Mac mini is a line of desktop personal computers that were introduced in 2005 and continues to this day. The Mac mini series until now has been released in five main generations and contained 19 models.
Mac mini from the very beginning was shipped without any display, keyboard, or mouse, to encourage users to switch from PC to Mac. Mac mini series was, is, and will be the cheapest Mac in the portfolio.
Mac mini has been designed to be a small form factor computer that delivers decent performance for a fair price. The machines were intended as entry-level computers and dedicated to budget-minded customers and students.
All models of the Mac mini Series
- Mac mini
- Mac mini Late 2005
- Mac mini Early 2006
- Mac mini Late 2006
- Mac mini Mid 2007
- Mac mini Early 2009
- Mac mini Late 2009
- Mac mini Mid 2010
- Mac mini Mid 2011
- Mac mini Late 2012
- Mac mini Late 2014
- Mac mini 2018
- Mac mini 2020
All generations of the Mac mini Series
- Mac mini PowerPC-based (2005 – 2006)
- Mac mini Intel-based (2006 – 2010)
- Mac mini Silver Unibody Case (2010 – 2018)
- Mac mini Space Gray Unibody Case (2018 – 2020)
- Mac mini Apple Silicon-based (2020 – present)
1st Generation of Mac mini
Original Mac mini
The first Mac mini has been introduced on January 23, 2005, and discontinued one year later on February 28, 2006. Today this device is 19 years old.
The original Mac mini features a 1.25 or 1.42 GHz PowerPC 7447a G4 processor, 256 MB or 512 MB of RAM, 40 GB or 80 GB hard drive, 12x DVD-ROM/CD-RW “Combo” drive, and 32 MB ATI Radeon 9200 graphics.
The original price of the Mac mini started at $499
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Mac mini Late 2005
The Mac mini Late 2005 has been introduced on September 27, 2005, and discontinued five months later on February 28, 2006. Today this device is 18 years old.
This Mac mini features a 1.33 or 1.5 GHz PowerPC 7447a G4 processor, 512 MB of RAM, 40 GB or 80 GB hard drive, 12x DVD-ROM/CD-RW “Combo” drive, built-in AirPort Extreme Card, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, and 32 MB ATI Radeon 9200 graphics in the base model.
A model with 1.25 GHz was sped up to 1.33 GHz and the version with a 1.42 GHz processor has been sped up to 1.5 GHz. Computers also got more RAM. Along with the product update, Apple still kept the basic version with a 1.25 GHz processor on the market.
The original price of the Mac mini started at $499
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2nd Generation of Mac mini
Mac mini Early 2006
The Mac mini Early 2006 has been introduced on February 28, 2006, and discontinued seven months later on September 6, 2006. Today this device is 18 years old.
This Mac mini features a 1.5 GHz Intel Core Solo T1200 or 1.66 GHz Intel Core Duo T2300 processor, 512 MB of RAM, 60 GB hard drive, 12x DVD-ROM/CD-RW “Combo” drive, built-in AirPort Extreme Card, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, and 64 MB Intel GMA950 graphics in the base model.
The original price of the Mac mini started at $599
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Mac mini Late 2006
The Mac mini Late 2006 has been introduced on September 6, 2006, and discontinued one year later on August 7, 2007. Today this device is 17 years old.
This Mac mini features a 1.66 GHz or 1.83 GHz Intel Core Duo processor, 512 MB of RAM, 60 GB or 80 GB hard drive, 12x DVD-ROM/CD-RW “Combo” drive, built-in AirPort Extreme Card, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, and 64 MB Intel GMA 950 graphics in the base model.
The original price of the Mac mini started at $599
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Mac mini Mid 2007
The Mac mini Mid 2007 has been introduced on August 7, 2007, and discontinued one year and seven months later on March 3, 2009. Today this device is 16 years old.
This Mac mini features a 1.83 GHz or 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 1 GB of RAM, 80 GB or 120 GB hard drive, 12x DVD-ROM/CD-RW “Combo” drive, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, and 64 MB Intel GMA 950 graphics in the base model.
The original price of the Mac mini started at $599
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Mac mini Early 2009
The Mac mini Early 2009 has been introduced on March 3, 2009, and discontinued seven months later on October 20, 2009. Today this device is 15 years old.
This Mac mini features a 2 GHz or 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 1 GB or 2 GB of RAM, 120 GB or 320 GB hard drive, 8x DVD-R/CD-RW “SuperDrive” slot-loading drive, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, and 128 MB NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics in the base model.
The original price of the Mac mini started at $599
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Mac mini Late 2009
The Mac mini Late 2009 has been introduced on October 20, 2009, and discontinued eight months later on June 15, 2010. Today this device is 14 years old.
This Mac mini features a 2.26 GHz / 2.53 GHz or 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2 GB or 4 GB of RAM, 160 GB or 320 GB hard drive, 8x DVD-R/CD-RW “SuperDrive” slot-loading drive, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, and 256 MB NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics in the base model.
The Mac mini Server Late 2009 features a 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P8700 processor, 4 GB of RAM, dual 500 GB hard drive, Five USB 2.0 ports, FireWire 800 port, Gigabit Ethernet port, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, and 256 MB NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics in the base model.
The original price of the Mac mini started at $599
The original price of the Mac mini Server started at $999
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Go to the full specifications of the Mac mini Server Late 2009
3rd Generation of Mac mini
Mac mini Mid 2010
The Mac mini Mid 2010 has been introduced on June 15, 2010, and discontinued one year later on July 20, 2011. Today this device is 14 years old.
This Mac mini features a 2.4 GHz or 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2 GB of RAM, 320 GB hard drive, a new Aluminum Unibody case, 8x DVD-R/CD-RW “SuperDrive” slot-loading drive, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, and 256 MB NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics in the base model.
The Mac mini Server Mid 2010 features a 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 4 GB of RAM, two 500 GB hard drives, a new Aluminum Unibody case, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, and 256 MB NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics in the base model.
The original price of the Mac mini started at $699
The original price of the Mac mini Server started at $999
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Mac mini Mid 2011
The Mac mini Mid 2011 has been introduced on July 20, 2011, and discontinued one year and three months later on October 23, 2012. Today this device is 13 years old.
This Mac mini features a 2.3 GHz or 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 or 2.7 GHz Intel Core i7processor, 2 GB or 4 GB of RAM, 500 GB hard drive, a new Aluminum Unibody case without SuperDrive, Bluetooth 4.0, and 288 MB Intel HD Graphics 3000 graphics in the base model.
The Mac mini Server Mid 2011 features a 2.0 GHz Intel Core i7 processor, 4 GB of RAM, dual 500 GB hard drive, a new Aluminum Unibody case without SuperDrive, Bluetooth 4.0, and 384 MB Intel HD Graphics 3000 graphics in the base model.
The original price of the Mac mini started at $599
The original price of the Mac mini Server started at $999
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Go to the full specifications of the Mac mini Server Mid 2011
Mac mini Late 2012
The Mac mini Late 2012 has been introduced on October 23, 2012, and discontinued two years later on October 16, 2014. Today this device is 11 years old.
This Mac mini features a 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 or 2.3 GHz or 2.6 GHz Intel Core i7processor, 4 GB of RAM, 500 GB or 1 TB hard drive, Bluetooth 4.0, and 1 GB Intel HD Graphics 4000 graphics in the base model.
The Mac mini Server Late 2012 features a 2.3 GHz or 2.6 GHz Intel Core i7 processor, 4 GB of RAM, dual 1 TB hard drives, Bluetooth 4.0, and 1 GB Intel HD Graphics 4000 graphics in the base model.
The original price of the Mac mini started at $599
The original price of the Mac mini Server started at $999
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Go to the full specifications of the Mac mini Server Late 2012
Mac mini Late 2014
The Mac mini Late 2014 has been introduced on October 16, 2014, and discontinued four years later on October 30, 2018. Today this device is 9 years old.
This Mac mini features a 1.4 GHz / 2.6 GHz or 2.8 GHz Intel Core i5 or 3.0 GHz Intel Core i7 processor, 4 GB / 8 GB or 16 GB of RAM, 500 GB or 1 TB hard drive, Bluetooth 4.0, Thunderbolt 2 ports, and 1.5 GB Intel HD Graphics 5000 graphics in the base model.
The original price of the Mac mini started at $499
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4th Generation of Mac mini
Mac mini 2018
The Mac mini 2018 has been introduced on October 30, 2018, and partially discontinued two years later on November 10, 2020. Today this device is 5 years old and is still available in Apple Store.
This Mac mini features a 3.6 GHz Intel Core i3 or 3.0 GHz Intel Core i5 or 3.2 GHz Intel Core i7 processor, 8 GB of RAM, 128 GB / 256 GB or 512 GB of the flash drive, Bluetooth 5.0, four Thunderbolt 3 ports and 1.5 GB Intel UHD Graphics 630 graphics in the base model.
The original price of the Mac mini started at $799
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5th Generation of Mac mini
Mac mini 2020
The Mac mini 2020 has been introduced on November 10, 2020, and is still available in Apple Store. Today this device is 3 years old.
This Mac mini is powered by Apple Silicon and features a 3.2 GHz 8-Core Apple M1 processor, a 16-Core Neural Engine, Secure Enclave coprocessor, 8-Core integrated Apple GPU, 8 or 16 GB of RAM, 256 GB or 512 GB of SSD drive, Bluetooth 5.0, Wi-Fi 6 – 802.11ax, two Thunderbolt 3 ports, two USB-A ports, 3.5-mm headphone jack, HDMI 2.0 port, and Ethernet port.
The original price of the Mac mini started at $699
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Article last updated: June 14, 2022
Article next update: March 2023
