Apple Gives Mac mini a Speed Boost, Snow Leopard Server

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Jeff Gamet

12:44 PM, Oct. 20th ET, 2009

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Apple announced the immediate availability of an updated version of its mac mini desktop computer on Tuesday. The new model is available with a 2.26GHz or 2.53GHz Core 2 Duo processor, and is also offering a version with Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server pre-installed.

Mac mini with Apple Cinema Display

The Mac mini includes five USB 2.0 ports, FireWire 800, a slot loading 8x SuperDrive, and NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics, Mini-DVI and Mini DisplayPort video out, a Mini DVI to DVI adapter, Gigabit Ethernet, and built-in AirPort Extreme and Bluetooth. The 2.26GHz Mac mini ships with 2GB RAM, and a 160GB hard drive for US$599. The 2.53GHz model includes 4GB RAM and a 320GB hard drive for $799.

Apple's Mac mini with Snow Leopard Server configuration includes two built-in 500GB hard drives for $999.

The Mac mini and Mac mini with Snow Leopard are available at Apple's Web site and at Apple Retail locations.

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Lee Dronick

said on October 20th, 2009 at 12:10 PM (Edited: 10/18/2011 6:20 PM):

Unlimited users on that Mac Mini server license.

Khaled

said on October 20th, 2009 at 12:38 PM (Edited: 12/08/2009 4:11 PM):

is the server mac mini physically bigger? or did they remove the optical drive? (very useless with my current mac mini)

Lee Dronick

said on October 20th, 2009 at 12:48 PM (Edited: 10/18/2011 6:20 PM):

is the server mac mini physically bigger? or did they remove the optical drive? (very useless with my current mac mini)

They removed the optical drive and gave it a second hard drive.

geoduck

said on October 20th, 2009 at 12:59 PM (Edited: 01/26/2012 2:46 PM):

This is now VERY tempting. Like Sir Harry I have a G4 MDD tower that is still running but it takes a LONG time to open my iPhoto or iTunes library.

Lee Dronick

said on October 20th, 2009 at 1:30 PM (Edited: 10/18/2011 6:20 PM):

This is now VERY tempting. Like Sir Harry I have a G4 MDD tower that is still running but it takes a LONG time to open my iPhoto or iTunes library.

Need any parts

My G4 MDD was acting in a home server capacity. This new Mac Mini would stack nicely with my AirPort

CityGuide

said on October 20th, 2009 at 5:16 PM:

Unlimited users on that Mac Mini server license.

Last month I bought an HP Home Media server because I could administer it from my Mac. I was led astray because the EX485 was at a good price, but now I’m kicking myself.

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