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Apple Mac Mini - Winter 2009 Edition - Intel Core 2 Duo 2.26GHz

Based on 9 reviews

Excellent:

1
Good:

3
Average:

2
Bad:

3

Pros

Best design among budget desktops.
Decent performance for its price.
Compact.
Quiet.
Dual-core performance.
Wireless 802.11a/b/g/n and Bluetooth built in.
Windows compatible.
FireWire 800.
More powerful than nettops.
Cheapest way to own a Mac.

Cons

Difficult to upgrade.
5400 RPM drive is slower than other standard drives.
Limited hard drive options (160, 320, and 500 GB).
No Blu-ray option.
No keyboard or mouse included.
MiniDisplayPort is still a nascent technology.
30-inch LCD support requires optional DVI adapter.
Small hard drive.
Expensive.

By Expert Reviews on December 03, 2010

Apple's Mac Mini is small, quiet and power-efficient, but it's expensive and you have to sacrifice performance and expandability for its compactness....

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By About.com on November 22, 2010

Apple’s Mac mini underwent the usual fall speed bump, with faster processor speeds, double the base level of RAM, and a few additional configuration options. The Mac mini is still Apple’s entry-level Mac, but even though it’s the least...

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By Zath UK on January 27, 2010

Last week I bought myself an Apple Mac Mini and after a few mishaps regarding video adapters, I finally got it up and running towards the end of the week. Needless to say I was growing ever more impatient as it was sat on my desk doing little more...

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By cnet on January 21, 2010

The lower-cost Mac Mini offers respectable budget performance and Apple's usual compelling design, but a puny hard drive and a lack of HDMI hurt this system's value and overall potential. It's actually more versatile next to its...

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By PC Mag on January 12, 2010

The Apple Mac mini is the entry point for the Apple faithful and is a small, cheap, decent computer, but a number of low-cost nettops offer more bang for the buck, especially since they usually are priced at $150-200...

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By Stuff.tv on November 12, 2009

More powerful than before, but we'd rather have had a price drop...

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By PC Advisor on November 06, 2009

The Apple Mac mini (Late 2009) is now more compelling than ever as a compact computer that's built to very high standards, and including a feature set unmatched by any other PC on any platform. Whether used as a space-saving desktop PC for the...

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By Trusted Reviews on November 06, 2009

It's a testament to the brilliance of the design that, as far as any consumer is likely to notice, it has barely changed since its inception. A look around the rear of this system reveals a notably changed port arrangement than on preceding...

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By Macworld UK on November 04, 2009

Back in March we reviewed the previous Mac mini models. Apple’s smallest desktop computer had just received a long-overdue refresh: it had been 19 months since the company had touched the Mac mini line. But that update was the most significant in...

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By Macworld on November 03, 2009

According to Apple, the mini line was designed to be the most affordable way to get a computer with Mac OS X and iLife. While that may be true, the early-2009 Mac minis were the first that actually let you take full advantage of that software. The...

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