The Mac Mini is the greatest Mac that never was, always just a little too expensive and/or a little too underfeatured to be perfect. This time it's closer than ever to perfection—but still falls short.
Apple Mac mini (early 2009)
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With its small and stylish form-factor, great price and decent performance, the Mac Mini is the perfect way to create an HTPC. Here's how I'm using mine: Previous gen Mini (1.83 C2D with integrated graphics) hooked up via DVI -> HDMI converter to my HDTV. Using Digital Out to my receiver.... Read the full review →
3 people find this review helpful
Personally, I'm really happy with my MacMini. It does what it's supposed to do. Being my personal media center! Unfortunately Apple still won't include a HDMI Out port for what so reason ever. That's why you have to go through the quirks of getting an extra adapter. Either... Read the full review →
1 person found this review helpful
Been wanting to do this for years, but glad I waited because these newer Minis are really fantastic. I was finally able to convince the hubby that it wouldn't be a huge pain in the butt, which wasn't an easy task because he's been a longtime TiVo user. In the end getting rid of cable... Read the full review →
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I have the 2009 version of the Mac Mini (MB463LL/A). First thing I did was crack it open (Putty Knife, #1 Philips, T6 Torx, Strong Heart required), Upgraded the RAM to 4GB and HDD to 500GB. Loaded Vista, then later the Win 7 RC. I love this thing. I mostly use it as a companion to my game consoles... Read the full review →
1 person found this review helpful
I love the mac mini. I have it attached to a 32" 1080p tv. I run Plex media server on it as well as use it for general desktop duties as well as editing photos in aperture. It doesn't have much internal storage. I have 5tb of external hard drives hooked up to it though. Read the full review →
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I bought it mainly to play around with XCode, Apple's objective-c IDE that can be used to develope Mac or IPhone software. The model I bought comes with 1GB's RAM; install additional RAM is not really plug and play and voids your warantty; On the other hand, there are a lot of guie online... Read the full review →
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This is a great computer for the average user and for someone that is not a gaming freak. I got it just to use for making iPhone apps and this was my first mac computer ever. The Mac Mini has now become my main computer and I have it setup with two 22 inch flat screen monitors. Read the full review →
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Cute computer, but my next desktop will be a Mac Pro. Read the full review →
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