Now Starts at $499
Apple® today updated Mac® mini with the latest technologies and
a new lower starting price, making Apple’s most affordable Mac an
even better value. Mac mini now features fourth generation Intel
Core processors, integrated graphics that are up to 90 percent
faster,* 802.11ac Wi-Fi and Thunderbolt 2 and is still the world’s
most energy efficient desktop.**
The updated Mac mini features the latest
technologies and a new lower starting price of $499, making Apple's
most affordable Mac an even better value. (Photo: Business
Wire)
“People love Mac mini. It’s a great first Mac or addition to
your home network, and the new Mac mini is a nice upgrade packed
into an incredibly compact design,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s
senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. “With the latest CPU
and graphics, faster Wi-Fi, two Thunderbolt 2 ports, OS X Yosemite,
and starting at just $499, the new Mac mini is the best value
ever.”
The new Mac mini delivers new levels of graphics performance,
expandability and connectivity. New integrated Intel HD Graphics
5000 and Intel Iris Graphics deliver up to 90 percent faster
graphics performance than the previous generation.* Mac mini now
includes two Thunderbolt 2 ports, each delivering up to 20Gbps of
bandwidth to each port, as well as next-generation 802.11ac Wi-Fi
that is up to three times faster when connected to an 802.11ac base
station. Mac mini is still the world’s most energy efficient
desktop, exceeding Energy Star 6.1 requirements by seven times the
standard and consuming as few as 6 watts of power at idle.**
Every new Mac comes with Mac OS® X Yosemite, a powerful new
version of OS X®, redesigned and refined with a fresh, modern look,
powerful new apps and amazing new Continuity features that make
working across your Mac and iOS devices more fluid than ever.
iMovie®, GarageBand® and the suite of iWork® apps come free with
every new Mac. iMovie lets you easily create beautiful movies, and
you can use GarageBand to make new music or learn to play piano or
guitar. iWork productivity apps, Pages®, Numbers® and Keynote®,
make it easy to create, edit and share stunning documents,
spreadsheets and presentations. iWork has been redesigned with a
new look, support for iCloud Drive℠ and a host of new features,
including a new comments view in Pages. iWork for iCloud® beta lets
you create your document on iPad®, edit it on your Mac and
collaborate with friends, even if they’re on a PC.
Pricing & Availability
Mac mini begins shipping today. Mac mini comes in three standard
models: a 1.4 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 with Turbo Boost speeds
up to 2.7 GHz, 4GB of memory, Intel HD Graphics 5000 and a 500GB
hard drive starting at a suggested retail price of $499 (US); a 2.6
GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to
3.1 GHz, 8GB of memory, Intel Iris Graphics and a 1TB hard drive
starting at suggested retail price of $699 (US); and a 2.8 GHz
dual-core Intel Core i5 processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.3
GHz, 8GB of memory, Intel Iris Graphics and a 1TB Fusion Drive
starting at a suggested retail price of $999 (US). Customers can
order Mac mini through the Apple Online
Store (www.apple.com).
Customers can choose to configure their Mac mini with up to a
3.0 GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 processor, up to 16GB of memory,
and up to a 1TB PCIe-based flash drive. Additional technical
specifications, configure-to-order options and accessories are
available online at www.apple.com/mac-mini.
*Testing conducted by Apple in October 2014 using preproduction
Mac mini configurations. For more information visit
www.apple.com/macmini/features.html.
**Claim based on energy efficiency categories and products
listed within the EPA ENERGY STAR 6.1 energy database. EPEAT is an
independent organization that helps customers compare the
environmental performance of notebooks and desktops. For more
information visit www.epeat.net.
Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world,
along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple
leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online
store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary
iPhone and App Store, and is defining the future of mobile media
and computing devices with iPad.
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