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How long can Apple wait to deal with the Mac Mini?

According to MacRumor’s Buyer’s Guide, it’s been about 450 days since Apple last updated the Mac Mini. That’s over 2.5 times the average of 188 days for a Mac Mini product cycle. I think it’s safe to say Apple needs to do something about the Mac Mini. Dennis Sellers from Macsimum News thinks that Apple will make that decision soon.

Since I’m pretty sure that we’ll see an iMac and Mac mini update on Tuesday, Nov. 10 (if they’re not announced today), I’m going out on a limb and say that we’ll see new Mac Pros introduced at January’s Macworld Conference & Expo.

Now it should be immediately noted that this is pure speculation. There is no leaked information behind this, just a gut feeling. Oh, and to add to the credibility, Nov. 10th is a Monday.

But we all knew he meant Tuesday, Nov. 11, or should I say iTuesday? In any event, we’ve been waiting for some answer from Apple about this Mac Mini business. It’s been rumored to be either dead or upgraded. The only rumor that isn’t going around right now is that it’s going to stay the same; that would just be too boring.

I’m not going to make a prediction on the exact day that Apple will announce an upgrade to the Mac Mini, but I think it will happen…soon. Here’s my reasoning…

New MacBooks taking advantage of GPU accelerated video decoding?

It seems the MacBook refresh may have brought a new feature to OS X in the form of GPU accelerated h.264 video decoding. Currently, improvements to CPU load can be seen with new MacBooks, but the feature could find its way on to a Mac with appropriate hardware near you.

Some MacRumors forum members have been talking about how the new MacBooks handle HD video content.

Take a peak inside Apple’s new notebooks

I know you. You’ve heard about the new MacBook and MacBook Pro, but that isn’t enough for you. No no, you, my friend, need more. You’ve got to see what’s inside the beast. It’s your lucky day since iFixIt doesn’t mind disassembling one of each of the above Apple notebooks. Sometimes, don’t you just wish you had a job like this guy’s over at iFixIt?

The unboxing, followed by uncasing of the MacBook Pro, contains a comparison of current and last generation models. Both picture sets actually give decent walkthroughs on the features of both machines. Plus, if you ever feel the need to rip apart your new machine, they detail every step they made to take theirs apart.

Apple introduces the new MacBook Pro

Apple has announced the refreshed MacBook Pro, and almost all of the rumors were spot on.

Here’s a breakdown of the features on the new MacBook Pro.

  • Precision aluminum unibody enclosure
  • Glass covered, LED backlit screen.
  • Dual GPUs. Both new NVIDIAs, one 9400M, and a 9600M GT.
  • Glass multitouch trackpad
  • Black keyboard
  • Mini Display Port connector capable of driving a 30 inch display
  • Firewire 800 port
  • .95 inches thin
  • 37% smaller packaging

Details and images after the break.

Even more last minute rumors about Apple’s notebook event

DaringFireball has yet more last minute details about the forthcoming MacBook Pros. According to them, it seems many of the details we’ve been hearing about are the real deal.

Check their list and talk of the “buttonless” track pad after the break.

More MacBook Pro pics surface as Apple’s event nears

Engadget has posted some last minute leaked MacBook Pro pics, along with some additional insight as to just what Steve will bring us today. The pics follow the cardinal rule of leaked images, they are blurry, and likely from a phone.

Engadget’s sources claim the new MacBook Pro has not one, but two NVIDIA GPUs inside of it. Now that’s some graphics processing power. To detract from the credibility of this statement even further, the sources claim the MacBook and 17 inch MacBook Pro will not be refreshed today.

Further details and images after the break.