The poor Mac Mini is starting to wither on the Apple tree. 

Apple’s smallest desktop hasn’t seen an update since October 2012.  There hasn’t even been a Mac Mini rumor since February 2014.

I’m only complaining because I need to purchase one for use as an ingest station on a remote edit that starts in two weeks.  I’ve been using a 2009 Mac Mini for these remote edits but the poor machine  is really starting to show its age.  What are the odds that Apple will release an updated model before I leave?

Of course the starting price of the current (old) Mini is still $599.  The price is the same today as it was when the machine was released 18 months ago.  That could be considered criminal.  It’s a lot to ask people to pay full price for a machine that is 18 months old when a new model could hit at WWDC. Buyers remorse is a terrible feeling and it can erode trust in a company very quickly.  It would be a different story entirely if the current Mini was selling at a reduced price.  But Apple never treats their hardware offerings as “old.”  Every computer is always considered “current” no matter how long it sits on the shelf.

I do believe that the current (old) mini would suite my needs if I bought it but I can’t justify spending full price on 18 month old hardware.  Am I wrong?

Thank goodness Best Buy has a 14 day return policy!

More later …

Lou

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