Mac Mini Server

March 23, 2011
Starting with the Mac Mini (Late 2009), Apple offers a configuration of the Mac mini preloaded with Mac OS X Server. The machine has a second hard drive in place of the optical drive. As of November 5, 2010, along with the Mac Pro Server, the Mac mini Server, is the official replacement for Apple's Xserve line, which was discontinued on January 31, 2011.
 

Unibody Mac Mini

March 23, 2011

Structure

Unibody Mac Mini ports including new SD Card slot and plug for built-in power supply

Starting from the mid 2010 revision, a removable panel on the bottom of the unit is featured and the user can upgrade the RAM. In addition, the new Mac Mini features an aluminium enclosure called the unibody. The unibody manufacturing process was originally developed for the MacBook Air [38] and later also used in the MacBook Pro. The power supply is also built in already without the need of an adapte...


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Specifications (Intel-Based Mac Mini)

March 23, 2011

Specifications

ComponentIntel Core DuoIntel Core 2 Duo
ModelEarly 2006[29]Late 2006[30]Mid 2007[31]Early 2009[32]Late 2009[33][34]
Release dateFebruary 28, 2006September 6, 2006August 7, 2007March 3, 2009October 20, 2009
Model NumbersMA205*/A MA206*/AMA607*/A MA608*/AMB138*/A MB139*/AMB463*/A MB464*/AMC238*/A MC239*/A MC408*/A
Machine ModelMacmini1,1Macmini2,1Macmini3,1
Graphics
shared with main memory
Intel GMA 950 using 64 MiB of DDR2 SDRAM (up to 224 MiB in Windows through Boot Camp)[35]Nvidia GeF...

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Intel-Based Mac Mini

March 23, 2011

Processors

The current Mac Mini uses a dual-core 64-bit "Penryn" Intel Core 2 Duo processor that runs at 2.4 or 2.66 GHz. Each CPU has a 3 MiB on-chip L2 cache that is shared between the two cores. Previous revisions used "Merom"-based Core 2 Duo and "Yonah"-based Core Duo and Solo chips.

While the Mac Mini G4 contained a separate graphics processor, all revisions of the Intel-based Mac Mini contain integrated GPUs. In Apple's early marketing of the Mac Mini G4, it touted the superiority of the...


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Mac Mini G4

March 23, 2011

Processors

The Mac Mini G4 uses single-core 32-bit PowerPC processors that have 512 KiB of on-chip L2 cache. The processor accesses memory through the front side bus, which is clocked at 167 MHz. The chips in these Mac Minis run at 1.25, 1.33, 1.42, or 1.5 GHz. The computer sports an ATI Radeon 9200 graphics processor with 32 MiB of DDR SDRAM standard. The high-end model of the last revision comes with 64 MiB of video memory instead.

[edit]Memory

The Mac Mini G4 uses 333 MHz DDR SDRAM, allows a ...


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Overview

March 23, 2011

small form factor computer had been widely speculated and requested long before the release of the Mac Mini. There were people who wanted to buy a Mac but would not do so because it was too cost-prohibitive[citation needed]. Rumors predicted that the "headless iMac" would be extremely small, include no display, and would be positioned as Apple's entry-level desktop computer.[7] On January 10, 2005, the Mac Mini was announced alongside the iPod shuffle at the Macworld Conference & Expo and w...


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Mac Mini

March 23, 2011

The Mac Mini (trademarked as Mac mini) is a small form factor desktop computer manufactured by Apple Inc. Like earlier Mini-ITX PC designs, it is uncommonly small for a desktop computer: 7.7 inches (19.7 cm) square and 1.4 inches (3.6 cm) tall. It weighs 3.0 pounds (1.37 kg). Models prior to 2010 used an external power supply and were smaller at 2 × 6.5 × 6.5 inches). The Mac Mini is currently one of three desktop computers in the current Macintosh lineup, the other two being theiMac and Ma...


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