Meanwhile the system also has regular USB 3.0 Type-A ports, an HDMI 2.0 header, and a 3.5-mm audio connector for headphones.Īpple’s new Mac mini systems start at $799 for a quad-core Core i3-based model outfitted with 8 GB of DRAM, and 128 GB of storage. In addition, the new Apple Mac mini has the company’s T2 security chip for encrypted storage and secure boot. To bring the Mac mini even closer to fully-fledged desktop workstations, the new PCs are outfitted with up to 64 GB of DDR4-2666 memory, up to 2 TB SSD, four Thunderbolt 3 ports to connect an external graphics adapter, a storage system, or an Ultra-HD display, as well as an optional 10 GbE NIC that we expect is based on Aquantia AQtion AQC107 silicon (since there are no other suitable controllers on the market). In a bid to cool the processor down, Apple uses a brand-new cooling system featuring a blower. With its 2018 SFF desktops Apple is changing the game here: the company now calls its Mac mini a “workhorse” and therefore uses Intel’s custom 8 th Gen Core CPUs with four or six cores operating at 4.6 GHz Turbo Boost frequency. Meanwhile, historically Apple used mobile processors for its Mac mini, which the company found good enough for the market segment. With that said, the considerably higher performance enabled by the new Mac mini also comes at higher price points when compared to the predecessors.Īpple’s Mac mini desktops are designed for SOHO market segment as well as everyday workloads that normally do not require very capable hardware.
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The new Mac mini is based on Intel’s latest Coffee Lake processors with up to six cores and improves the SFF system in almost all ways possible, making the miniature PC almost as capable as regular desktops.
Apple on Tuesday introduced its first new small form-factor PC in four years.