Like the early-2009 models, the latest minis include an Nvidia GeForce 9400M video processor however, this time around the 9400M takes advantage of up to 256MB of main memory on both models. (Apple told Macworld that the mini uses a separate USB bus for every two USB ports USB is also used internally for Bluetooth and the infrared receiver.) You also still get 802.11a/b/g/n wireless, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, and an 8X dual-layer SuperDrive. Each continues to offer a gigabit ethernet port, FireWire 800, five USB 2.0 ports, digital/analog (auto-sensing) audio input and output minijacks, a security lock slot, and an infrared receiver for the optional Apple Remote ($19). ![]() Both models remain 6.5 inches square and 2.0 inches thick, weighing just under 3 pounds each. The latest Mac mini revisions-which Apple labels Mac mini (Late 2009) this time around-offer comparatively minor improvements at the same price points. But that update was the most significant in the history of the line while the two models retained the same $599 and $799 price tags as their 2007 predecessors, nearly every aspect of each was upgraded. ![]() Back in March, when I reviewed the previous Mac mini models-officially called the Mac mini (Early 2009)-Appleās smallest desktop computer had just received a long-overdue refresh: it had been 19 months since the company had touched the Mac mini line.
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