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New Mac Mini 2011 Review

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Read the long waited New Mac Mini review 2011(finally arrived this summer in July). The mini Mac now comes with even more powerful specs. Originally it was used as entry level Mac desktop and can be used as home theater entertainment solution due its very compact size. Many ex-PC users used it as a switching desktop computer to the Mac desktop and say goodbye by all trouble that gave by PC such as viruses attack. It is sold only the CPU so when switch from PC you can keep your screen, keyboard, mouse and other peripheral. It provides so much power to handle almost any graphical application. Yet it still can handle 3D rendering or video application which will push it to its limit. The size reminds me of small size PC which actually made from netbook specification. But of course don't compare Intel Atom based in netbook with 64 bit dual core processor in Mac mini. The power of Mac mini equal with a full force of a desktop computer compared to the under-power netbook processor. Even the mini mac is the cheapest mac desktop but from the cost consideration in case you don't have yet the monitor, keyboard, mouse/magic trackpad (to optimizing the multi touch in OS X 10.7 Lion) and want to upgrade the standard memory from 2 GB for the mini mac, you might want to consider the entry level 21.5" iMac with 4 GB memory. You can read mac mini 2011 benchmark from osxdaily.com. The Mac Mini 2011 comparison :

Mac Mini Desktop

Processor

Memory

Graphics


MC815LL/A

2.3 Ghz i5 dual core

2GB

Intel HD 3000


MC816LL/A

2.5 Ghz i5 dual core

4GB

AMD Radeon HD


MC438LL/Server

2.0 GHz i7 quad-core

4GB

Intel HD 3000



Mac Mini 2011 Video Review

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Mac Mini 2011 Processor Specs

2.3GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 (standard MC815LL/A)

“"Mac Mini 2011 Hard Drive size is 500GB (5400-rpm)."”

Mac Mini Ram Memory

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Current release of Mac Mini has 2GB of RAM size. It can be upgraded by the user.
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Current release of Mac Mini has 2GB of RAM size. It can be upgraded by the user.

The Pros

  • 1The sandy bridge chipset works wonders for video encoding.
  • 2Much faster than the older version.
  • 3Very compact and small size which won't take any space like a tower PC.
  • 4The standard new version is US$100 cheaper than the new previous one.
  • 5Pre-installed with the brand new OS X 10.7 Lion.

Read the Mac Mini Customer's Review

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New Mac Mini Review 2011 on Amazon


Apple Mac Mini MC816LL/A Desktop
(NEWEST VERSION)


Apple Mac Mini MC815LL/A Desktop
(NEWEST VERSION)

Last year, when I wrote my review of the 2010 Mac Mini. I said that the Mac Mini was a horrible value for the price considering it contained an antiquated C2D processor( and rightly so). However the changes in this year's model make the Mac Mini a worthy purchase at this point in time.I'm definitely going to recommend the base model 2011 Mac Mini, if you're looking for a capable, non obtrusive,power saving machine. Considering the price has dropped by a $100 and the new machine is twice as powerful as the old one, I would be lying if I said that this machine is still not worth it!
July 23, 2011
By KSBAY

OK people giving the new Mini one star just because it has no optical drive. Do you seriously still use discs that much? I haven't popped anything in my DVD drive in a very long time much less burned anything. I use the web. Won't you join me?
July 25, 2011
By M. dePaula "audiogeek" (Nashville, TN)

Read more the consumer's review on Amazon.

The Cons

  • 1There is no built in optical drive. If you still want the built in DVD drive you can use either the former 2010 version or use an external DVD drive.
  • 2For USB port still using the 2.0 version but still have the thunderbolt port which as fast as USB 3.0 even more and ready for the next generation devices.
  • 3The standard memory is only 2 GB for based version even still can be upgraded up to 8 GB or purchase the mid level version which has 4 GB memory.
  • 4A little bit higher than previous model in power consumption.

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Mac Mini 2011 vs Mac Mini 2010

The Duel

Each version has its own strong points and weaknesses, see the pros and cons part above. I'm curious to know your opinion on the debate.

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Mac Mini 2011

Thomas says:

I need more power from such a small computer and mac mini 2011 is just a fantastic device.

Posted August 03, 2011

Mac Mini 2010

jpratama says:

The 2010 version is cheaper and has optical driver. Just what I need :-) I'll wait to the price drop before purchasing the 2011 one.

Posted August 02, 2011

 

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Mac Mini Media Center Video

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Mac Mini Media Center Link Resources :

  1. How to setup a Mac Mini Media Center, server, and remote torrents box

  2. How to: Create a Mac Mini Media Center (Part 1) | We Got Served

  3. Mac Mini HTPC Forum

Ultimate Mac Mini Media Center / HTPC
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Table of Contents

  1. Mac Mini 2011 Video Review
  2. Mac Mini 2011 Processor Specs
  3. Mac Mini Ram Memory
  4. The Pros
  5. Read the Mac Mini Customer's Review
  6. The Cons
  7. Buy Mac Mini
  8. Mac Mini 2011 vs Mac Mini 2010
  9. Best Seller Desktop Computer
  10. Mac Mini Media Center Video
  11. Mac Mini Links Resources Voting

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