Mac Buyer's Guide: Know When to Buy Your Mac, iPod or iPhone

Mac Buyer's Guide: Know When to Buy Your Mac, iPod or iPhone

Mac Mini

Recommendation

Buy only if you need it - Approaching the end of a cycle

Last Release

July 20, 2011

Days Since Update

258 (Avg = 356)

Recent Rumors

• 01/23: EFI Firmware Update Brings Lion Internet Recovery to Mid-2010 13-Inch MacBook Pro [Updated]

• 09/14: Apple Moves Closer to Thunderbolt Display Release with MacBook Pro and Mac Mini Firmware Updates

• 07/22: Mac Mini Teardown Reveals Potential for User-Installable Second Hard Drive

• 07/21: New Mac Mini Benchmarks Show Significant Performance Gains

• 07/20: Notes of Interest on OS X Lion, MacBook Air, Mac Mini, and Display Announcements

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Recent Releases

 

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258 days

 

07/2011

400 days

 

06/2010

238 days

 

10/2009

231 days

 

03/2009

574 days

 

08/2007

335 days

Mac Pro

Recommendation

Don't Buy - Updates soon

Last Release

July 27, 2010

Days Since Update

616 (Avg = 348)

Recent Rumors

• 03/01: Mac Pro Update Now Possible with New Xeon E5 Chips Next Week

• 02/14: Apple Switching Back to NVIDIA Graphics for Upcoming Mac Pro Update?

• 01/02: Mac Pro Build-to-Order Ship Dates Slip as Future Remains Uncertain

• 12/22: AMD Announces New Mac Pro-Suitable Radeon HD 7970 Graphics Card

• 10/31: Apple 'Questioning' the Future of its Mac Pro Line?

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Recent Releases

 

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616 days

 

07/2010

511 days

 

03/2009

420 days

 

01/2008

279 days

 

04/2007

240 days

 

08/2006

292 days