[MAC] New Thunderbolt Mac Mini!

[MAC] New Thunderbolt Mac Mini!

kitus_san
Junior Member

Posts: 41
Joined: Oct 2011
Reputation: 0

kitus_san
Junior Member
Posts: 41

#179

2011-10-24, 00:25

contentwhores Wrote:Any of the specs will be fine. The Intel HD3000 graphics are more than powerful enough to decode 1080p even with VC-1 encoding and of course would work fine with H.264 as well; the ATI card is better yet. Put is this way, I use a Mac Mini from 2 generations ago (it's a 2Ghz Core 2 Duo with NVidia graphics) and that plays anything I throw at it and the CPU usage stays in single digits with smooth playback.

What is more interesting to me is that both the Intel HD3K and the ATI 6630M both support bitstreaming of lossless audio (Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD) over HDMI. Only question is whether this is supported in OS X 10.7 Lion and/or Windows 7 with Bootcamp...

I was holding off buying a new HTPC until the Mac Minis came out - I was looking at a custom-build with an i3-2105 or i5-2405 in a DH67CF motherboard (which has Intel HD3k graphics) so given the specs of the new Mac Minis it may be that be a good choice! Just need to get my hands on one to try it out...

What kind of user would need the speck bump? I'm considering a Mac Mini for office stuff and Full Bluray/ISO Bluray playback. If you can do it with your Core 2 Duo, I guess the 599$ should be more than enough right?

thanks

Find

Messages In This Thread

[MAC] New Thunderbolt Mac Mini! - by Korey - 2011-07-20, 15:55

[No subject] - by uncola - 2011-07-20, 16:09

[No subject] - by contentwhores - 2011-07-20, 16:34

[No subject] - by resai - 2011-07-20, 18:02

[No subject] - by Trojita - 2011-07-21, 02:40

[No subject] - by silvine - 2011-07-21, 23:32

[No subject] - by jeromem75 - 2011-07-22, 01:44

[No subject] - by paisley - 2011-07-22, 12:48

[No subject] - by darkscout - 2011-07-22, 13:32

[No subject] - by dlmh - 2011-07-22, 17:16

[No subject] - by nmirza - 2011-07-22, 19:25

[No subject] - by paisley - 2011-07-23, 00:05

[No subject] - by foxnews - 2011-07-23, 02:01

[No subject] - by Ned Scott - 2011-07-23, 03:12

[No subject] - by Trojita - 2011-07-23, 08:40

[No subject] - by Open6l - 2011-07-23, 16:37

[No subject] - by Dimmuxx - 2011-07-23, 16:52

[No subject] - by Open6l - 2011-07-23, 17:03

[No subject] - by Dimmuxx - 2011-07-23, 17:21

[No subject] - by davilla - 2011-07-23, 17:41

[No subject] - by davilla - 2011-07-23, 17:42

[No subject] - by Dimmuxx - 2011-07-23, 17:51

[No subject] - by Open6l - 2011-07-23, 18:03

[No subject] - by Open6l - 2011-07-23, 18:14

[No subject] - by Open6l - 2011-07-23, 18:20

[No subject] - by davilla - 2011-07-23, 19:49

[No subject] - by Open6l - 2011-07-24, 05:01

[No subject] - by Ned Scott - 2011-07-24, 06:35

[No subject] - by Open6l - 2011-07-24, 08:22

[No subject] - by Ned Scott - 2011-07-24, 18:17

[No subject] - by prophetizer - 2011-07-25, 00:44

[No subject] - by ix400 - 2011-07-25, 06:56

[No subject] - by user888 - 2011-07-25, 07:37

[No subject] - by user888 - 2011-07-25, 07:58

[No subject] - by Ned Scott - 2011-07-25, 13:48

[No subject] - by Open6l - 2011-07-25, 15:01

[No subject] - by dlmh - 2011-07-25, 16:45

[No subject] - by Thewolf - 2011-07-25, 17:20

[No subject] - by Open6l - 2011-07-25, 18:27

[No subject] - by Open6l - 2011-07-25, 18:31

[No subject] - by dlmh - 2011-07-25, 18:33

[No subject] - by Korey - 2011-07-25, 18:38

[No subject] - by Open6l - 2011-07-25, 18:38

[No subject] - by Open6l - 2011-07-25, 18:39

[No subject] - by Open6l - 2011-07-25, 20:22

[No subject] - by mrt2 - 2011-07-25, 20:47

[No subject] - by rchapoteau - 2011-07-25, 20:59

[No subject] - by Ned Scott - 2011-07-25, 21:39

[No subject] - by prophetizer - 2011-07-25, 22:47

[No subject] - by Korey - 2011-07-26, 00:24

[No subject] - by Thewolf - 2011-07-26, 01:08

[No subject] - by Open6l - 2011-07-26, 02:47

[No subject] - by prophetizer - 2011-07-26, 04:02

[No subject] - by lcrooks - 2011-07-26, 04:12

[No subject] - by Ned Scott - 2011-07-26, 04:32

[No subject] - by Ned Scott - 2011-07-26, 04:39

[No subject] - by Open6l - 2011-07-26, 06:38

Summing it up - by user888 - 2011-07-26, 08:37

[No subject] - by Ned Scott - 2011-07-26, 10:59

[No subject] - by Open6l - 2011-07-26, 16:03

[No subject] - by dlmh - 2011-07-26, 16:30

[No subject] - by Dimmuxx - 2011-07-26, 18:56

[No subject] - by Thewolf - 2011-07-26, 19:44

[No subject] - by Open6l - 2011-07-26, 23:00

[No subject] - by D-tyme - 2011-07-26, 23:33

[No subject] - by davilla - 2011-07-27, 02:00

[No subject] - by dlmh - 2011-07-27, 10:03

[No subject] - by lcrooks - 2011-07-28, 18:50

[No subject] - by Barbarbar - 2011-07-28, 18:52

[No subject] - by Open6l - 2011-07-28, 22:56

[No subject] - by Open6l - 2011-07-28, 23:13

[No subject] - by prophetizer - 2011-07-29, 01:17

[No subject] - by resai - 2011-07-31, 19:54

[No subject] - by prophetizer - 2011-08-01, 01:03

[No subject] - by Trojita - 2011-08-01, 03:11

[No subject] - by AbMagFab - 2011-08-01, 03:14

[No subject] - by prophetizer - 2011-08-01, 05:27

[No subject] - by ix400 - 2011-08-01, 08:20

[No subject] - by dlmh - 2011-08-01, 10:05

[No subject] - by Trojita - 2011-08-02, 02:20

[No subject] - by Ned Scott - 2011-08-02, 03:09

[No subject] - by dlmh - 2011-08-02, 09:52

[No subject] - by ix400 - 2011-08-02, 10:39

[No subject] - by dlmh - 2011-08-02, 14:43

[No subject] - by prophetizer - 2011-08-02, 17:00

[No subject] - by davilla - 2011-08-02, 17:39

[No subject] - by ix400 - 2011-08-02, 22:33

[No subject] - by ix400 - 2011-08-02, 22:35

[No subject] - by dlmh - 2011-08-02, 22:52

[No subject] - by Trojita - 2011-08-02, 23:50

[No subject] - by dlmh - 2011-08-03, 10:04

[No subject] - by resai - 2011-08-03, 12:13

[No subject] - by dlmh - 2011-08-03, 12:32

Blocking artifacts with HW decoding on HD3000 - by morberg - 2011-08-05, 08:39

[No subject] - by sonicblue83 - 2011-08-15, 17:25

[No subject] - by human - 2011-08-15, 21:21

[No subject] - by dlmh - 2011-08-16, 11:25

[No subject] - by sonicblue83 - 2011-08-16, 15:18

[No subject] - by dlmh - 2011-08-16, 15:38

[No subject] - by sonicblue83 - 2011-08-16, 17:17

[No subject] - by Igorth - 2011-08-17, 17:54

[No subject] - by kim1406 - 2011-08-19, 03:37

[No subject] - by idioteque - 2011-08-19, 23:17

[No subject] - by kim1406 - 2011-08-21, 12:03

[No subject] - by Bitwize360 - 2011-08-21, 14:12

[No subject] - by Ned Scott - 2011-08-21, 19:46

[No subject] - by Igorth - 2011-08-21, 20:28

Summary ? - by shaulch - 2011-08-26, 11:43

[No subject] - by Ned Scott - 2011-08-26, 14:18

[No subject] - by prophetizer - 2011-08-27, 07:01

I bought my Mac Mini 2011 Base model - by cakeove - 2011-08-28, 22:18

[No subject] - by resai - 2011-08-29, 09:20

[No subject] - by dlmh - 2011-08-29, 16:01

[No subject] - by resai - 2011-08-29, 19:53

[No subject] - by bombart - 2011-08-29, 21:12

[No subject] - by cakeove - 2011-08-30, 19:15

[No subject] - by cakeove - 2011-08-30, 19:40

[No subject] - by cakeove - 2011-08-30, 19:43

[No subject] - by bombart - 2011-08-31, 05:01

[No subject] - by Ned Scott - 2011-08-31, 06:48

[No subject] - by cakeove - 2011-08-31, 07:21

[No subject] - by steve1977 - 2011-08-31, 14:25

[No subject] - by dlmh - 2011-08-31, 15:25

[No subject] - by steve1977 - 2011-08-31, 17:34

[No subject] - by cakeove - 2011-08-31, 17:57

[No subject] - by prophetizer - 2011-08-31, 20:27

[No subject] - by voip-ninja - 2011-08-31, 22:02

[No subject] - by voip-ninja - 2011-08-31, 22:50

[No subject] - by IGuardianI - 2011-09-02, 23:55

[No subject] - by davilla - 2011-09-03, 03:09

[No subject] - by IGuardianI - 2011-09-03, 19:25

[No subject] - by davilla - 2011-09-03, 19:30

[No subject] - by bombart - 2011-09-03, 19:53

[No subject] - by bombart - 2011-09-03, 19:59

[No subject] - by darietto84 - 2011-09-04, 12:12

I think it does.... - by ashand - 2011-09-04, 13:37

[No subject] - by voip-ninja - 2011-09-04, 20:17

[No subject] - by voip-ninja - 2011-09-04, 20:18

[No subject] - by Ned Scott - 2011-09-04, 22:49

24hrz, 30 hrz, 60 hrz (NTSC) - by santosmarco - 2011-09-04, 22:51

[No subject] - by bombart - 2011-09-05, 00:39

[No subject] - by Heilage - 2011-09-05, 18:38

[No subject] - by bombart - 2011-09-09, 20:45

[No subject] - by voip-ninja - 2011-09-13, 16:34

[No subject] - by AbMagFab - 2011-09-13, 16:51

[No subject] - by voip-ninja - 2011-09-13, 18:22

[No subject] - by bombart - 2011-09-17, 06:42

[No subject] - by voip-ninja - 2011-09-17, 18:30

[No subject] - by phrehdd - 2011-09-17, 23:29

[No subject] - by davilla - 2011-09-18, 01:36

[No subject] - by bombart - 2011-09-19, 04:37

[No subject] - by davilla - 2011-09-19, 04:59

[No subject] - by bombart - 2011-09-19, 22:21

[No subject] - by prophetizer - 2011-09-23, 17:37

[No subject] - by davilla - 2011-09-23, 17:51

[No subject] - by prophetizer - 2011-09-26, 20:37

[No subject] - by davilla - 2011-09-26, 21:04

[No subject] - by prophetizer - 2011-09-27, 01:29

[No subject] - by phrehdd - 2011-09-30, 20:30

I'm coming home... - by ix400 - 2011-10-03, 18:54

[No subject] - by shremi - 2011-10-04, 07:42

[No subject] - by Ned Scott - 2011-10-05, 19:17

[No subject] - by prophetizer - 2011-10-05, 19:22

[No subject] - by shremi - 2011-10-05, 20:25

[No subject] - by ix400 - 2011-10-05, 20:56

Little problems... - by ix400 - 2011-10-07, 20:43

[No subject] - by Ned Scott - 2011-10-08, 01:59

[No subject] - by ix400 - 2011-10-08, 06:03

[No subject] - by Ned Scott - 2011-10-08, 09:57

[No subject] - by ix400 - 2011-10-08, 11:20

[No subject] - by davilla - 2011-10-08, 12:54

[No subject] - by ix400 - 2011-10-08, 23:09

[No subject] - by davilla - 2011-10-09, 03:42

[No subject] - by ix400 - 2011-10-09, 12:09

[No subject] - by ix400 - 2011-10-09, 15:48

[No subject] - by prophetizer - 2011-10-10, 22:12

[No subject] - by ix400 - 2011-10-10, 22:29

[No subject] - by wrekk - 2011-10-20, 14:36

[No subject] - by kitus_san - 2011-10-24, 00:25

[No subject] - by prophetizer - 2011-10-24, 05:13

[No subject] - by atandon - 2011-11-09, 00:59

[No subject] - by Tiff_Needle - 2011-11-09, 01:38

[No subject] - by swissfraser - 2011-11-10, 23:16

[No subject] - by Ned Scott - 2011-11-15, 20:15

[No subject] - by prophetizer - 2011-11-16, 21:22

[No subject] - by Ned Scott - 2011-11-17, 02:04

[No subject] - by prophetizer - 2011-11-17, 03:40

[No subject] - by AbMagFab - 2011-11-17, 05:52

[No subject] - by Ned Scott - 2011-11-17, 06:59

[No subject] - by prophetizer - 2011-11-17, 15:14

[No subject] - by prophetizer - 2011-11-17, 15:15

[No subject] - by activate - 2011-11-26, 02:18

[No subject] - by hyerstay - 2011-11-26, 19:18

[No subject] - by activate - 2011-11-27, 00:16

[No subject] - by hyerstay - 2011-11-27, 02:59

[No subject] - by activate - 2011-11-27, 07:27

[No subject] - by hyerstay - 2011-11-27, 20:18

[No subject] - by activate - 2011-11-28, 00:45

[No subject] - by hyerstay - 2011-11-28, 06:55

[No subject] - by activate - 2011-11-28, 09:53

[No subject] - by hyerstay - 2011-11-28, 10:14

[No subject] - by activate - 2011-11-30, 04:12

[No subject] - by hyerstay - 2011-11-30, 04:31

[No subject] - by activate - 2011-11-30, 04:55

[No subject] - by hyerstay - 2011-11-30, 05:33

[No subject] - by activate - 2011-11-30, 05:44

[No subject] - by atandon - 2011-12-01, 11:24

[No subject] - by Ned Scott - 2011-12-02, 06:19

[No subject] - by slyz - 2011-12-02, 17:11

[No subject] - by atandon - 2011-12-02, 19:39

[No subject] - by Thewolf - 2011-12-03, 04:44

[No subject] - by prophetizer - 2011-12-03, 22:05

[No subject] - by Ned Scott - 2011-12-04, 04:00

[No subject] - by activate - 2011-12-04, 04:42

[No subject] - by atandon - 2011-12-06, 06:15

[No subject] - by seand - 2011-12-07, 18:24

[No subject] - by schwarzmuller - 2012-02-03, 22:11

what kind of issues are you talking about? - by prophetizer - 2012-02-03, 23:29

[No subject] - by Torroa - 2012-02-04, 02:19

[No subject] - by schwarzmuller - 2012-02-04, 12:42

[No subject] - by prophetizer - 2012-02-07, 23:40

[No subject] - by atandon - 2012-02-08, 21:38

RE: - by davilla - 2012-04-17, 01:22

[No subject] - by activate - 2012-02-09, 10:16

RE: [MAC] New Thunderbolt Mac Mini! - by gizmotoy - 2012-03-19, 03:21

RE: [MAC] New Thunderbolt Mac Mini! - by MrOCM - 2012-05-10, 15:52

RE: [MAC] New Thunderbolt Mac Mini! - by SushiMo - 2012-04-17, 00:17

RE: [MAC] New Thunderbolt Mac Mini! - by henrikyo - 2012-05-01, 18:49

RE: [MAC] New Thunderbolt Mac Mini! - by ix400 - 2012-05-01, 19:01

RE: [MAC] New Thunderbolt Mac Mini! - by Torroa - 2012-05-11, 21:39