Apple has finally unveiled its new Mac mini, and as expected the ultra-compact desktop packs an HDMI port along with “up to twice the graphics performance” and an SD card slot. The new, smaller Apple Mac mini comes with a 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB of RAM, 320GB HDD and NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics; the regular model has a slot-loading 8x DVD burner, but as before an OS X Snow Leopard Server version will be offered with no optical drive but two 500GB HDDs instead.
The server version also gets 4GB of RAM as standard. Both models have WiFi b/g/n and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, along with four USB 2.0 ports, a FireWire 800 port, an HDMI port and a Mini DisplayPort, together with gigabit ethernet. There’s also audio in/out (which double as digital in/out) and an HDMI to DVI adapter in the box.
Now measuring 7.7 inches square and 1.4 inches thin with an integrated PSU, the new Mac mini uses less than 10W when idle; it also has a convenient access panel on the underside for upgrading memory and storage. The Apple Mac mini starts at $699, while the Mac mini server version starts at $999; both are available now.