Apple Mac mini Releases, Update History, Buyers Guide, News and Rumors

Apple Mac mini
Last Updated: Tuesday 15th of June 2010
Replaces Mac mini G4.

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Current cycle: 1 Month 2 Weeks

Shortest cycle: 6 Months 1 Week

Average cycle: 9 Months 1 Week 2 Days

Longest cycle: 1 Year 6 Months 3 Weeks 5 Days

Recent Mac mini rumors...

Tuesday 27th of July 2010
Apple Agrees to Honor Mis-Priced Mac Mini Orders in Taiwan
AFP reports that Apple has agreed to honor pricing on as many as 40,000+ Mac mini orders that had been erroneously priced at only about 40% of their actual retail prices. The announcement comes after Apple had quietly raised the prices to th...

July 26th 2010
Apple Facing Possible Fine Over Taiwanese Mac Mini Pricing Errors

July 26th 2010
Apple Taiwan Mac Mini price boo-boo makes a big brouhaha

July 7th 2010
Review: Apple's aluminum Mac mini and Mac mini Server (2010)

July 2nd 2010
Piper: Mac mini with HDMI shows Apple's interest in selling HDTVs

June 20th 2010
New Mac mini folds in Apple TV features (photos)

Mac mini Pricing analysis...

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	Highest Price	Lowest Price	Average Price
Today	$999	$699	$849
Tuesday 15th of June 2010	$999	$699	$849
Tuesday 20th of October 2009	$999	$599	$799
Tuesday 3rd of March 2009	$799	$599	$699
Tuesday 7th of August 2007	$799	$599	$699
Wednesday 6th of September 2006	$799	$599	$699
Tuesday 28th of February 2006	$799	$599	$699
Tuesday 26th of July 2005	$699	$499	$599
Tuesday 11th of January 2005	$599	$499	$549

Currently available Mac mini models...

2.66Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo, SuperDrive, 4GB, Dual 500GB HDD, FW800, HDMI - $999.00

Released: 1 Month, 2 Weeks, 3 Days Ago

2.4Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo, NVIDIA GeForce 320M, 2GB, 320GB HDD, HDMI, SD Slot - $699.00

Released: 1 Month, 2 Weeks, 3 Days Ago

Mac mini Product notes...

Intel Core 2 Duo processor
Powered by the Intel Core 2 Duo processor, the new Mac mini is up to 39 percent faster than the previous generation.

Front Row and Apple Remote
From across the room, you can browse through all the music, photos, and movies on both your Mac mini and other computers across your network.

iLife '08: Home of your life's events
Turn special times into photo books and slideshows, Hollywood-style movies, and DVDs. And create stunning web pages, blogs, and podcasts.