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The Mac mini seems to be the Mac that Apple forgets about for years between updates. The 2014 model came out two years after the 2012, and the 2018 a whole four years after the 2014. It may have been a long wait, but the new model is a huge step forward from the Late 2014 Mac mini – in part indicated by it shipping in Space Gray instead of brushed aluminum.
Even if you can’t swap your internal drive, by the way, for a Mac mini or iMac, you could use an external SSD in a USB 3 or Thunderbolt 3-equipped enclosure. OWC offers a 1TB Thunderbolt 3 SSD. Your Mac mini comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase AppleCare+ for Mac to extend your coverage to three years from your AppleCare+ purchase date and add up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage, each subject to a service fee of $99 for external enclosure damage, or $299 for other repairable damage, plus applicable tax.
There are two base models. The “entry level” model has a quad-core 3.6 GHz 8th generation Intel i3 CPU, and the “better” model has a 3.0 GHz 6-core 8th generation Intel i5 CPU with Turbo Boost to 4.1 GHz. To support the extra power, the Late 2018 Mac mini has a 150W power supply, up from 85W on the 2014 model.
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Where the 2014 Mac mini started at a very economical (for Apple) $499 with 4 GB of system memory and a 500 GB hard drive, the price of entry has jumped by $300 to $799. For that you get two more CPU cores, a much higher clock speed, double the amount of system memory, and 128 GB of fast SSD storage.
The previous top end model had a 2.8 GHz dual-core i7 CPU, 8 GB of system memory, and a 1 TB Fusion Drive for $999. The replacement is just $100 more and has a 6-core CPU, the same 8 GB of RAM, and a 256 GB SSD. The old Fusion Drive, which combined an SSD with a hard drive, is history.
Late 2018 Mac mini ports
The Late 2018 Minis ship with OS X 10.14 Mojave, support monitor resolutions to 5120 x 2880, have HDMI 2.0 output, include four USB-C 40 Gbps Thunderbolt 3/10 Gbps USB 3.1 ports plus two old style USB 3.0 ports with 5 Gbps throughput. The SDXC slot and FireWire 800 port on previous models is gone. For connectivity, there’s Gigabit ethernet (plus a 10 Gigabit option) and 802.11ac WiFi, along with Bluetooth 5.0.
Build-to-Order Options
Build-to-order options include doubling system memory from 8 GB to 16 GB for $200, to 32 GB for $600, and to a whopping 64 GB or $1,400, although third-party memory will be a whole lot less costly (with the previous model, memory could not be upgraded after purchase). 10 Gigabit ethernet is a $100 upgrade.
The entry level model can be ordered with 256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB, and 2 TB SSDs for $200, $400, $800, and $1,600 respectively. The better model has 512 GB, 1 TB, and 2 TB SSD options at $200, $600, and $1,400 respectively.
For those who want more power, either model can be ordered with a 6-core 3.2 GHz 8th generation Intel i7 CPU with 4.6 GHz Turbo Boost. On the entry-level model, that costs $300, but it’s only $200 additional on the “better” Mac mini.
Other Details
This is the first Mac mini with Thunderbolt 3, which has twice the bandwidth of Thunderbolt 2 and four times that of the original Thunderbolt standard.
The Mac mini doesn’t include a keyboard or mouse. Apple says buyers can plug in their favorite USB keyboard and mouse – or buy Apple’s offerings. Mac OS X includes support for remapping the Windows Alt and Option keys to Option and Cmd respectively.
Details
- Introduced 2018.10.30 at US$799 (quad-core 3.6 GHz i3, 8 GB RAM, 128 GB SSD), and US$1,099 (6-core 3.0 GHz i5, 8 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD). Both models can be upgraded with a 3.2 GHz 6-core i7 CPU.
- Model no.: A1993
- Part nos.: MRTR2LL/A (3.6 GHz) MRTT2LL/A (3.0 GHz)
- Model Identifiers: Macmini8,1
Mac OS
- Requires Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave or later
Core System
- CPU: 3.6 GHz quad-core Intel i3 or 3.0 GHz 6-core i5; optional 3.2 GHz 6-core i7
- L3 cache: 6 MB on i3, 9 MB on i5, and 12 MB on i7
- Bus: 1600 MHz
- RAM: 8 GB, expandable to 64 GB
- Performance, Geekbench 4:
- 64-bit single-core: 4684 (i3), 5155 (i5), 5682 (i7)
- 64-bit multicore: 13971 (i3), 20291 (i5), 24254 (i7)
Video
- GPU: Intel UHD Graphics 630 supports up to 3 displays
- VRAM: up to 1.5 GB from main memory
- Video out:
- Thunderbolt 3, resolution to 5120 x 2880
- HDMI 2.0
- 1080p
- 3840 x 2160
- 4096 x 2160 at 60 Hz
- HDMI-to-DVI adapter available separately
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Drives
- Drive bus: PCIe
- Hard drive: n/a
- SSD: PCIe
- SuperDrive: optional external USB drive
Expansion
- Thunderbolt 3 ports: 4
- USB 3 ports: 2
- FireWire 400 ports: 0
- FireWire 800 ports: 0
- Ethernet: 10/100/gigabit (10 Gbps optional)
- WiFi: 802.11ac AirPort Extreme built in
- Bluetooth: BT 5.0 built in
- SDXC Card slot: no
- IR receiver: apparently not
- No internal modem; external USB modem available
- Microphone: none
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Physical
- Size: 1.4 x 7.7 x 7.7 in/36 x 197 x 197 mm
- Weight: 2.9 lb./1.3 kg
- Power supply: 150W internal power supply
- PRAM battery: 3V CR2032 lithium
Upgrades
- Soldered CPU, upgrades not possible.
Online Resources
- The Late 2018 Mac mini Value Equation, Dan Knight, The Value Equation, 2018.11.01.
- Thunderstrike Malware: Could It Still Be a Threat to Your Mac?, Low End Mac Tech Journal 2018.02.01. Malware secretly infects EFI. Which versions of macOS are safest?
- Mac mini the best value in desktop Macs, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 2009.08.25. Although the iMac is faster all around, the Mac mini provides plenty of power at half the price. Even with the cost of upgrades, it’s the value champion.
- Know Your Mac’s Upgrade Options, Phil Herlihy, The Usefulness Equation, 2008.08.26. Any Mac can be upgraded, but it’s a question of what can be upgraded – RAM, hard drive, video, CPU – and how far it can be upgraded.
- Maximizing the Mac mini, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 2010.01.21. If Apple won’t offer a midrange Mac, someone should offer a replacement chassis for the Mini with two 3.5″ drive bays.
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The Mac mini was both the smallest Mac ever sold and the least expensive. Introduced in January 2005, the Mac mini has only been through one design change. The original design was 6.5″ square and 2.0″ tall; the later design was 7.7″ square and 1.4″ tall.
The Mac mini doesn’t include a keyboard or mouse. Instead, you can plug in your favorite USB keyboard and mouse – or buy one from Apple or any computer retailer. Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) includes support for remapping the Windows alt and option keys to option and cmd.
Original Design, PowerPC
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Mac mini G4 port configuration
- Mac mini G4, Early 2005: 1.25 GHz and 1.42 GHz, 256 MB RAM, Combo drive standard, 32 MB video RAM.
- Mac mini G4 (Rev. B): same speeds, 512 MB RAM standard, Bluetooth 2.0 and AirPort Extreme standard on 1.42 GHz model, 4x SuperDrive configuration added.
Original Design, Intel Core
- Mac mini, Late 2005: 1.33 GHz and 1.5 GHz, 512 MB RAM (2 GB max), 64 MB video RAM. Top-end model now includes 8x SuperDrive. 5400 rpm drives now standard.
- Mac mini, Core Solo (Early 2006): 1.5 GHz Core Solo, 512 MB RAM (2 GB max), 64 MB video RAM (shared with system RAM). 4 USB 2.0 ports. 5400 rpm drive standard.
- Mac mini, Core Duo (Early 2006): 1.66 GHz Core Duo, 512 MB RAM (2 GB max), 64 MB video RAM (shared with system RAM). 4 USB 2.0 ports. Dual-layer SuperDrive. 5400 rpm drive standard.
- Mac mini, Core Duo (Late 2006): 1.66 and 1.83 GHz, 512 MB RAM (2 GB max), 64 MB video RAM (shared with system RAM). 4 USB 2.0 ports. Top-end model includes dual-layer SuperDrive. 5400 rpm drives standard.
- Mac mini, Core Duo, (Mid 2007): 1.83 and 2.0 GHz Core 2 Duo, 1 GB RAM (3 GB max), 64 MB video RAM (shared with system RAM). 4 USB 2.0 ports. Top-end model includes dual-layer SuperDrive. 5400 rpm drives standard.
Back of 2009 Mac mini.
- Mac mini (Early 2009): 2.0 GHz, 1 GB/2 GB RAM (8 GB max), Nvidia GeForce 9400M graphics, 5 USB 2.0 ports, FireWire 800 (but not 400), SuperDrive standard, Mini-DVI and Mini DisplayPort, dual display support.
- Mac mini (Late 2009): 2.26 or 2.53 GHz, 2 GB RAM (8 GB max), Nvidia GeForce 9400M graphics, 5 USB 2.0 ports, FireWire 800, SuperDrive standard, Mini-DVI and Mini DisplayPort, dual display support.
Mac mini, New Design
There is no built-in optical drive with the 2011 and later models.
- Mac mini (Mid 2010): New unibody design. 2.4 or 2.66 GHz, 2/4 GB RAM (8 GB max), Nvidia GeForce 320M graphics, 4 USB 2.0 ports, FireWire 800, SuperDrive standard, Mini-DVI and Mini DisplayPort, dual display support.
Back of 2011 Mac mini.
- Mac mini (Mid 2011): 2.3 or 2.5 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5, 2/4 GB RAM (8 GB max), integrated Intel HD 3000 Graphics or AMD Radeon HD 6630M graphics, 4 USB 2.0 ports, FireWire 800, Thunderbolt and Mini-DVI, dual display support.
- Mac mini Server (Mid 2011): 2.0 GHz quad-core Intel Core i7, dual 7200 rpm 500 GB drives standard with SSD options, 4 GB RAM (8 GB max), integrated Intel HD 3000 Graphics, 4 USB 2.0 ports, FireWire 800, Thunderbolt and Mini-DVI, dual display support.
- Mac mini (Late 2012): 2.5 GHz dual-core i5, 2.3 or 2.6 GHz quad-core i7; 4 GB RAM (16 GB max); 500 GB or 1 TB hard drive, 256 GB SSD, or 1 TB Fusion Drive; 4 USB 3.0 ports, FireWire 800, Thunderbolt, and HDMI.
- Mac mini Server (Late 2012): 2.3 or 2.6 GHz Core i7; 4 GB RAM (16 GB max); 2 1 TB hard drives or 2 256 GB SSDs; 4 USB 3.0 ports, FireWire 800, Thunderbolt, and HDMI.
- Mac mini (Late 2014): 1.4, 2.6, or 2.8 GHz dual-core i5, 3.0 GHz dual-core i7; 4 or 8 GB RAM standard, 16 GB maximum only at time of order; 500 GB or 1 TB hard drive, 256 GB/512 GB/1 TB SSD, or 1 TB Fusion Drive; 4 USB 3.0 ports, Thunderbolt, and HDMI.
- Mac mini (Late 2018): 3.6 GHz 4-core i3 or 3.0 GHz 6-core i5 (3.2 GHz 6-core i7 optional), 256/512 GB/1/2 TB SSD, 4 Thunderbolt 3 ports, 2 USB 3.1 Type A ports, HDMI 2.0. 8 GB of memory expandable to 64 GB!
Memory on the G4 mini can be expanded to 1 GB (there’s only one memory slot, so if you upgrade, you have to remove what’s installed), and Apple doesn’t recommend that users upgrade RAM (although it won’t void your warranty). The early Intel-based mini supports 2 GB of RAM, the 2007 3 GB, and the 2009 models 8 GB.
The 2014 model has its system memory soldered in place and cannot be upgraded after the original purchase. The 2018 brings back memory expansion.
Any laptop drive should work inside the pre-2018 Mac mini. Higher speed 7200 rpm drives can make the mini an even perkier machine, and an SSD will really unleash their power.
With USB 2.0 and FireWire (through the 2014 model), it’s easy to add all sorts of peripherals, and Apple moved to USB 3.x starting with the 2012 model.
- 2008: The Beginning of the End for Low End Macs, Daniel Knight, Mac Musings, 2017.11.27
- Picking the Right 64-bit Intel Mac mini, Daniel Knight, Mac Musings, 2016.08.05
- What’s the Right 2005 to 2009 Mac mini for You?, Daniel Knight, Mac Daniel, 2016.07.23
- The Mac User’s Guide to Using a PC Keyboard, Daniel Knight, Mac Daniel, 2015.08.30
- Even in a 2007 Mac mini, an SSD Is Fast, Daniel Knight, Mac Musings, 2015.08.25
- Maximizing the Mac mini, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 2010.01.21
- Mac mini the Best Value in Desktop Macs, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 2009.08.25
- The Mac mini Is Dead: Why It Missed the Target, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 2007.07.26. The Mac mini is compact, elegant, and affordable (for a Mac). What the market wanted was expandable and affordable compared with a Windows PC.
- Adding an Intel Mac mini Can Be Cheaper than Upgrading a Power Mac G4!, Dan Knight, Mac Daniel, 2007.02.14
- A Scrounger’s Guide to Equipping the Mac mini: Choices for the Budget Conscious, Hardy Menagh, Empowered, 2005.12.22
- Yes, You Can Get a ‘Free’ Mac mini – but Is It Worth the Hassles?, Hardy Menagh, Empowered, 2005.12.15. You’ve seen the offers for free iPods, Palms, gift cards, and Mac minis. What’s the catch?
- Why the Mac mini May Be Perfect for College Students, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive, 2005.01.14