Macenstein receives a pic from an anonymous sauce, and the internet goes OMG. Then someone points out the problem: why would a Mac Mini have a lid? Why would it be made of MacBook?
To my mind, the marketing line is unappealing (“World’s smallest potato”) and lacks Apple’s characteristic wordplay. 9to5mac reader Sverkel does a prettier photoshop using the same source material.
There needs to be a new word for the state of disappointment brought on by image manipulation. I propose photoshopathy.
Is this the new Mac mini? [Macenstein]
This is so wacky I almost believe it. Would Apple be so anal-retentive about styling to give their mac-mini a fake lid? Lid-style? So their entire line looks the same when everything is closed?
If the leaker claims the lid opens, then I call shenanigans. If it’s just a lid-like styling then I’m not so sure.
I lean towards thinking it’s fake, but the “fake lid” isn’t really why: the Time Capsule would look the same if the top were curved instead of boxy.
@craiig
Apple would be anal-retentive enough NOT to give the Mini a “lid”. All of Apple’s products are minimalist. They wouldn’t add a gutter for aesthetics.
Mmm…anonymous sauce.
@grimc: You mean, like the Time Capsule, and the Airport Extreme Base Station that preceded it?
Apple designed it to be opened up so you can swap out the HD and RAM yourseLOL… damn, couldn’t make it through that entire statement.
One possible way that “Apple’s characteristic wordplay” might actually be in operation: if this is, in fact, a picture of an upcoming tiny laptop. Apple might then be saying that their new tiny laptop is a desktop replacement…
@sean
Duh. You got me.
“There needs to be a new word for the state of disappointment brought on by image manipulation.”
What’s wrong with gullible?
@MT_Head – Like the new Apple Mactini, you mean? http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=BGGOn-H7s3Q
Have “leaked” Apple marketing materials (complete with tag line) ever panned out to be true?
This is fake because, no IR receiver on the front, unless this thing is really long or SSD powered it seems like getting an HD in there is going to be tricky.
Doesn’t seem to know if it’s a Mac Mini or an Apple TV.
@#9
“What’s wrong with gullible?”
There’s nothing wrong with gullible, only that it means something else entirely.
must be fake. something about the vanishing point of the text line and the top/bottom lines doesn’t seem to match…
Looks fake to me. A new Mac Mini should look similar to the existing Mini and the Airport Extreme, right?
Perhaps the lid slides to hide a dock. But then again, how would I know?
I think it’s believable — I’m thinking maybe milled from the ‘brick’ again – and the ‘lid’ is actually a vent for cooling…
not that i actually care – I just want the iphone upgraded.