Apple claims twice the performance of last year’s Core 2 Duo model.įor power users, the faster model can be ordered with a 256 GB SSD instead of the 500 GB hard drive for $600 extra – or with the SSD and a 750 GB hard drive (to allow for a lot more storage) at $750 extra.Ī server version is available with a 2.0 GHz quad-core i7 CPU, two 7200 rpm 500 GB hard drives, and the server version of OS X 10.7 Lion.Īs with the 2010 model, there are four USB 2.0 ports, FireWire 800 remains (FireWire 400 devices can be used with a FireWire 800-to-400 cable or adapter), and there’s the addition of Thunderbolt, which can be used to connect monitors, drives, or other peripherals. It uses a dual-core Intel Core i5 running at 2.3 GHz or 2.5 GHz, and the faster model also has a 2.7 GHz i7 build-to-order option for $100 additional. This is the first Mac mini to go beyond Intel Core 2 Duo. Also for the first time, there are two different graphics processors – the entry-level model uses integrated Intel HD 3000 Graphics, while the top-end Mac mini has an AMD Radeon HD 6630M GPU with dedicated video memory. ![]() The 2011 Mac mini can use the same $79 USB SuperDrive as the MacBook Air. For the first time since the original G4 Mac mini was introduced in January 2005, there’s no optical drive in the Mac mini, which also helped Apple trim $100 from its base price – and $200 from the faster version.
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