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And donвЂ™t forget that ordering the upgrade from Apple is easier and means the RAM is covered under AppleвЂ™s warranty. (The $599 model cannot be upgraded to 2.66GHz.)ДЄpple has even made it less appealing to max out the miniвЂ™s RAM on your own: the $799 model is already flush with 4GB, and upgrading the $599 model to 4GB when you order will set you back only another $100-a reasonable price considering current prices on a 4GB RAM kit for the mini. The $599 model can be upgraded, when purchasing from Apple, to a 2.53GHz processor, and the $799 model can be upgraded to 2.66GHz each upgrade costs $150. The system bus on both models remains at 1066MHz, with the CPU hosting a 3MB Level-2 cache. All hard drives remain 5400rpm, 2.5-inch SATA drives while these drives reduce energy use and help keep the mini, well, mini, they also provide poor performance compared to larger desktop drives. The $799 model now sports a 2.53GHz processor, 4GB of RAM, and a 320GB hard drive (improved from 2.0GHz and 2GB the previous $799 model had the same hard-drive capacity). The $599 model now ships with a 2.26GHz Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB of 1066MHz DDR SDRAM, and a 160GB SATA hard drive (up from 2.0GHz, 1GB, and 120GB, respectively). Where the latest models differ from their predecessors are in processor speed, memory, and hard-drive capacity. WeвЂ™ll be reviewing that model separately.

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Note that along with the new Mac mini models, Apple released a Mac mini server.

However, the current minis use вЂњless than 14 Watts of power when idleвЂќ, up slightly from вЂњless than 13 WattsвЂќ for the previous models. Both video outputs include High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP).ДЄpple continues to boast of the miniвЂ™s green credentials, this time going so far as to publish an environmental report (PDF link) that covers everything from the miniвЂ™s energy and material efficiency to its packaging to its recycling-friendly construction.

Alternately, you can use AppleвЂ™s $99 Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter to connect a 30-inch Cinema HD Display ( ). The Mini DiplayPort jack works directly with Mini DisplayPort-equipped displays (such as AppleвЂ™s 24-inch LED Cinema Display ( ), or even the latest iMac models, which can be used as a display) you can also connect a standard DVI display using AppleвЂ™s $29 Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter.ДЄs with the early-2009 minis, you can connect two displays simultaneously and use either extended- or mirrored-desktop mode. (The $599 early-2009 mini shipped with only 1GB of RAM, which limited the 9400M to only 128MB of video memory.) The 9400M again drives two video ports: a mini-DVI port that uses an included adapter to connect to standard DVI displays, and a Mini DisplayPort connector identical to those found on the current iMacs and MacBooks. 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.

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(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.

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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)-AppleвЂ™s 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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