Hi Lynne, In answer to your question re the Core 2 Duo vs the Core i5 in the new Mac Mini server, I'd expect a significant performance upgrade. These new Core i5 and i7 CPUs are a full 2 generations beyond the Core 2 Duo and benchmarks show them slaughtering the older Duos.
The i5 in the server Mac Mini is quad core whereas the i5 and i7 options in the non-server Minis have 2 physical and 2 hyperthreaded cores. But either way when compared to the Duo you are getting a much better architecture, more cores, larger cache and better memory bandwidth. I've been holding fire on a Mac purchase until these new updates hit and if you can RMA or otherwise get the newer Mini model then I suspect you'd absolutely see the benefit -- especially in a 24/7 server box. Garry On 7/21/11, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Kevin > > With all due respect, I think you're totally missing the point, as did Dane. > > This may have been known to you. But not everybody has the time or the > resources to spend looking around rumour sites. But even were it known that > it was going to happen soon, Apple should have offered us the opportunity to > buy the updated model. > > Lynne > > On 21 Jul 2011, at 11:23, Kevin Barry wrote: > > This really shouldn't have been much of a surprise. > It has been known for a while, to some degree of certainty, that the Minis > were getting a refresh this summer. > I am thinking of getting a mini server to use mostly as a personal machine > due to the quad core processor. > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > [email protected] > > You can find a monthly formatted archive of all messages posted to the > Mac-Access forum at the following URL: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus > and worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find a monthly formatted archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at the following URL: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
