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Apple last updated the Mac mini in October 2012 so it's been two years since it was last refreshed. We are pleased to be able to confirm that Apple has at last updated its low priced Mac. In this first look review we will look at how what we expected from...
Apple has finally updated the Mac mini and we've had a first look at the new model, although we'll hold of on our final verdict until we get more time to play with the new devices.
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alphr.com Updated:
2014-11-19 18:58:13
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The Mac mini is an easily overlooked little platform, not merely because it lacks the attention-grabbing display of the Apple's iMac and laptop systems, but also because Apple barely bothers to advertise it. Yet for certain markets it's the ideal format:...
Not a game-changing update, but a price drop makes the base model more tempting than ever...
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The Mac mini is perhaps the least celebrated of the Apple Mac family. The iMac cuts its desktop swathe with luscious design and, recently, that 5K resolution panel has made it the all-in-one to beat. On the portable front, the MacBook Air remains one of...
Now cheaper, graphics updates, design is still strong for the most part...
Rear SD card slot inconvenient, no quad-core options, no user upgradability after purchase...
The Mac mini has been changed in 2014: updated, if not upgraded. There are tweaks and changes, but the thing we notice most is that the Mac mini now feels like it's been moved out of the hands of those who like to tinker. Perhaps that's just our inn...
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It's been way too long. Not our words but Apple's, printed on the invitations to a product launch event in October this year. Unveiled then were an iPad Air 2, iMac with Retina 5K display... and a revamped Mac mini.Of all those products it was arguably th...
Lowest ever start price, Supreme build quality, Quiet, Two Thunderbolt 2, Extremely economical...
Memory now soldered and not upgradeable, Loss of FireWire port...
The entry-level Mac mini at £399 is effectively the most affordable Macintosh ever sold in the computer line's 30-year history. Yes, the PowerPC G4 version of 2005 started at just £329 in this country, but adjusted for inflation that's closer to £429 in t...
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The Mac Mini is a machine I half expected Apple to quietly drop. The decline of the desktop personal computer business in general, and the fact that you'll never see a Mac Mini as a prominent piece of product placement, means this miniature micro is unli...
The Mac Mini remains a stylish, very compact desktop with the ability to drive greater-than-HD displays. It's no games machine, but it does make for a very nice general productivity box. Thanks to OS X's foundations, it's a great Unix machine too thanks...
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techradar.com/au/ Updated:
2014-11-22 07:16:14
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After being left without any significant updates for years, Apple has finally given its lowest-priced Mac, the Mac mini, a refresh.Starting a new lower price of £399/$499/AU$619, it's still the same shape as before, but with some more modern internals. It...
Still small and quiet, Two Thunderbolt 2 ports, Cheaper than ever...
Limited RAM at low end, And RAM isn't userupgradeable, No quadcore options...
We're glad to see the Mac mini get a proper upgrade at last. The low-end option is limited in power, but it's cheaper than ever...
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It's been two years since the Mac mini received an update as Apple has focused on its MacBooks, iPads and iMacs. If you're expecting a radical update you'll be disappointed. The external design of the Mac Mini hasn't changed since 2010. The familiar Alum...
Compact desktop design; Lower price and stronger performance than previous models; Thunderbolt 2.0...
RAM now soldered onto motherboard; Prices exclude monitor, keyboard and mouse...
The lack of user-upgrades is a step backwards and may deter IT admins from deploying the Mac Mini...
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Sure as death, taxes and data loss, there are some givens in this world. One of which is that next year's PC will be faster than last year's.But there is an argument that for the majority of users the desktop PC has already reached ‘fast enough' – in term...
Improved Fusion Drive with PCIe flash, Improved 11ac WiFi, Two Thunderbolt 2 ports...
Top Mac mini has less than half the processor performance of previous model, Soldered memory blocks user upgrades, Expensive compared to previous 2012 model...
For power users that need that extra processing headroom, the quad-core Mac mini is already sorely missed. For single-threaded applications, the processor performance is little changed, even though we expected the 0.2 GHz advantage to give this model an u...
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techradar.com Updated:
2015-03-10 12:29:43
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After being left without any significant updates for years, Apple has finally given its lowest-priced Mac, the Mac mini, a refresh.Starting a new lower price of £399/$499/AU$619, it's still the same shape as before, but with some more modern internals. It...
Still small and quiet, Two Thunderbolt 2 ports, Cheaper than ever...
Limited RAM at low end, And RAM isn't user, upgradeable, No quad, core options...
After being left without any significant updates for years, Apple has finally given its lowest-priced Mac, the Mac mini, a refresh. Starting a new lower price of £399/$499/AU$619, it's still the same shape as before, but with some more modern internals. I...
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Apple refreshed the Mac mini range in October 2014, causing a stir in the process by releasing models that were slower than the previous 2012 generation that they replaced. That's what we found when comparing the best of 2012 against the best of today, wi...
Latest Mac mini gains extra Thunderbolt 2 port, 802.11ac WiFi, PCIeattached flash drive option...
Up to 50 percent slower than before, no quadcore processor, loses option to upgrade memory, loses FireWire 800...
While the entry-level Mac mini (Late 2014) is priced attractively at £399, it would benefit from a memory upgrade at least to 8 GB, especially since this upgrade will never be possible later. By then comparing this upgraded cheapest model at £479 to the m...
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Mac Mini review in review One of the best small form factors in terms of general and connectivity performance Great price tag for what it does A mini makeover rather than a complete overhaul Impressive enough to make most users consider an upgrade th...
Compact desktop design, Lower price and stronger performance than previous models, Thunderbolt 2.0...
RAM now soldered onto motherboard, Prices exclude monitor, keyboard and mouse...
The lack of user-upgrades is a step backwards and may deter IT admins from deploying the Mac Mini...
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Apple's Mac Mini has a low $619 price, is unobtrusively styled and proves versatile in that it can be used as an everyday computer or a sophisticated media player.Three years have passed since the Mac Mini received a cosmetic makeover. Aluminium still con...
Fantastic design with small footprint, Good connectivity, Inexpensive...
RAM is not upgradable, Closed-off design, Does not come with keyboard or mouse...
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It may not be cheap, but in terms of design it's great. The new Mac Mini 2014 uses the same chassis as its predecessor, so it gets no complaints from us there. Encased in a 36mm thick aluminium unibody chassis, it's a sleek and elegant system. The Mini is...
The Mac Mini 2014 is a good upgrade for what was already an excellent entry-level Mac system but comes at the expense of easy upgrades...
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apcmag.com Updated:
2017-07-05 02:47:49
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They range from simple dongle-sized mini-computers on a stick, to hard-core (but compact) HTPCs capable of high-end gaming. The ‘stick' PCs are typically low-end hardware on a tiny device that can plug directly into an HDMI port. They are ready to go and...
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It may be a staple design that's been with us for over 12 years now, but Apple's Mac mini still doesn't enjoy the recognition it deserves. That's the case despite our contention that it's as influential on its rivals as the MacBook Air is generally accept...
Still small and quiet, Two Thunderbolt 2 ports, Energy efficient, 802.11ac Wi-Fi...
RAM isn't user-upgradable, No quad-core options, Can't run 4K at 60Hz...
Whether you will want to plump for Apple's new high-end Mac mini will depend on what you want to use it for, and even then the Mac mini finds itself in something of an odd position. If you're looking for the cheapest and smallest desktop PC that runs OS X...
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The Apple Mac mini ($499) is the least expensive new Macintosh computer you can buy. Like its previous iterations, it's built into a sleek aluminum unibody chassis, and is one of the more compact desktop PCs on the market. It's now less expensive, but sti...
The least expensive Mac you can buy, Plenty of connectivity options, Comes with iWork and iLife preloaded...
Not upgradable, No included keyboard or mouse, Only 4GB of memory, Memory upgrade options are expensive...
Apple's latest tiny desktop computer, the Mac mini, is in top form thanks to its excellent build quality, scads of connectivity options, good selection of preloaded software, and a really nice price...
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The Apple Mac mini ($499) is the least expensive new Macintosh computer you can buy. Like its previous iterations, it's built into a sleek aluminum unibody chassis, and is one of the more compact desktop PCs on the market. It's now less expensive, but sti...
The least expensive Mac you can buy. Plenty of connectivity options. Comes with iWork and iLife preloaded.
Not upgradable. No included keyboard or mouse. Only 4GB of memory. Memory upgrade options are expensive...
Apple's latest tiny desktop computer, the Mac mini, is in top form thanks to its excellent build quality, scads of connectivity options, good selection of preloaded software, and a really nice price...
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computershopper.com Updated:
2014-12-17 03:50:56
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In any event, the Mac Mini has finally seen a refresh to Intel's "Haswell" architecture. This should translate into faster CPU and GPU performance, along with better power efficiency for those who care about the latter in a stationary device. That's the g...
Affordable, Compact design, Decent connectivity, "Haswell" inside...
Upgrade options nixed, No quad-core in sight...
The long-overdue upgrade to "Haswell" power is welcome news for the Mac Mini family, though we're disappointed that no quad-core CPU option is available. Overall, a worthy refresh with a few annoying flaws. Read More…...
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The Mac mini (starting at $499) is the smallest and most affordable member of Apple's Mac family, and has the potential to be the most versatile. Its svelte design makes an attractive addition to your workspace, and unlike with a MacBook or an iMac, you g...
Attractive design, Thunderbolt 2 support, Useful OS X apps, Affordable...
Bigger and heavier than other mini PCs, No swappable components...
The Mac mini (late 2014 edition) is an affordable and attractive OS X machine, though it sacrifices the upgradability of previous models...
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maclife.com Updated:
2015-04-16 07:53:39
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After a couple of years of neglect, the Mac mini has been updated, bringing substantially faster graphics, speedier Wi-Fi, more (and quicker) Thunderbolt 2 connections, and a cheaper entry point. But at the same time we've lost the ability to upgrade the...
Much more capable graphics. Faster WiFi and ports.
A shame there's no quadcore option. It's a sealed package — even more so than before...
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Desktop computers aren't dead. Plenty of people use those anchored computers day in and day out, and for good reason: They're more powerful and less expensive than their mobile counterparts.The Mac mini has been Apple's on-again off-again de facto low-bud...
Cheapest Mac, even without serious upgrades, Small, quiet and still very powerful, Perfect for schools and kids...
Not upgradeable, iMac better choice if you need a display...
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It's easy to feel sorry for the Mac Mini. Apple went through all of its Macs last year, updating them with new Intel Haswell CPUs and 802.11ac Wi-Fi adapters and faster SSDs and (sometimes) Thunderbolt 2, while the Mini sat and waited for an upgrade that...
Better storage, Wi-Fi, and graphics performance than last year, Significantly lower idle power consumption, thanks to Haswell, Dual-core models should be faster than 2012's dual-core model, though not by much, Two Thunderbolt 2 ports for external expansio...
The second 2.5-inch drive bay is gone, The Mac Mini Server configuration is also gone, RAM is soldered to the motherboard, and the desktop is generally much harder to open up and work on, No 60Hz 4K support...
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The IPC3 is CompuLab's latest-generation Intense-PC. It may look similar to past IPC models, but is now equipped with the latest generation Intel Core CPUs while remaining fan-less and within an all-metal housing that's extremely durable.For those that ar...
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A Mac Mini is an affordable option for those who want the cleanliness and simplicity of MacOS without dropping too much cash for a more expensive Apple computer or laptop. If you're willing to sacrifice a bit of power and modernity, you can pick up a refu...
Compact, Quiet, Affordable, Efficient, OS Catalina compatible...
Mediocre processing power, No RAM upgrading...
A functional Mini computer at an affordable price.The 2014 refurbished Mac Mini would be better with upgrade options, but it's an excellent value even as is...
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A Mac Mini is an affordable option for those who want the cleanliness and simplicity of MacOS without dropping too much cash for a more expensive Apple computer or laptop. If you're willing to sacrifice a bit of power and modernity, you can pick up a refu...
Compact, Quiet, Affordable, Efficient, OS Catalina compatible...
Mediocre processing power, No RAM upgrading...
A functional Mini computer at an affordable price.The 2014 refurbished Mac Mini would be better with upgrade options, but it's an excellent value even as is...
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