I requisitioned a Mac mini for a particular task at the office. I went back and forth on what computer to get. This would be the first desktop Mac at this office.
TUAW: The Uninformed Apple Weblog?
Pretty sure that that’s an AirPort Extreme, not a Mac mini. Michael Rose of TUAW said it’s a Mac mini. The commenters on the post also noticed that it’s not a Mac mini.
UPDATE:
That could be an AirPort Extreme or a Time Capsule.
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Note:
This is Meatloaf T. Cat and MacBook Pro.
Windows 7 on Mac mini.
One Saturday Night…….
At home with some new toys.
One Mac mini with MacBook Air Superdrive and Keyboard.
In the back you can see Foo Fighters “Back and Forth” Blu-ray and Anthrax “Worship Music” CD.
Today’s Menu: OS X Lion, MacBook Air, Mac mini, Dropbox, and more.
I am out on an assignment this morning so I would have to postpone the post I was planning to publish today.
- OS X Lion is available on Mac App Store.
- MacBook Air with ThunderBolt port, backlit keyboard and Core i5/i7.
- Mac mini with ThunderBolt port and Core i5/i7.
- Dropbox 1.1.35 is compatible with OS X Lion.
More to come later today.
Apple updates Mac mini.
Apple quietly updates Mac mini, redesigned with unibody Aluminum construction. The new Mac mini also gains HDMI port, SD card slot and nVidia GeForce 320M.
Pricing & Availability
The new Mac mini is shipping today and will be available through the Apple Store® (www.apple.com), Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers.
The Mac mini, for a suggested retail price of $699 (US), includes:
- 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 3MB of shared L2 cache;
- 2GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM, expandable up to 8GB;
- a slot-load 8X SuperDrive® (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) optical drive;
- 320GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 5400 rpm;
- NVIDIA GeForce 320M integrated graphics;
- AirPort Extreme® 802.11n wireless networking and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR;
- Gigabit Ethernet;
- four USB 2.0 ports;
- SD card slot;
- one FireWire® 800 port;
- one HDMI port and one Mini DisplayPort;
- HDMI to DVI video adapter;
- combined optical digital audio input/audio line in (minijack); and
- combined optical digital audio output/headphone out (minijack).
- Build-to-order options and accessories include up to 8GB 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM, 500GB hard drive running at 5400 rpm, Apple Remote, Aperture™ 3, Final Cut® Express 4, Logic® Express, iWork® (pre-installed), Apple Wireless Keyboard, Magic Mouse, Apple 24 inch LED Cinema Display and the AppleCare® Protection Plan.
The Mac mini with Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server, for a suggested retail price of $999 (US), includes:
- 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 3MB of shared L2 cache;
- 4GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM, expandable up to 8GB;
- two 500GB Serial ATA hard drives running at 7200 rpm;
- NVIDIA GeForce 320M integrated graphics;
- AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR;
- Gigabit Ethernet;
- four USB 2.0 ports;
- SD card slot;
- one FireWire 800 port;
- one HDMI port and one Mini DisplayPort;
- HDMI to DVI video adapter;
- combined optical digital audio input/audio line in (minijack); and
- combined optical digital audio output/headphone out (minijack).
- Build-to-order options and accessories include up to 8GB 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM, External SuperDrive, Apple Wireless Keyboard, Magic Mouse, Apple 24 inch LED Cinema Display and the AppleCare Protection Plan.
Images are courtesy of Apple Inc.
New Apple Products: iMac, MacBook, Mac mini, Apple Magic Mouse, Apple Remote, Time Capsule and AirPort Extreme Base Station.
Apple unveils a barrage of product updates today.
iMac
- 21.5-inch and 27-inch 16:9 LED backlit screen.
- Core i5 and Core i7 Processor option for 27-inch iMac.
MacBook
- Unibody Polycarbonate construction.
- Multi-Touch trackpad.
- (Non-removable) Up to 7 hour battery life.
- NO FireWire port.
Mac mini
- Faster Processor.
- Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server option.
Apple Magic Mouse
- Multi-Touch surface.
- Bluetooth connectivity.
Apple Remote
- New design.
Time Capsule – 1TB
- 802.11n standard compliant.
- Stronger transmitter.
AirPort Extreme Base Station
- 802.11n standard compliant.
- Stronger transmitter.