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

Apple Mac mini
Last Updated: Tuesday 20th of October 2009
Replaces Mac mini G4.

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Current cycle: 4 Months 2 Weeks 5 Days

Shortest cycle: 6 Months 1 Week

Average cycle: 9 Months 2 Weeks 3 Days

Longest cycle: 1 Year 6 Months 3 Weeks 5 Days

Recent Mac mini rumors...

Monday 1st of March 2010
HDMI coming to Mac Minis?
Perhaps this is a bit obvious, but today Appleinsider goes forth and says that future Macs, specifically the Mac Mini (which they declared as dead two years ago) will this year have HDMI ports. They further mention that these unreleased Minis have Nvidia's next generation MCP89 chipsets (vs. current MCP79-GeForce 9400M) which aren't licensed to use Intel's Core i3, i5, i7 lineup of processors. That would mean that the Minis are going to stay in the Core 2 Duo range of processors or that this design is going to get scrapped for an Intel chipset design. Current DisplayPort Macs can get HDMI-out with various inexpensive adapters both with sound and without. The move would also give the Macs-with-BluRay idea some more hope.

January 8th 2010
Apple's new Mac mini, server surprise with strong sales start

November 20th 2009
iFixit Launches Nearly 250 Repair Manuals for iMac and Mac Mini

October 24th 2009
Inside Apple's new Mac mini Server

October 22nd 2009
New Product Teardowns Continue: iMac, Mac Mini, Magic Mouse

October 21st 2009
New Mac Minis, both traditional and dual hard drive, taken apart

Mac mini Pricing analysis...

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	Highest Price	Lowest Price	Average Price
Today	$999	$599	$799
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...

2.53Ghz Intel Core2 Duo, SuperDrive, 4GB, Dual 500GB HDD, FW800 - $999.00

Released: 4 Months, 4 Weeks, 1 Day Ago

2.53Ghz Intel Core2 Duo, SuperDrive, 4GB, 320GB HDD, FW800 - $799.00

Released: 4 Months, 4 Weeks, 1 Day Ago

2.26Ghz Intel Core2 Duo, SuperDrive, 2GB, 160GB HDD, FW800 - $599.00

Released: 4 Months, 4 Weeks, 1 Day 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.