Macmini. Should i wait?

eyyaz · 17 Apr 2013 at 02:39

Hey guys,

considering getting a mac mini with HE discount and the financing option. Do you guys think i should get one now or wait for the new generation which might contain the Haswell chip (possibly a better graphics unit too).

The system will be used for media related work (video editing).

PooBrain · 17 Apr 2013 at 04:32

Yes, definitely wait as i am doing. I mean it's just not worth it with an Intel HD 4000 is it?

uniQ · 17 Apr 2013 at 06:13

Wait. Assuming you won't "need" it until next term now?

eyyaz · 17 Apr 2013 at 10:13

Well i'll still be filming and editing over the summer, but i'll wait it out.

pingwing · 17 Apr 2013 at 13:03

HD 4000 is alright, not the best but by no regards a bad chip! Mini wont get an update till Autumn anyway so if you an live that long with a wait then yeah wait but if you need it now the current chip is still very powerful.

Fillado · 17 Apr 2013 at 13:30

Recent Releases
??? 176 days
Oct 2012 461 days
Jul 2011 400 days
Jun 2010 238 days
Oct 2009 231 days

From MacRumors

So from the looks of it you could be waiting the best part of a year for a new one.

DarkHorizon472 · 17 Apr 2013 at 17:20

We use our late 2012 i5 mac mini as a media machine connected to the HDTV in the living room. For that it works very well and plays 1080p content fine. Not sure how good it would be for any serious video editing. Given the previous upgrade path waiting may not get you that much more but you never know.

eyyaz · 18 Apr 2013 at 13:36

Hmmm ok, thanks for the replies

Nemesis379 · 18 Apr 2013 at 19:56

I know this isn't really relevant, but didn't wanna make a thread. Can anyone access the HE store?, it just gives me this error,

Sorry...
Unable to enter the requested store.

either if I'm at home, or at University, it won't let me access the HE store.

deaglecat · 18 Apr 2013 at 20:40

Nothing till haswell. Q3 2013.

End of.

Ryan-3 · 18 Apr 2013 at 21:42

I tried the HE store earlier (at home) and got that exact error.

Nemesis379 · 18 Apr 2013 at 21:51

Seems to be error on their end, was chatting to a person through the Chat Now feature, and they have reported the problem.

slinxy · 19 Apr 2013 at 10:14

The Education store is working fine for me. You have to be coming from an educational domain.

At home, I have to remote back into work (which is an educational place) then access it.

Nemesis379 · 19 Apr 2013 at 10:45

I was at at university yesterday, and it was still kicking out the same error.

And I was also able to access it from home, a few days ago.

eyyaz · 21 Apr 2013 at 15:07

What ram and SSD would you guys say is best compatible with a macmini?

lamboman · 21 Apr 2013 at 16:18

eyyaz said:
What ram and SSD would you guys say is best compatible with a macmini?

Crucial m4 and Samsung 830 are known to work well. That said, you should be safe with any of the top-end drives out there at the moment.

eyyaz · 21 Apr 2013 at 17:29

Thanks, so what about RAM?

pingwing · 21 Apr 2013 at 17:51

Crucial have a ram selector http://www.crucial.com/uk/ best way to make sure you get the right stuff

lamboman · 21 Apr 2013 at 17:54

For memory it doesn't really matter too much, just go for the right specification from a well known brand (eg. Crucial, Samsung, Corsair) and you shouldn't have any problems. Whatever's cheapest really.

eyyaz · 22 Apr 2013 at 21:24

Might go with the Kingston and i'll take out the samsung 840 from my laptop and stick it into the mini.