Apple has updated the little desktop Mac Mini and if you were thinking about buying a new MacBook or iMac, you might think a little about grabbing this instead.
The new Mini comes in a slim unibody case, 1.4-inches tall, shrinking from 2-inches, and gains an SD-card slot, an HDMI port for true media center integration, faster NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics hardware (up from the old 9400M graphics). It also keeps FireWire 800, Mini-DVI, four USB ports and Ethernet.
There are two models. One costs $700 and comes with a 2.4GHz processor, 2GB RAM and a 320GB hard drive. The other is $1,000 and drops the optical drive in favor of 4GB RAM, two 500GB hard drives and a 2.66GHz processor. This version runs OS X Server. Both have removable bottom panel for easy access to RAM.
That Apple would release such a big update with nothing more than a short press release used to surprise us, but these days its pretty standard. With HDMI, this is clearly aimed at the home entertainment market, but it could also be a great new Mac for anyone who has an iPad already. In fact, if you already have a monitor in the house, you could buy a Mac Mini and an iPad for $1,200. That’s the same as you’d pay for the cheapest MacBook Pro.
Mac Mini [Apple]
See Also:
- The Mac Mini: Apple's Red-Headed Stepchild
- How Do You Love the Mac Mini? Let Us Count the Ways
- Mac Mini
- Many Faces of the Mac Mini
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