The new Mac Mini computer
The new iPhone 4 occupies the Apple website’s first page, but the most recent update was made to the Mac Mini computer. The old Mac Mini was designed with multiple case parts fitted together in a very stylish package.
Although it had an exceptional design, Apple decided to make it even better by designing an aluminum unibody case for it.
It has become a more friendly metal box with rounded edges and corners. On top there’s the traditional picture of a fruit and the bottom has a removable part where internal components can be accessed.
Two memory modules, impressive! This means that maximum 8GB of DDR3 can be installed officially, but when 8GB modules will be available I’m sure enthusiasts will succeed in installing 16GB.
The back side of the new Mac Mini computer reveals some changes aswell:
Apple managed to integrate the power supply right into this small box, while HDMI output and an SD card reader have also been added. There’s also a traditional mini DisplayPort that suggests a dual monitor capability. Power consumption (according to Apple) has been reduced by 25%, while performance was increased by 100%.
The $700 version of the Mac Mini comes with a 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo processor (3MB cache) and 2GB of memory. Hard drive capacity has been upgraded to 320GB while the optical drive remained the same 8X SuperDrive. The graphics chip is now an nVidia GeForce 320M which gives most of the mentioned performance boost compared to the older model. Wi-Fi 802.11n and Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR modules are also included. Apple also bundled a HDMI to DVI adapter, power cord and install/restore discs for MAC OS X Snow Leopard and iLife. For an extra $150 you can get Apple to change the processor to a faster 2.66GHz one. $100 is the price of the memory upgrade to 4GB or $500 to 8GB. To upgrade the hard drive from 320GB to 500GB you’ll spend $100.
The Mac Mini is also available in server version that lacks the optical drive but includes two 500GB 7200 RPM hard drives instead. Interestingly enough, this product has a $999 price tag that is justified by the 2.66GHz Core 2 Duo processor, 4GB RAM and one 500GB hard drive (if you look at the cheaper model and how much it costs to upgrade). The optical drive in theory has the same price as the extra 500GB hard drive, so theoretically you save $50 by choosing the server version. For 8GB of installed memory you have to pay an extra $400 and the external optical drive will set you back another $99.
It comes with the same basic accessories: power cord, HDMI to DVI adapter, install / restore discs and printed documentation.
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