∞ Apple updates Mac mini with HDMI, SD card slot, faster processors

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Mac mini fans got pretty much everything they’ve been wishing for in the latest update. The new computer features a SD card slot, which is great for putting media on the computer; faster 2.4GHz and 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor; fast Nvidia GeForce 320M graphics processor, which Apple says is twice as fast as the previous model; and an HDMI port. AS long as the Mac mini has been out, people have been asking for an HDMI port — that could be one of the most requested features I’ve heard for this system.

Apple redesigns Mac mini, adds HDMI port [CNET]



  • Kevin

    Looks pretty sweet although I would have taken an i5 over an internal PSU!

  • Michael

    The Mac mini: What the Apple TV should be. ;)

  • http://rob-of-cleargraphics.blogspot.com/ cgrscott

    It looks like Apple came up with a new way to keep the Mac Mini from cannibalizing iMac sales, they raised the entry level price point to $700. But it looks like they redesigned the enclosure so that it is easier to get inside to swap out memory DIMMs.

  • http://rob-of-cleargraphics.blogspot.com/ cgrscott

    My mac support friend shared with me these thoughts about about the new Mini:

    "1 – The aluminum case will likely attenuate the wireless signal and people will complain about the limited range compared to the plastic mini. Any metal enclosure surrounding an antenna presents a Faraday shield and as demonstrated with the aluminum laptops, G5 and Mac Pro, reception range is quite limited when compared with the MacBook and prior plastic laptops.

    2 – The 5400 RPM hard drives cannot move data as quickly as 7200 RPM hard drives. At $700, there's no excuse. The days of the under-performing Performa are long gone.

    Why Apple insists on handicapping the mini's performance, I don't know. In my not so humble opinion, the mini should be the equivalent of an iMac without the LCD panel. Their fear of cannibalizing iMac sales is unfounded until they try. The industrial design aesthetics of an aluminum enclosure do look good and I give them credit for making the mini service friendly.

    I'll be keeping an eye out for the early adopters' reports on the reduced wireless range."