Pros
- Core i5 processor provides huge performance gains
- Impressive array of connectivity options, including Thunderbolt
- Compact design and aluminum Unibody enclosure
- Lower price of entry
Cons
- No optical drive
- Slow stock hard drive
- Inconveniently located SD-card slot
- Mediocre graphics performance
Manufacturer’s Description
The Mac mini features a 1.4-inch-thin seamless unibody enclosure carved from a single, solid block of aluminum. It's created using computer numerical control, or CNC, machines the same kind used by the aerospace industry to build mission-critical spacecraft components. This ensures absolute precision of every component of the Mac mini enclosure.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | MC815LLA |
| Processor | |
| Processor type | Intel Core i5 |
| Processor speed | 2.3 MHz |
| Processor count | 1 |
| Memory | |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Memory speed | 1333.0 MHz |
| Display | |
| Included monitor | No |
| Graphics | |
| Graphics Type | Integrated |
| Secondary Graphics Chipset | 3000 |
| Storage | |
| Drive size | 500.0 GB |
| Hard Drive Speed | 5400.0 RPM |
| Drive type | Hard Disk Drive |
| Ports and Connections | |
| Available Interfaces |
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| Ethernet Type |
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| Dimensions | |
| Width | 7.75 inches |
| Depth | 7.7 inches |
| Height | 1.4 inches |
| Weight | 2.7 pounds |
| Case | |
| Chassis style | Mini System |
| Warranty | |
| Warranty information | 1 Year |
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