Apple today unveiled a completely redesigned Mac mini, featuring up
to twice the graphics performance, a new HDMI port and a new SD card
slot, all in an amazingly compact aluminum enclosure. Mac mini is the
world’s most energy efficient desktop and starting at $699, is the most
affordable way to enjoy Mac OS X, iLife or Mac OS X Snow Leopard
Server.
“The sleek, aluminum Mac mini packs great features, versatility and
value into an elegant, amazingly compact design,” said Philip Schiller,
Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “With
twice the graphics performance, HDMI support and industry-leading energy
efficiency, customers are going to love the new Mac mini.”
Created with the unibody construction process pioneered by Apple, the
new Mac mini features a compact aluminum enclosure just 7.7 inches
square and 1.4 inches thin. A new integrated power supply eliminates the
need for an external power adapter, reducing overall system volume by
20 percent and keeping cable clutter to a minimum. A removable panel
underneath provides quick access for memory expansion. Mac mini is
incredibly versatile, effortlessly connecting to existing peripherals
such as mice, keyboards and digital displays, while the new HDMI output
connects Mac mini to an HDTV and the new SD card slot enables easy
transfer of photos and videos from a digital camera.
Inside its sleek, compact enclosure, the new Mac mini includes the
fastest integrated graphics processor on the market today. With 48
processing cores, the NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics processor delivers up
to twice the graphics performance of its predecessor, making Mac mini
ideal for graphics intensive applications or visually rich games. Mac
mini comes standard with a 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 320GB
hard and 2GB of RAM for $699.
With twice the graphics performance, the new Mac mini is still the
world’s most energy efficient desktop. The new Mac mini reduces power
consumption by an incredible 25 percent to less than 10W at idle, less
than half the power required by competing systems. Mac mini meets Energy
Star 5.0 requirements and achieves EPEAT Gold status. The new
aluminum enclosure is highly recyclable and Mac mini uses PVC-free
components and cables, contains no brominated flame retardants and
features material-efficient system and packaging designs.
Mac mini comes with Mac OS X Snow Leopard, the world’s most advanced
operating system, and iLife, Apple’s innovative suite of applications
for managing photos, making movies and creating and learning to play
music. Snow Leopard builds on a decade of OS X innovation and success
with hundreds of refinements, new core technologies and out of the box
support for Microsoft Exchange. iLife features iPhoto, to easily
organize and manage photos; iMovie with powerful easy-to-use new
features such as Precision Editor, video stabilization and advanced drag
and drop; and GarageBand which introduces a whole new way to help you
learn to play piano and guitar.
Mac mini with Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server fulfills all the server needs
of a workgroup or small business including email, calendar, file
serving, Time Machine backup, Wiki Server, Podcast Producer and more.
Mac mini with Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server uses less than 11W of power
at idle, a fraction of the power consumed in comparison to typical
entry-level tower servers. Mac mini with Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server
is faster than before with a 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, two
500GB hard drives now running at 7200 rpm, 4GB of RAM and supports
unlimited clients for $999.
Pricing & Availability
The new Mac mini is shipping today and will be available through the
Apple Store,
Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers.
The Mac mini, for a suggested retail price of $699 (US), includes:
- 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 3MB of shared L2 cache;
- 2GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM, expandable up to 8GB;
- a slot-load 8X SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) optical drive;
- 320GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 5400 rpm;
- NVIDIA GeForce 320M integrated graphics;
- AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR;
- Gigabit Ethernet;
- four USB 2.0 ports;
- SD card slot;
- one FireWire 800 port;
- one HDMI port and one Mini DisplayPort;
- HDMI to DVI video adapter;
- combined optical digital audio input/audio line in (minijack); and
- combined optical digital audio output/headphone out (minijack).
Build-to-order options and accessories include up to 8GB 1066 MHz DDR3
SDRAM, 500GB hard drive running at 5400 rpm, Apple Remote, Aperture 3,
Final Cut Express 4, Logic Express, iWork (pre-installed), Apple
Wireless Keyboard, Magic Mouse, Apple 24 inch LED Cinema Display and the
AppleCare® Protection Plan.
The Mac mini with Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server, for a suggested retail
price of $999 (US), includes:
- 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 3MB of shared L2 cache;
- 4GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM, expandable up to 8GB;
- two 500GB Serial ATA hard drives running at 7200 rpm;
- NVIDIA GeForce 320M integrated graphics;
- AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR;
- Gigabit Ethernet;
- four USB 2.0 ports;
- SD card slot;
- one FireWire 800 port;
- one HDMI port and one Mini DisplayPort;
- HDMI to DVI video adapter;
- combined optical digital audio input/audio line in (minijack); and
- combined optical digital audio output/headphone out (minijack).
Build-to-order options and accessories include up to 8GB 1066 MHz DDR3
SDRAM, External SuperDrive, Apple Wireless Keyboard, Magic Mouse, Apple
24 inch LED Cinema Display and the AppleCare Protection Plan.
