New Mac Mini

new mac mini

This amazingly compact machine is definitely an upgrade from its older model. The clean, sleek design is very appealing. It is 1.4 inches thick, square in shape with an apple logo light on top. The Bottom includes a removable panel, which can be accessed to add more memory to the Mac mini. The back includes 4 usb ports, an HDMI port, Ethernet, firewire 800 port, SD card slot, microphone and headphone jacks, and apples DVI display out. The front, like the other models, has the SuperDrive. This model has the power supply built in so there is no power brick, just a cord from the Mac mini to the wall. The specs are much better too; they will release two different models one with Mac OS X and one with Mac OS X Server.

mac mini rear
The Mac mini with Mac OS X.6 for $699 USD includes:

  • 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 3MB of shared L2 cache;
  • 2GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM, expandable up to 8GB;
  • A slot-load 8X SuperDrive® (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) optical drive;
  • 320GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 5400 rpm;
  • NVIDIA GeForce 320M integrated graphics;
  • AirPort Extreme® 802.11n wireless networking and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR;
  • Gigabit Ethernet;
  • four USB 2.0 ports;
  • SD card slot;
  • One FireWire® 800 port;
  • One HDMI port and one Mini DisplayPort;
  • HDMI to DVI video adapter;
  • Combined optical digital audio input/audio line in (minijack); and
  • Combined optical digital audio output/headphone out (minijack).

The Mac mini with Mac OS X.6 Server for $999 USD includes:

  • 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 3MB of shared L2 cache;
  • 4GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM, expandable up to 8GB;
  • Two 500GB Serial ATA hard drives running at 7200 rpm;
  • NVIDIA GeForce 320M integrated graphics;
  • AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR;
  • Gigabit Ethernet;
  • Four USB 2.0 ports;
  • SD card slot;
  • One FireWire 800 port;
  • One HDMI port and one Mini DisplayPort;
  • HDMI to DVI video adapter;
  • Combined optical digital audio input/audio line in (minijack); and
  • Combined optical digital audio output/headphone out (minijack).

Of course there will be built to order options when ordering to customize your Mac mini. Although the Mac mini has increased in price it is the cheapest way to enjoy the Mac experience and the newer model includes a bigger hard drive and faster graphics.

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