{"id":2521,"date":"2009-10-20T12:00:59","date_gmt":"2009-10-20T17:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=2521"},"modified":"2014-05-22T13:40:01","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T18:40:01","slug":"the-new-mac-minis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/2521-the-new-mac-minis\/","title":{"rendered":"The &#8220;new&#8221; Mac minis?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2535\" title=\"macmini-20091020\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/macmini-20091020.jpg\" alt=\"macmini-20091020\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/macmini-20091020.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/macmini-20091020-221x120.jpg 221w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/macmini-20091020-284x154.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/macmini-20091020-190x103.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Typo in \u2018new\u2019 Mac mini page or just marketing play on words?<\/p>\n<p>As our team goes full bore on the new iMac and Mac minis that just popped on the Apple site, I\u2019m sitting back a little disappointed with t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/macmini\/\" target=\"_self\">he \u2018new\u2019 Mac minis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Apple is touting with \u2018up to twice as much memory\u2019, but it still only supports up to 4GB. That\u2019s the same as the previous Mac mini line up&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>Apparently it counts that they are with up to twice as much memory as before they came with 1GB or 2GB standard, 4GB optional. Because Apple now has a configuration which comes with 4GB\u00a0 standard, that\u2019s twice as much memory Standard as had been before.<\/p>\n<p>The Mac mini would be an incredible powerhouse with 8GB, that\u2019s what twice the memory should have meant. We were excited, at first, thinking Apple taken off the Mac mini\u2019s memory \u2018restrictor plate\u2019, but alas \u2013 just a marketing play on words.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; OWC Larry<\/p>\n<p>See All of OWC\u2019s Mac mini Upgrades and Enhancements in <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/mac-mini\/\" target=\"_self\">our dedicated Mac mini section<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Typo in \u2018new\u2019 Mac mini page or just marketing play on words? 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