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The Mac mini is an Apple Macintosh computer designed and marketed by Apple Computer. Intended as a way of capitalizing on the iPod's putative halo effect, it is designed to attract owners of Windows computers, iPods, and older Macintosh models. It was announced at the Macworld Conference & Expo on January 11, 2005. There are two different versions of Mac mini, both released on January 22, 2005 in the US (January 29 worldwide) to much fanfare and brisk sales.
The Mac mini is distinctive in its extremely small Mini-ITX-influenced size and form factor, and in the fact that the computer does not ship with a display, keyboard, or mouse. Many potential users have already invested in keyboards and displays that they can attach to the mini or share using a KVM switch. The Mac mini measures 6.5 inches (16.5 cm) wide, 6.5 inches (16.5 cm) deep, and 2 inches (5.1 cm) tall, and is the smallest Macintosh desktop computer ever produced. The Mac mini weighs 2.9 pounds (1.32 kg).
The Mac mini ships with Apple's Mac OS X operating system preinstalled, and also includes software such as a chess game, AppleWorks, Apple's productivity software, and iLife, a set of five Apple-designed multimedia programs to create and manage videos, music, photos, and DVDs.
With the inclusion of iLife and the optional SuperDrive, the Mac mini makes for a compact media player.
Specifications
Two models have been announced so far:
Both of these models include:
Additional options are:
Opening the case
Some Mac mini owners have managed to use a putty knife to pry open the computer's case, thereby gaining access to the interior and being able to install memory upgrades. (The main reason in doing this themselves is that Apple-supplied memory upgrades are more expensive than third party RAM.)
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