The tiny Mac mini (6.5″ square, 2″ high, 2.9 lb.) has a minimalist design. Like the Early 2009 model, this Mini has five USB 2.0 ports (up from four on pre-2009 Intel Minis), two monitor ports, and FireWire 800. The Intel-based Mac mini looks like previous models from the front, but the rear is different. And for power users, there’s now a server version with a second hard drive bay in place of the optical drive.įor those who need more processing power, you can order the Mac mini with a 2.53 GHz or 2.66 GHz CPU. Just seven months after overhauling the Mac mini, Apple made some small improvements: The base speed is now 2.26 GHz, 2 GB of RAM is the norm, and the 160 GB hard drive holds more data than the 120 GB drive found in the previous version.
