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NVIDIA MCP79 based Mac Minis and iMacs coming soon!

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DiaboliK, a developer here at InsanelyMac has discovered signs that Apple may be pushing out Mac Mini's and iMac's based on NVIDIA's nForce MCP79 chipset. The following contents were found in IOPlatformPluginFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns/ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin.kext/Contents/Info.plist from the MacBook5,1/MacBookPro5,1.

<dict>
        <key>Desc-Key</key>
        <string>CFG_MCP79</string>
        <key>Description</key>
        <string>Mini-FL-2008</string>
        <key>model</key>
        <string>Macmini3,1</string>
  </dict>



  <dict>
        <key>Desc-Key</key>
        <string>CFG_MCP79</string>
        <key>Description</key>
        <string>iMac-FL-2008</string>
        <key>NoSLFM</key>
        <true/>
        <key>model</key>
        <string>iMac9,1</string>
       </dict>



As you can see from the "<string>CFG_MCP79</string>" line, this may be a solid indication of Apple's plans for future Macs. nForce users have had a long and hard history of running Mac OSx86 (compared to users of more supported chipsets e.g. Intel) but with this, nForce may just become one of the best platforms for running Mac OSx86. With the introduction of nForce chipsets in macs, will we see improvements in NVIDIA graphics technology on the Mac? Only time will tell.

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luke255

Great news! I'm really happy InsanelyMac is once again making regular appearances in my RSS reader too. I joined this forum April '06 and it is a priceless resource for those wanting to "preview" OS X on their current machine before committing or those who just want to have their dream computer with totally custom parts running OS X (likely among other OSes!). This news should really help with that too!

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Detosx

Thanks to DiaboliK and for pcwiz referencing it. :wacko: A historic day, today.

 

Well, we will all know in a couple hours? :(
To say I love my Mac Mini is like saying I like air. I'm really excited, home entertainment hub or not, to see if a new model makes the light of day, today. If they have redesigned the case, I'll be in tears and use that as a pretext to indulge in the time honored tradition of shooting them down on price... :D

 

If they omit Firewire then Steve, who eulogized Firewire and has us all buy Firewire devices... is probably doing himself a favor by not being on stage. I have two 2.5 firewire hard drives and am able to boot my Mini from either. Steve may be sitting it out in the audience, this time, but... I'm watching you, buddy! What, no Firewire? Oh, you'd better slouch down into that beautiful black sweater of yours, you'd better!

 

The world and its peripheral Firewire daughters is watching.

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Neilis

Hmm. Let me go check some benchmarks for this chipset. I swear if it does at least moderately well in 3d tasks I might just finally break down and buy a Mini if the rumor is true and these become available today.

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Bob Ajob

Yes I just tried to buy an old GMA 950 powered Mac mini from the UK store and it wouldn't let me - saying the store is being updated ...

 

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I wonder if this means anything or just a minor coincidence?

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Neilis
Yes I just tried to buy an old GMA 950 powered Mac mini from the UK store and it wouldn't let me - saying the store is being updated ...

 

I wonder if this means anything or just a minor coincidence?

 

Mac World is today. They always close down the store during Mac World as they always announce either new or updated products. After the keynote is over the store will go online with all the new stuff available for purchase.

 

So basically, we're guaranteed new stuff in the store by the end of the day - it's just a question of whether or not the Mac Mini will be updated as part of this. I think there's a very good chance of that personally. It's so overdue for an update that it's not funny. At this point it's not long before they're going to HAVE to update that line or just pull it completely.

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Synaesthesia

I still expect updated iMacs + Mac Mini's. Even though they weren't announced at the Keynote. There's only so much you want to announce at one time. Probably later this week...

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Neilis
I still expect updated iMacs + Mac Mini's. Even though they weren't announced at the Keynote. There's only so much you want to announce at one time. Probably later this week...

 

The 25th Anniversary of the Mac is later this month. We might see an update then.

 

Have to say though that this year's show was pretty boring IMHO. I really don't care about any of their software, so all the ilLife and iMovie stuff was uninteresting to me. The new announcements regarding iTunes and DRM are nice though. Can't wait for the whole store to go DRM free so I can start using the store again rather than buying everything over at Amazon.com.

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iNoob

BTW, have you seen the new 17" MacBook Pro? Wow, 8 hours of battery life and 1000 cycles of durability! That's impressive :thumbsdown_anim:

 

...using a bigger battery with non-cylindrical cells. Looks like the batteries from old Toshiba notebooks are back.

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Detosx

Well, I'll be on my imaginary yacht playing with my new pretend 17" MacBook... A bit of an up yours to the netbook age in which we are living but Apple like to set trends rather than follow them, so...

 

If I was a shareholder, the iTunes stuff would have delighted me but... very boring. If the event had been in August, say, there would have been more hardware on the table, or the promise of it. Early Jan is an odd ball time of year to roll out new models.

 

What does excite me A LOT is the Mac Box Set, comprising of iLife09, iWork09 and Leopard. Good deal!

 

Switched off, I just patted my old Mac Mini and it sighed with relief - or was that the CD device finally dying completely? Disappointed, here.

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Denholm
Maybe in a "special event at Apple headquarters" that are more frequent lately.

 

I hope it's true. Been waiting for a hardware refresh before I buy a new 24" iMac myself.

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