

- #New mac mini review 2011 mac os x#
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#New mac mini review 2011 full#
I always had a custom, full tower with modern cutting edge components. I come from a long history of building high end machines (including some big iron). "I switched to Mac at the release of the Apple's Intel architecture.

Here is an excerpt from a post to another thread: In all, this entry-level Apple 2.3 GHz Mac Mini A1347 model is fully capable of performing tasks with seamless productivity and graphics, playing casual games, and streaming HD movies over Wi-Fi.But OTH at the same price I can build a PC that will ouyperform the mini, so at the end is a balance money/performance
#New mac mini review 2011 mac os x#
This mid-2011 Apple desktop model originally shipped with Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion), but it is fully upgradable directly to a system software called Sierra for additional performance enhancements. There is also room for a second hard drive or SSD to be installed inside the aluminum enclosure.
#New mac mini review 2011 serial#
Although the standard hard drive is a 500GB 5400rpm Serial ATA drive, a 750 GB unit at 7200 rpm is also supported.

Dual capabilities also extend to the built-in storage.
#New mac mini review 2011 upgrade#
The two memory slots can be accessed through a threaded cover on the bottom and populated with up to two 8GB SO-DIMMs to upgrade your memory from 2GB up to 16GB. Upgrades for this Mac are easy for anyone to perform. You can choose to display one image across two monitors or run two completely different sets of programs. The dual monitor support will increase your productivity with two screens for large spreadsheets, multiple side-by-side pages, or multiple apps simultaneously. This Apple computer will support simultaneous dazzling displays at 1920 by 12 by 1600 through its two display ports. The Thunderbolt port is backward compatible with the Mini Display Port and supports an external monitor with a 2560 by 1600 pixel display while passing an audio signal as well. The HDMI port supports 1920 by 1200 on an HDMI display or on a DVI display using a HDMI-to-DVI adapter. Other connectivity features include a Firewire 800 port, four USB 2.0 ports, combined audio line in (digital/analog) and combined audio line out/headphone (digital/analog) minijacks, a 10/100/1000Base-T Gigabit Ethernet port, an SDXC card slot, Thunderbolt port, and an HDMI port. With built-in 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth 4.0 this Mac unit offers flawless, uninterrupted streaming connectivity at brisk speeds. An Intel HD Graphics 3000 with 288 MB of shared video memory allows for a high-capacity display. A 500GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 6 GB/s stores your audio, video, image, and document files. This Apple features 2 GB of 1333 MHz DDR3 type SDRAM (PC3-10600) memory. It utilizes a 5 GT/s Direct Media Interface in lieu of the traditional system bus. The Mac Mini aluminum unibody case contains the Intel dual-core i5 with a 3 MB shared level 3 cache for quick, smooth processing capabilities.

Compared to its predecessor, the mid-2011 Mac Mini offers a faster processor, architecture, RAM, graphics, and improved wireless capabilities. Released in July 2011, this entry-level Mac Mini is ideal for basic productivity and graphics. Encased in a smooth, futuristic 7.7" square inch by 1.4" tall body, the 2.3 GHz MC815LL/A model possesses a 32-nm Sandy Bridge Intel Core i5 (2415M) processor with two independent cores on a single chip. If you are looking for a stylish, small, quiet Mac desktop computer, the Apple Mac Mini Aluminum unibody Core i5 A1347 may be just right for you.
