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Apple rumored to adopt NVIDIA's Ion platform
AppleInsider —
... partner, a PC Enthusiast website has controversially concluded that Apple's next Mac mini will be use NVIDIA's Ion platform, which pairs NVIDIA's 9400M system controller and integrated GPU with Intel's low power Atom processor. Writing for Tom's Hardware , Tuan Nguyen said that Apple was among the earliest recipients of NVIDIA's Ion samples, reporting that the company "received prototype units long before Nvidia partners who opted to work on Ion." The article's headline calls the move to Ion in the Mac mini "confirmed," but earlier reports from trusted sources seem to ...
Rumor: GeForce, Atom-ized Mac mini Coming in March
Cult of Mac —
... In Apple rumor news having nothing to do with Steve Jobs’ health, a new Mac mini, featuring Intel’s Atom processor and the same Nvidia GeForce graphics processor found in the new MacBooks and MacBook Pros is said to be set for release in March, according to a report at Tom’s Hardware. ...
Sources Point to Atom Based Mac Mini in March, Kinda Weird Though
MacBlogz - One Stop Apple News —
... Tom’s Hardware has released some information pertaining to Apple’s upcoming Mac mini refresh, a possible move to the Ion platform and the use of an Atom based processor. The information is strange however because Intel’s Atom is targeted at netbooks. ...
Want an Atom 330-based Mac Mini? No, you don't
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
... The rumor du jour coming out of Tom's Hardware is that Apple is going to replace the current Mac Mini's Core2Duo with a dual core Atom 330-type processor. This is kinda like going to the garage and having having your BMW 328 engine replaced with that of a Toyota Corolla. The 1.6GHz Atom 330 Processor which is in the ION platform is slower than even the current Mac Mini. ...
Apple Interested in Nvidia's Ion Platform, Intel Atom Processors - Media Report
X-bit labs —
Apple, a maker of personal computers and a leading supplier of portable digital media players, is reportedly working on a device based on Intel Corp. s Atom processor as well as Nvidia Corp. s Ion platform. No details are available at this time, but it can be expected that Apple is preparing a new Apple TV, Apple Mac Mini or Apple Mac netbook. A news-story by Tom ...
Apple interested with ION?
HardMac.com —
Source : Toms Hardware According to Toms Hardware, Apple will have received before the official announcement and especially before the other manufacturers, information about the prototypes of the platform ION of Nvidia.
Recalling the facts, it is based on a GPU 9400M intended for the ATOM processors.
Even though the performance of this platform are far from being ridiculous once the ATOM 33O is fitted with in two cores as these first test shows, however we do not think that it will be used to equip mini Mac. ...
Linkpost | 1.16.2009
TechBlog —
... - Here's hoping so, particularly when it comes to data. • Confirmed: Apple Mac Mini Based on Nvidia Ion - It's a platform based on a combined Intel Atom processor and an nVidia GPU. Very tiny, very powerful, very cool. • ...
Report: Smaller, Faster Mac Mini Coming Out In March (AAPL)
Silicon Alley Insider —
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Apple Mac mini to use NVIDIA Ion claims insider
SlashGear —
... While Apple’s Macworld keynote last week made no mention of the predicted Mac mini update, that hasn’t stopped the rumors regarding the company’s intent for the compact desktop computer. According to Tom’s Hardware, a NVIDIA partner has confirmed that Apple intend to use ...
RUMOR: Apple Mac mini coming in March; to use Nvidia Ion platform
MacDailyNews —
... processor," Nguyen reports. "Because of the size of the Ion platform, we can expect the new Mac 'ini to be even smaller than the current generation unit. Our source also informed us that Apple will be launching the new Mac 'ini sometime in March of this year," Nguyen reports. Nguyen adds in an update that "Apple may be using Nvidia's Ion platform for an updated Apple TV" as well and repeated "an Nvidia partner explicitly said Apple has Ion for Mac mini." More in the full article here . [Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader "Dirty Pierre le Punk" for the heads up.] ...
Will the new Mac Mini be based on the spiffy Nvidia Ion?
CrunchGear —
... Interesting bit of speculation surrounding the Mac Mini. Tom’s Hardware, one of the oldest, bestest hardware-focused sites out there, says that the upcoming Mac Mini speed bump will feature Nvidia’s new Ion platform. Among other things, that can lead to an even smaller Mac Mini. ...
Rumored Mac Mini refresh confirmed to be Ion-based
Engadget —
... Filed under: Desktops Rumored Mac Mini refresh confirmed to be Ion-based originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Apple To Use Nvidia's Atom-Powered Ion Platform For Something : Mac Mini or Apple TV? [Rumor]
Gizmodo —
Tom's Hardware says it's for the sad and neglected Mac Mini. Apple Insider says it could make more sense inside a revamped Apple TV. Either way, a dual-core Atom with Nvidia's 9400M sounds nice. Tom's Hardware is pointing to an Nvidia source that confirmed Apple was the first to receive Ion test units, and said that Apple most certainly had an Ion-powered Mac Mini in the pipe. Apple Insider is more inclined to believe it's for the Apple TV, since a move to Atom would be a step up from its aging 1GHz Intel Crofton proc. Both products make the most ...
Apple may use NVIDIA Ion platform for next Mac mini, Apple TV
Obsessable News Feed —
The Ion platform combines NVIDIA graphics with an Intel Atom processor for a cheap, relatively powerful combo. If we're to believe the latest Apple rumors, some of the company's low-end hardware, specifically the Mac mini and Apple TV, will be making the transition to systems based on NVIDIA's Ion platform for their next refreshes. Ion, if you remember, is a design standard for systems using NVIDIA graphics chips alongside an Intel Atom processor. Apparently Apple's had its hands on some Ion development hardware for quite a ...
Atom-Powered Mac Mini in March? Probably Not
Wired: Gadget Lab —
An upcoming Apple system will be based on a new low-powered platform from Nvidia, according to tech blog Tom's Hardware.
The blog reported receiving a tip from an Nvidia partner claiming Apple received prototypes of Nvidia's Ion platform.
The Ion platform consists of a 1.6GHz Atom processor (similar to the CPU used to power netbooks) and the same graphics processing unit (Nvidia 9400M) used in Apple's latest aluminum MacBooks.
Tom's Hardware predicted that Ion must be the platform being used in the next Mac Mini, Apple's portable desktop ...
Mac mini, Apple TV to use new Ion platform?
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
Filed under: Hardware, Rumors, Mac mini, Apple TV Tom's Hardware says that Apple will use NVIDIA's Ion platform in an updated Mac mini, and AppleInsider says it could also be used in an updated Apple TV.
NVIDIA's Ion platform is a low-cost, small-form-factor logic board that includes both an NVIDIA graphics processor and Intel CPU (among other things). According to AppleInsider, Ion uses the same 9400M chipset used in the new MacBook and MacBook Pro models. We knew that existing iMac and Mac mini models are already ...
Nvidia in, Intel out for Apple Mac Mini?
Crave: The gadget blog —
... Is Nvidia coming to the Mac Mini?(Credit: Nvidia, Apple)
Tom's Hardware is speculating ... Originally posted at Nanotech - The Circuits Blog
Rumor: Mac Mini to Move to Nvidia’s Ion platform
The Mac Observer —
Rumor: Mac Mini to Move to Nvidia’s Ion platform by on January 16th, 2009 at 3:03 PM Apple is going to move the Mac mini to Nvidia's Ion platform, a combination of Nvidia's 9400M integrated graphics solution coupled with Intel's Atom line of low-power processors, according to a report by PC-oriented Tom's Hardware . The site said that an unnamed third-party Nvidia partner had confirmed the news, and that the product will likely debut in March of this year. If the story is true, the change would allow Mac minis to properly decode and display full HD video, including the ...
Mac Mini may get refreshed with NVIDIA Ion GPU
Boy Genius Report —
Fanboys (and girls) were disappointed this year when Macworld ended without a bang, and more importantly, without an updated version of the Mac Mini. Just because the shindig is over doesn’t mean rumors are going to be squashed of course. A partner to NVIDIA, the company currently providing GPUs for MacBooks and MacBook Pros, said that there is a new unit the company is developing for the Mac Mini. Unfortunately, the news was almost solid until there was more speculation the GPU would be used for the Apple TV, but that unnamed NVIDIA partner stands by his ...
Rumors of Ion Platform Leads to Smaller Mac Mini.
Mac|Life all RSS Feed —
[image] Tom's Hardware , recieved word from super-secret sources that NVIDIA's Ion prototype would be adopted in to the new Mac mini. If Apple does go with the Ion platform consisting of a 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor, and the ...
Apple's Real Problem: Netbooks
Forbes.com: Technology News —
... in pro forma revenues and 90 cents a share in additional profits this year. That leaves Apple's computer business. New desktops often come in August, before school starts, and Apple typically launches new notebooks in October, in time for the holiday season. Nevertheless, there have been hints that Apple may be up to something that could launch before then. A low-cost product of some kind, perhaps a new edition of the Mac Mini or a low-cost "netbook" could be coming if a report in Tom's Hardware that Apple will be using Nvidia 's (nasdaq: ...
