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We’re currently revamping our benchmark suite, Speedmark, to account for Lion and the latest Mac hardware changes, so we don’t yet have our traditional Speedmark scores. While last year’s Mac mini offered modest performance increases, the 2011 line’s Core i5 processors provide huge speed gains. Though some people will consider the mini’s loss of an optical drive to be a step back, few will argue with the other changes to the 2011 line.
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And in case you haven’t gotten the hint yet, Apple would prefer that you download your movies from iTunes. The cynical answer is that omitting an optical drive reduces Apple’s costs, both in production and shipping (the new Mac mini is about a third of a pound lighter than last year’s). While many people view the Air’s lack of an optical drive to be an acceptable compromise that results in a thinner, lighter laptop, many of those same people will wonder why such an omission was necessary on a desktop computer that’s already among the smallest on the market. That’s right: Like the MacBook Air, the Mac mini doesn’t have a SuperDrive.įor those who still frequently use DVDs and CDs, this may be a deal-killer. And by that I mean the front of the new mini is missing the familiar opening of a slot-loading optical drive.
Like last year’s model, this mini feels rock-solid, and an internal power supply-you just connect the included thin power cord-means that it’s entirely self-contained.īut there’s at least one difference in the 2011 mini’s exterior that’s immediately noticeable: It looks like last year’s Mac mini Server. A black-plastic panel on the back hosts the computer’s ports, and a circular, black-plastic door on the bottom provides limited access to the machine’s insides. On the outside, the 2011 Mac mini looks nearly identical to its predecessor, with an enclosure that’s 7.7 inches square, 1.4 inches tall, and made from a single piece of aluminum. The mini also includes a built-in mono speaker and an Infrared receiver for the Apple Remote (not included).
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In terms of wireless connectivity, the Mac mini still gives you 802.11a/b/g/n wireless, but Bluetooth has been upgraded to Bluetooth 4.0, which includes a new low-power mode. As with the 2010 model, the location of the SDXC card-reader slot on the back is at best inconvenient depending on where you place your mini, the slot may be effectively useless. The 2011 mini’s ports and connections are otherwise identical to last year’s: one FireWire 800 port four USB 2.0 ports a gigabit (10/100/1000BASE-T) ethernet port, an SDXC card-reader slot, and auto-sensing analog/optical-digital audio input and output minijacks (both of which support Apple’s current iPhone headset with remote and mic). If you’re feeling especially adventurous, the Radeon HD graphics processor in the $799 mini can drive two Thunderbolt displays, daisy-chained, while still handling a third display on the HDMI port, although you shouldn’t expect amazing performance. As with other current Macs, you can connect DVI and VGA displays with the appropriate adapters-only an HDMI-to-DVI adapter is included-and the mini supports both dual-display and video-mirroring modes when two displays are connected. You still get a dedicated HDMI port that supports both video (up to 1920 by 1200 pixels) and multi-channel audio. Though the iMac is clearly Apple’s flagship desktop, the 2011 Mac mini is quintessential Apple: beautiful, well-engineered, forward-looking, and powerful enough for most, with at least one design decision that will leave some people wondering, “Why?” Which is to say that, like most Apple products, the new mini is compelling, but it won’t appeal to everyone.īoth models replace last year’s Mini DisplayPort port with a Thunderbolt port that supports both video (resolutions up to 2560 by 1600 pixels) and data connections, as well as Mini DisplayPort displays.
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The latest version of the Mac mini, officially called the Mac mini (Mid 2011) and released along with Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion), sticks with last year’s design, but it gets a price cut while overhauling what’s inside. It also came with a higher price tag: The least-expensive 2010 mini clocked in at $699. But while the design of the 2010 mini was a dramatic change, that model received mainly modest upgrades on the inside: a moderately faster processor and a better graphics chip. With the Mac mini (Mid 2010), released in June 2010, Apple gave its smallest Mac an aesthetic overhaul, replacing the chunky, aluminum-and-white-plastic 2009 model with a sleek, aluminum-unibody model that was easier to upgrade, felt rock-solid, and sported an SD-card reader and an HDMI port (the latter pleasing AV buffs immensely).
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