Photo leak shows next-gen Mac mini retail packaging
updated 02:50 pm EST, Mon March 2, 2009
Mac mini box photo leak
A new leaked image appears to show the retail packaging for the next-generation Mac mini. The photo, posted on OneMoreThing.nl, features a Mac mini with five USB connectors, a Mini DisplayPort and a FireWire 800 port. The design elements match a previous image leak and video, while a NVIDIA logo adds evidence to reports claiming the upcoming device will use the GeForce 9400M graphics and controller chipset.
Apple is expected to launch NVIDIA-based Mac minis and iMacs sometime in the near future. The source of the packaging photo claims that the 24-inch iMac will feature a 1TB hard drive and memory capacities up to 8GB.
The presence of a retail box could indicate a March release, although the exact date still remains unknown. [via AppleInsider]
Fake
03/02, 03:17pm reply
Move on... All the Mini packaging has NOT been shrunk wrapped as far as I can remember. Nothing hides fake graphics better than high-gloss wrap...
rvhernandez
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fake, too
03/02, 03:43pm reply
What a joke. Look at the FireWire symbol. They are not matching in the two pictures.
Paul Huang
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Still Fake
03/02, 04:25pm reply
Look at where the vent ports line up with the ethernet port. Different in the two pics.
scdean
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Comparing photos
03/02, 04:58pm reply
Um, you're comparing photos of the supposed product with photos of the supposed packaging. That they don't match doesn't prove that the second is a fake. The first is just as likely to be a fake.
testudo
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Oh, pure fake
03/02, 05:02pm (1 reply) reply
Forget everything else. Why would Apple put the BACK of the mini on display on the box?
Oh, and the last time I checked, the mini box was barely 6-8 inches high, certainly not this. This looks more like a flyer than a box.
testudo
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Looks like....
03/02, 05:15pm reply
The "packaging" actually looks like that pamphlet you get telling you how to use the computer...
Fast iBook
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Just add one more vent
03/02, 05:41pm reply
Well, just add one extra vent and they'd become identical.
Paul Huang
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i'm with testudo
03/02, 07:21pm reply
Why would Apple put a picture of the back of the computer on the package, or anywhere else?
resuna
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