Apple Updates the Mac Mini, Lowers Starting Price to $499

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Posted October 16, 2014 at 7:14pm by Shalom Levytam

Apple today updated the Mac mini with fourth generation Intel Core processors, integrated graphics that are up to 90 percent faster, 802.11ac Wi-Fi, Thunderbolt 2, and a new lower starting price.

“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.”

Apple Updates the Mac Mini, Lowers Starting Price to $499

Highlights:
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.

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.

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Russell Rhoades - October 17, 2014 at 9:59pm

makes a perfect media center.

Guillermo Martin - October 17, 2014 at 1:36pm

Wish it had a dedicated video card, that would be perfect.

Bang ding ow - October 17, 2014 at 12:06pm

So is this a soldered in ram environment as per the macbook air or can extra after market ram be added?

Russell Rhoades - October 17, 2014 at 9:57pm

No their not at all the ram can be changed quiet Easley and the harddrive can be changed also

Jaisen - October 16, 2014 at 7:55pm

No dual hard drive option anymore either

raffikayss - October 17, 2014 at 10:31am

Fusion Drive option means 2 drives, BUT, unlike the old mac mini, there's no 2 x SATA3 ports on the main board, but only: — 1 x SATA3 and — 1 x PCIe port for the fast SSD Flash storage (just like the iMac).

Yek - October 16, 2014 at 7:44pm

Why dual core and not four cores anymore?

gamerscul9870 - October 17, 2014 at 1:46am

If you look at a8x chip it's still dual core yet it's 180x faster than the original iPad. This may be light speed. So updated Mac mini can act the same that's why.

Curious - October 16, 2014 at 7:23pm

So with 2 thunderbolt ports and 1 hdmi port, mac mini ca now support 3 monitors?

gamerscul9870 - October 17, 2014 at 1:45am

More smart than ever, yes.