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Mac mini (Mid 2011) Basics — Overview 9
2011-07-21
Overview
This manual covers the two Mac mini products released in mid 2011:
• Mac mini (Mid 2011)
• Mac mini Server (Mid 2011)
Identifying Features
The Mac mini (Mid 2011) models continue in the slimline aluminum housing design, introduced
with the previous Mac mini (Mid 2010).
The Mac mini (Mid 2011) models do not have optical drive slots, so externally they look like a
Mac mini Server (Mid 2010).
The Mac mini (Mid 2011) can be further identied by the following external cues:
• Model No. A1347
• Thunderbolt port
Other features of the Mac mini (Mid 2011) include:
• No optical drive
• Low-prole housing design
• Service access through the bottom cover (removal without tools)
• Thunderbolt port
• HDMI port
• SD card slot
• 4 USB ports
• FireWire 800 port
• Internal power supply
• Processors:
- 2.3GHz Dual-Core Sandy Bridge
- 2.5GHz Dual-Core Sandy Bridge
- 2.7GHz Dual-Core Sandy Bridge (CTO)
- 2.0GHz Quad-Core Sandy Bridge
• Hard drives:
- 500GB, SATA, 5400
- 500GB, SATA, 7200
- 750GB, SATA, 7200
- 256GB SSD
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