[MisterTea]

kinda negates the whole mini part.

[stephenr]

I never understand this argument.

If you "want" a mid-level "box with slots", that's going to be bigger anyway.

[izietto]

I don't think that's the point: if you can ship 16" MacBook Pros with dedicated GPU you could do the same with MacMini; why don't you give me such option? ("you" stands for "Apple" here btw)

[omnimus]

desktop grade cpus and gpus have very different thermal characteristics. it quite impossible to have silent + desktop cpu + desktop gpu + very small space.

[MattRix]

Yes, which is why it would be good if they had a mac mini that had laptop grade CPU and GPU instead.

[stephenr]

They do. It also includes a screen, and a keyboard and trackpad. It's called.. a laptop.

[_ph_]

Putting the cpu/gpu of the 16" MB Pro would enhance the mini greatly. The thermals would be be much better than in a laptop resulting in better performance. Yet, you wouldn't have to pay for an unused screen/battery. Also, while you can use the MP Pro in clamshell mode, it is making the thermals even worse. So why should one get a laptop, if one wants a compact desktop?

[izietto]

MacBooks are not desktops, they are laptops

[nine_k]

Still they have much more area per unit of volume, so, a better way to dissipate heat.

Minis are compact bricks, with much less surface.

[izietto]

So you're saying that the MacBook shape is more thermally efficient than the MacMini shape? Why don't they do MacMinis with the MacBook shape?