Gruber predicting 'Mac Mini Server' and 'Trackpad device' tomorrow

October 19, 2009 at 5:18 pm

As reported over the weekend, it looks like we might have an announcement tomorrow. Daring Fireball’s John Gruber is throwing his predictions into the ring:

…Redesigned Plastic MacBooks, Redesigned (‘Impressive’) iMacs, Updated Minis (Including One That Ships With Mac OS X Server), the Multi-Touch Magic Mouse, and, as the Wildcard Out-There Rumor, Maybe Even Some Sort of Mentioned-Nowhere-Else-But-in-This-Very-Headline Multi-Touch Trackpad Gadget for Desktop Macs That Apple Is Set to Release Tomorrow Morning

Mostly rehashed, but a few new items from here:

  • Mac Mini Server (will it be a new OS for the rest of us? Or will it be standard OSX Server for small companies that don’t need an Xserve?).  Lots of people use these already so not a huge surprise.  $999 pricepoint is our guess.  Apple is already selling Minis for $499.
  • ‘Magic Mouse’ New name, multi-touch surface on top has been talked about already plenty.
  • Multi-touch trackpad for desktops (which would seem to negate the above?)  Seems more in the wild guess category but certainly something we’d be interested in.  Tune in tomorrow morning.