatly ...
