#Mac mini review 2011 i5 mac os x#
#Mac mini review 2011 i5 Bluetooth#

Internally, it also has a faster processor, architecture, RAM and graphics as well as improved wireless capabilities. What with the Cupertino-based company dazzling the tech world with iPhones, iPads and MacBook Airs, the Mac mini seems. The latest dual-core Intel Core i5 processors come as standard on Mac mini. Thunderbolt also supports other peripherals that use the Thunderbolt standard which provides up to 10 Gbps of bandwidth in both directions.Ĭompared to its non-server predecessor, the most obvious external difference is that this model lacks an optical drive, but it also has the aforementioned Thunderbolt port and is a bit lighter. Apple iMac 21.5-Inch 'Core i5' 2.5 (Mid-2011) Specs Identifiers: Mid-2011 - MC309LL/A - iMac12,1 - A1311 - 2428 Processor: 2. The higher-end Mac mini is still £100 (157) cheaper than the entry-level 21.5-inch iMac, which comes with a 1.4GHz Intel Core-i5 CPU (Turbo Boost to 2.7GHz), 8GB of RAM, a 500GB HDD and Intels.

#Mac mini review 2011 i5 Bluetooth#

It does not have an internal optical drive.Ĭonnectivity includes 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, 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, an SDXC card slot and an HDMI port as well as a new 'Thunderbolt' port that is backwards compatible with Mini DisplayPort and likewise supports an external display at 2560x1600 and passes an audio signal as well.

#Mac mini review 2011 i5 mac os x#

This would be for light-medium photo editing and browsing, of course - I feel like saving money by getting another 2011, but I kind of don't want the. Buy Refurbished: Apple Mac Mini 2011 USFF Intel Core i5 1.40 GHz 4GB Ram 500GB MAC OS X with fast shipping and top-rated customer service. The Apple Mac mini 'Core i5' 2.3 (Mid-2011/Aluminum Unibody) features a 32-nm 'Sandy Bridge' 2.3 GHz Intel 'Core i5' (2415M) processor with two independent processor 'cores' on a single chip, a 3 MB shared level 3 cache, and Intel HD Graphics 3000 with 288 MB of memory shared with the system. Mac Mini 2011 2.5 GHz i5, 8GB RAM, 120GB SSD, 750GB 54000rpm Hard Drive 425.00 So, with option 2, I definitely would swap the 500GB hard drive for an SSD (I can't go back from an SSD now).