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The Mac mini was introduced as the least expensive system ever shipped by Apple, packing modest performance in extremely compact and elegantly simple cases.
The Mac mini can be divided into three basic groups -- PowerPC, Intel Polycarbonate, and Aluminium. However, there are significant differences between systems within each group. Complete technical specs are below.
Mac mini FAQs (Jump to Specs):
Mac mini G4 Q&A PowerPC, A1103
Intel Mac mini Q&A Polycarbonate, A1176/A1283
Aluminum Mac mini Q&A Unibody (2010-Present)
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1Apple ComputerProcessorMac mini G4/1.251.25 GHz PowerPC 7447a (G4)
Intro.
January 11, 2005*
Disc.
February 28, 2006
Order
M9686LL/A*
Model
A1103 (EMC 2026)
Family
Mac mini
ID
PowerMac10,1
RAM
256 MB, 512 MB
VRAM
32 MB
Storage
40.0 GB HDD
Optical
8X 'Combo Drive'
Complete Mac mini G4/1.25 Specs
Mac mini G4/1.421.42 GHz PowerPC 7447a (G4)
Intro.
January 11, 2005*
Disc.
September 27, 2005
Order
M9687LL/A*
Model
A1103 (EMC 2026)
Family
Mac mini
ID
PowerMac10,1
RAM
256 MB, 512 MB
VRAM
32 MB
Storage
80.0 GB HDD
Optical
8X 'Combo Drive'
Complete Mac mini G4/1.42 Specs
Mac mini G4/1.331.33 GHz PowerPC 7447a (G4)
Intro.
September 27, 2005
Disc.
February 28, 2006
Order
M9686LL/B*
Model
A1103 (EMC N/A)
Family
Late 2005
ID
PowerMac10,2
RAM
512 MB
VRAM
32 MB
Storage
40.0 GB HDD
Optical
8X 'Combo Drive'
Complete Mac mini G4/1.33 Specs
Mac mini G4/1.51.5 GHz PowerPC 7447a (G4)
Intro.
September 27, 2005
Disc.
February 28, 2006
Order
M9687LL/B*
Model
A1103 (EMC N/A)
Family
Late 2005
ID
PowerMac10,2
RAM
512 MB
VRAM
64 MB
Storage
80.0 GB HDD
Optical
8X 'Combo Drive'
Complete Mac mini G4/1.5 Specs
Mac mini 'Core Solo' 1.51.5 GHz Core Solo (T1200)
Intro.
February 28, 2006
Disc.
September 6, 2006
Order
MA205LL/A
Model
A1176 (EMC 2108)
Family
Early 2006
ID
Macmini1,1
RAM
512 MB
VRAM
64 MB
Storage
60 GB HDD
Optical
8X 'Combo Drive'
Complete Mac mini 'Core Solo' 1.5 Specs
Mac mini 'Core Duo' 1.661.66 GHz Core Duo (T2300)
Intro.
February 28, 2006*
Disc.
August 7, 2007
Order
MA206LL/A*
Model
A1176 (EMC 2108)
Family
Early/Late 2006
ID
Macmini1,1
RAM
512 MB
VRAM
64 MB
Storage
60/80 GB HDD
Optical
2.4X 'SuperDrive'*
Complete Mac mini 'Core Duo' 1.66 Specs
Mac mini 'Core Duo' 1.831.83 GHz Core Duo (T2400)
Intro.
September 6, 2006
Disc.
August 7, 2007
Order
MA608LL/A
Model
A1176 (EMC 2108)
Family
Late 2006
ID
Macmini1,1
RAM
512 MB
VRAM
64 MB
Storage
80 GB HDD
Optical
2.4X 'SuperDrive'
Complete Mac mini 'Core Duo' 1.83 Specs
Mac mini 'Core 2 Duo' 1.831.83 GHz Core 2 Duo (T5600)
2016 Mac Mini Gaming Computer
Intro.
August 7, 2007
Disc.
March 3, 2009
Order
MB138LL/A
Model
A1176 (EMC 2108)
Family
Mid-2007
ID
Macmini2,1
RAM
1 GB
VRAM
64 MB
Storage
80 GB HDD
Optical
8X 'Combo Drive'
Complete Mac mini 'Core 2 Duo' 1.83 Specs
Mac mini 'Core 2 Duo' 2.02.0 GHz Core 2 Duo (T7200)
Intro.
August 7, 2007
Disc.
March 3, 2009
Order
MB139LL/A
Model
A1176 (EMC 2108)
Family
Mid-2007
ID
Macmini2,1
RAM
1 GB
VRAM
64 MB
Storage
120 GB HDD
Optical
2.4X 'SuperDrive'
Complete Mac mini 'Core 2 Duo' 2.0 Specs
Mac mini 'Core 2 Duo' 2.0 (Early 2009)2.0 GHz Core 2 Duo (P7350)
Intro.
March 3, 2009
Disc.
October 20, 2009
Order
MB463LL/A*
Model
A1283 (EMC 2264)
Family
Early 2009
ID
Macmini3,1
RAM
1 GB, 2 GB*
VRAM
128 MB, 256 MB*
Storage
120, 320 GB* HDD
Optical
8X DL 'SuperDrive'
Complete Mac mini 'Core 2 Duo' 2.0 (Early 2009) Specs
Mac mini 'Core 2 Duo' 2.26 (Early 2009)2.26 GHz Core 2 Duo (P8400)
Intro.
March 3, 2009
Disc.
October 20, 2009
Order
BTO/CTO
Model
A1283 (EMC 2264)
Family
Early 2009
ID
Macmini3,1
RAM
1 GB, 2 GB*
VRAM
128 MB, 256 MB*
Storage
120, 320 GB* HDD
Optical
8X DL 'SuperDrive'
Complete Mac mini 'Core 2 Duo' 2.26 (Early 2009) Specs
Mac mini 'Core 2 Duo' 2.26 (Late 2009)2.26 GHz Core 2 Duo (P7550)
Intro.
October 20, 2009
Disc.
June 15, 2010
Order
MC238LL/A
Model
A1283 (EMC 2336)
Family
Late 2009
ID
Macmini3,1
RAM
2 GB
VRAM
256 MB
Storage
160 GB HDD
Optical
8X DL 'SuperDrive'
Complete Mac mini 'Core 2 Duo' 2.26 (Late 2009) Specs
Mac mini 'Core 2 Duo' 2.53 (Late 2009)2.53 GHz Core 2 Duo (P8700)
Intro.
October 20, 2009
Disc.
June 15, 2010
Order
MC239LL/A
Model
A1283 (EMC 2336)
Family
Late 2009
ID
Macmini3,1
RAM
4 GB
VRAM
256 MB
Storage
320 GB* HDD
Optical
8X DL 'SuperDrive'
Complete Mac mini 'Core 2 Duo' 2.53 (Late 2009) Specs
Mac mini 'Core 2 Duo' 2.66 (Late 2009)2.66 GHz Core 2 Duo (P8800)
Intro.
October 20, 2009
Disc.
June 15, 2010
Order
BTO/CTO
Model
A1283 (EMC 2336)
Family
Late 2009
ID
Macmini3,1
RAM
4 GB
VRAM
256 MB
Storage
320 GB HDD
Optical
8X DL 'SuperDrive'
Complete Mac mini 'Core 2 Duo' 2.66 (Late 2009) Specs
Mac mini 'Core 2 Duo' 2.53 (Server)2.53 GHz Core 2 Duo (P8700)
2016 Mac Mini Gaming Pc
Intro.
October 20, 2009
Disc.
June 15, 2010
Order
MC408LL/A
Model
A1283 (EMC 2336)
Family
Late 2009
ID
Macmini3,1
RAM
4 GB
VRAM
256 MB
Storage
500 GB HDD x2
Optical
None*
Complete Mac mini 'Core 2 Duo' 2.53 (Server) Specs
Mac mini 'Core 2 Duo' 2.4 (Mid-2010)2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo (P8600)
Intro.
June 15, 2010
Disc.
July 20, 2011
Order
MC270LL/A
Model
A1347 (EMC 2364)
Family
Mid-2010
ID
Macmini4,1
RAM
2 GB
VRAM
256 MB
Storage
320 GB HDD
Optical
8X DL 'SuperDrive'
Complete Mac mini 'Core 2 Duo' 2.4 (Mid-2010) Specs
Mac mini 'Core 2 Duo' 2.66 (Mid-2010)2.66 GHz Core 2 Duo (P8800)
Intro.
June 15, 2010
Disc.
July 20, 2011
Order
BTO/CTO
Model
A1347 (EMC 2364)
Family
Mid-2010
ID
Macmini4,1
RAM
2 GB
VRAM
256 MB
Storage
320 GB HDD
Optical
8X DL 'SuperDrive'
Complete Mac mini 'Core 2 Duo' 2.66 (Mid-2010) Specs
Mac mini 'Core 2 Duo' 2.66 (Server)2.66 GHz Core 2 Duo (P8800)
Intro.
June 15, 2010
Disc.
July 20, 2011
Order
MC438LL/A
Model
A1347 (EMC 2364)
Family
Mid-2010
ID
Macmini4,1
RAM
4 GB
VRAM
256 MB
Storage
500 GB HDD x2
Optical
None*
Complete Mac mini 'Core 2 Duo' 2.66 (Server) Specs
Mac mini 'Core i5' 2.3 (Mid-2011)2.3 GHz Core i5 (I5-2415M)
Intro.
July 20, 2011
Disc.
October 23, 2012
Order
MC815LL/A
Model
A1347 (EMC 2442)
Family
Mid-2011
ID
Macmini5,1
RAM
2 GB
VRAM
288 MB*
Storage
500 GB HDD
Optical
None*
Complete Mac mini 'Core i5' 2.3 (Mid-2011) Specs
Mac mini 'Core i5' 2.5 (Mid-2011)2.5 GHz Core i5 (I5-2520M)
Intro.
July 20, 2011
Disc.
October 23, 2012
Order
MC816LL/A
Model
A1347 (EMC 2442)
Family
Mid-2011
ID
Macmini5,2
RAM
4 GB
VRAM
256 MB
Storage
500 GB HDD
Optical
None*
Complete Mac mini 'Core i5' 2.5 (Mid-2011) Specs
Mac mini 'Core i7' 2.7 (Mid-2011)2.7 GHz Core i7 (I7-2620M)
Intro.
July 20, 2011
Disc.
October 23, 2012
Order
BTO/CTO
Model
A1347 (EMC 2442)
Family
Mid-2011
ID
Macmini5,2
RAM
4 GB
VRAM
256 MB
Storage
500 GB HDD
Optical
None*
Complete Mac mini 'Core i7' 2.7 (Mid-2011) Specs
Mac mini 'Core i7' 2.0 (Mid-2011/Server)2.0 GHz Core i7 (I7-2635QM)
Intro.
July 20, 2011
Disc.
October 23, 2012
Order
MC936LL/A
Model
A1347 (EMC 2442)
Family
Mid-2011
ID
Macmini5,3
RAM
4 GB
VRAM
384 MB*
Storage
500 GB HDD x2
Optical
None*
Complete Mac mini 'Core i7' 2.0 (Mid-2011/Server) Specs
Mac mini 'Core i5' 2.5 (Late 2012)2.5 GHz Core i5 (I5-3210M)
Intro.
October 23, 2012
Disc.
October 16, 2014
Order
MD387LL/A
Model
A1347 (EMC 2570)
Family
Late 2012
ID
Macmini6,1
RAM
4 GB
VRAM
512 MB*
Storage
500 GB HDD
Optical
None*
Complete Mac mini 'Core i5' 2.5 (Late 2012) Specs
Mac mini 'Core i7' 2.3 (Late 2012)2.3 GHz Core i7 (I7-3615QM)
Intro.
October 23, 2012
Disc.
October 16, 2014
Order
MD388LL/A
Model
A1347 (EMC 2570)
Family
Late 2012
ID
Macmini6,2
RAM
4 GB
VRAM
512 MB*
Storage
1 TB HDD
Optical
None*
Complete Mac mini 'Core i7' 2.3 (Late 2012) Specs
Mac mini 'Core i7' 2.6 (Late 2012)2.6 GHz Core i7 (I7-3720QM)
Intro.
October 23, 2012
Disc.
October 16, 2014
Order
BTO/CTO
Model
A1347 (EMC 2570)
Family
Late 2012
ID
Macmini6,2
RAM
4 GB
VRAM
512 MB*
Storage
1 TB HDD
Optical
None*
Complete Mac mini 'Core i7' 2.6 (Late 2012) Specs
Mac mini 'Core i7' 2.3 (Late 2012/Server)2.3 GHz Core i7 (I7-3615QM)
Intro.
October 23, 2012
Disc.
October 16, 2014
Order
MD389LL/A
Model
A1347 (EMC 2570)
Family
Late 2012
ID
Macmini6,2
RAM
4 GB
VRAM
512 MB*
Storage
1 TB HDD x2
Optical
None*
Complete Mac mini 'Core i7' 2.3 (Late 2012/Server) Specs
Mac mini 'Core i7' 2.6 (Late 2012/Server)2.6 GHz Core i7 (I7-3720QM)
Intro.
October 23, 2012
Disc.
October 16, 2014
Order
BTO/CTO
Model
A1347 (EMC 2570)
Family
Late 2012
ID
Macmini6,2
RAM
4 GB
VRAM
512 MB*
Storage
1 TB HDD x2
Optical
None*
Complete Mac mini 'Core i7' 2.6 (Late 2012/Server) Specs
Mac mini 'Core i5' 1.4 (Late 2014)1.4 GHz Core i5 (I5-4260U)
Intro.
October 16, 2014
Disc.
October 30, 2018
Order
MGEM2LL/A
Model
A1347 (EMC 2840)
Family
Late 2014
ID
Macmini7,1
RAM
4 GB
VRAM
1.5 GB
Storage
500 GB HDD
Optical
None*
Complete Mac mini 'Core i5' 1.4 (Late 2014) Specs
Mac mini 'Core i5' 2.6 (Late 2014)2.6 GHz Core i5 (I5-4278U)
Intro.
October 16, 2014
Disc.
October 30, 2018
Order
MGEN2LL/A
Model
A1347 (EMC 2840)
Family
Late 2014
ID
Macmini7,1
RAM
8 GB
VRAM
1.5 GB*
Storage
1 TB HDD
Optical
None*
Complete Mac mini 'Core i5' 2.6 (Late 2014) Specs
Mac mini 'Core i5' 2.8 (Late 2014)2.8 GHz Core i5 (I5-4308U)
Intro.
October 16, 2014
Disc.
October 30, 2018
Order
MGEQ2LL/A
Model
A1347 (EMC 2840)
Family
Late 2014
ID
Macmini7,1
RAM
8 GB
VRAM
1.5 GB*
Storage
1 TB (Fusion*)
Optical
None*
Complete Mac mini 'Core i5' 2.8 (Late 2014) Specs
Mac mini 'Core i7' 3.0 (Late 2014)3.0 GHz Core i7 (I7-4578U)
Intro.
October 16, 2014
Disc.
October 30, 2018
Order
BTO/CTO
Model
A1347 (EMC 2840)
Family
Late 2014
ID
Macmini7,1
RAM
8 GB
VRAM
1.5 GB*
Storage
1 TB (HD, Fusion*)
Optical
None*
Complete Mac mini 'Core i7' 3.0 (Late 2014) Specs
Mac mini 'Core i3' 3.6 (Late 2018)3.6 GHz Core i3 (I3-8100B)
Intro.
October 30, 2018*
Disc.
N/A
Order
MRTR2LL/A
Model
A1993 (EMC 3213)
Family
2018
ID
Macmini8,1
RAM
8 GB
VRAM
1.5 GB
Storage
128, 256 GB SSD*
Optical
None*
Complete Mac mini 'Core i3' 3.6 (Late 2018) Specs
Mac mini 'Core i5' 3.0 (Late 2018)3.0 GHz Core i5 (I5-8500B)
2016 Mac Mini Gaming Computer
Intro.
October 30, 2018*
Disc.
N/A
Order
MRTT2LL/A
Model
A1993 (EMC 3213)
Family
2018
ID
Macmini8,1
RAM
8 GB
VRAM
1.5 GB
Storage
256, 512 GB SSD*
Optical
None*
Complete Mac mini 'Core i5' 3.0 (Late 2018) Specs
Mac mini 'Core i7' 3.2 (Late 2018)3.2 GHz Core i7 (I7-8700B)
Intro.
October 30, 2018
Disc.
N/A
Order
BTO/CTO
Model
A1993 (EMC 3213)
Family
2018
ID
Macmini8,1
RAM
8 GB
VRAM
1.5 GB
Storage
128, 256, 512 GB SSD*
Optical
None*
Complete Mac mini 'Core i7' 3.2 (Late 2018) Specs
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