A HDMI port has been rumoured to be replacing the DVI port on the Mac Mini for some time now, but AppleInsider is reporting they’ve heard from four different sources claiming recent shortages are getting closer to a release date.
It figures that Apple will replace the DVI port for HDMI, with a new NVIDIA MCP89 chipset also expected to be on the cards. The story goes that one of the sources AppleInsider heard from, a buyer at a school, was initially told his bulk Mac Mini order would be delivered in 1 – 3 business days – however that was pushed back to June 14th. According to the buyer, “every time this has happened in years past, it means that the item we ordered would be revised”.
Moral of the story is – hold of on buying a Mac Mini, if you’ve been considering one. They last updated it October 2009, so a June release date sounds a little early, admittedly. If you’re still not sold on a Mac Mini, this round-up of home theatre PCs might just solve some problems. [AppleInsider]
Shane Perry
Saturday, June 5, 2010 at 8:39 AMGOD DAMN IT!
cursing from the mac mini i brought in may..
Shane
Saturday, June 5, 2010 at 9:10 AMHDMI on a mac mini!! Gime, gime, gime, now, now, now!! ATV, so god by!!
Greg
Sunday, June 6, 2010 at 9:44 AMWelcome to 2003.
ian
Monday, June 7, 2010 at 8:16 AMAn update maybe, but hdmi would be pointless step.
The mini already has displayport which surpasses hdmi in spec, and can convert to hdmi with cheap adaptor, so there’s no win in adding it.
Meanwhile the older mini-dvi connector leaves backward with compatability with older (cheaper) VGA monitors that are still around in the budget conscious mac min market.
dvi+displayport is a better combo than hdmi+displayport.