Apple: the next Mac Mini would be based on NVIDIA Ion
During the weeks before the MacWorld, many rumors had appeared to offer different products that we should see. Ultimately, very few were actually came and then the side of the machines, only the MacBook Pro Unibody in its 17 inches was reported. And the Mac Mini? And the quad-core iMac?
For the Mac Mini, nothing is dead yet. No more than the iMac elsewhere. It seems that the choice of materials Apple deal with components that are not yet ready or are too young. For the Mac Mini in particular, rumors of a partner from NVIDIA reported that the machine should be equipped in line with the latest platform Ion already mentioned.
What platform Ion? It is a collection based on a motherboard with a chipset that actually meets the northbridge, the southbridge and a graphics solution, which is a GeForce 9400M. Ion is intended for Atom processors and allows the ship DDR3 SO-DIMM, while posting a TDP of 12W for chipset. We understand that the platform, coupled with a processor Atom N330, of great interest to Apple. More »
Tags: Apple, Mac Mini, Nvidia Ion