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What the market wanted was expandable and affordable compared with a Windows PC. The Mac mini is compact, elegant, and affordable (for a Mac). The Mac mini Is Dead: Why It Missed the Target, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 2007.07.26.Mac mini the Best Value in Desktop Macs, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 2009.08.25.Maximizing the Mac mini, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 2010.01.21.Even in a 2007 Mac mini, an SSD Is Fast, Daniel Knight, Mac Musings, 2015.08.25.The Mac User’s Guide to Using a PC Keyboard, Daniel Knight, Mac Daniel, 2015.08.30.What’s the Right 2005 to 2009 Mac mini for You?, Daniel Knight, Mac Daniel, 2016.07.23.Picking the Right 64-bit Intel Mac mini, Daniel Knight, Mac Musings, 2016.08.05.2008: The Beginning of the End for Low End Macs, Daniel Knight, Mac Musings, 2017.11.27.
With USB 2.0 and FireWire (through the 2014 model), it’s easy to add all sorts of peripherals, and Apple moved to USB 3.x starting with the 2012 model.
Higher speed 7200 rpm drives can make the mini an even perkier machine, and an SSD will really unleash their power. The 2018 brings back memory expansion.Īny laptop drive should work inside the pre-2018 Mac mini. The 2014 model has its system memory soldered in place and cannot be upgraded after the original purchase. The early Intel-based mini supports 2 GB of RAM, the 2007 3 GB, and the 2009 models 8 GB. Memory on the G4 mini can be expanded to 1 GB (there’s only one memory slot, so if you upgrade, you have to remove what’s installed), and Apple doesn’t recommend that users upgrade RAM (although it won’t void your warranty). Mac mini (Late 2014): 1.4, 2.6, or 2.8 GHz dual-core i5, 3.0 GHz dual-core i7 4 or 8 GB RAM standard, 16 GB maximum only at time of order 500 GB or 1 TB hard drive, 256 GB/512 GB/1 TB SSD, or 1 TB Fusion Drive 4 USB 3.0 ports, Thunderbolt, and HDMI.Mac mini Server (Late 2012): 2.3 or 2.6 GHz Core i7 4 GB RAM (16 GB max) 2 1 TB hard drives or 2 256 GB SSDs 4 USB 3.0 ports, FireWire 800, Thunderbolt, and HDMI.Mac mini (Late 2012): 2.5 GHz dual-core i5, 2.3 or 2.6 GHz quad-core i7 4 GB RAM (16 GB max) 500 GB or 1 TB hard drive, 256 GB SSD, or 1 TB Fusion Drive 4 USB 3.0 ports, FireWire 800, Thunderbolt, and HDMI.Mac mini Server (Mid 2011): 2.0 GHz quad-core Intel Core i7, dual 7200 rpm 500 GB drives standard with SSD options, 4 GB RAM (8 GB max), integrated Intel HD 3000 Graphics, 4 USB 2.0 ports, FireWire 800, Thunderbolt and Mini-DVI, dual display support.Mac mini (Mid 2011): 2.3 or 2.5 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5, 2/4 GB RAM (8 GB max), integrated Intel HD 3000 Graphics or AMD Radeon HD 6630M graphics, 4 USB 2.0 ports, FireWire 800, Thunderbolt and Mini-DVI, dual display support.