Apple finally released a predictable update to the Mac Mini, which starts at $699 and is more adapted for home theatre uses than the previous generation model by including an HDMI port. Apple has re-designed the enclosed space, as well as added ports that are better suitable for connecting to televisions. It also sports an aluminum unibody design.
Key Highlights:
- There is a single slot-loading optical drive on the front of the system, and Apple has reconfigured the back to include a HDMI port and an SD card slot.
- Mac mini is even more environmentally friendly. When idle, it uses less than 10 watts, something no other desktop can do.
- With its sleek aluminum design, a removable bottom panel for easy access to memory, and a space-saving built-in power supply, Mac mini is pretty implausible.
Other features:
Core system:
•2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 3MB of shared L2 cache
•2GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM
Storage:
•320GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 5400 rpm
•Slot-load 8X SuperDrive (DVD?R DL/DVD?RW/CD-RW)
•SD card slot
Graphics:
•NVIDIA GeForce 320M integrated graphics with shared memory
•one HDMI port and one Mini DisplayPort
•HDMI to DVI video adapter
Networking and connectivity:
•AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR
•Gigabit Ethernet
•four USB 2.0 ports
•one FireWire 800 port
Audio:
•combined optical digital audio input
•combined optical digital audio output
The Mac Mini Server with no optical drive.
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