The mini’s two video ports will also provide better graphics performance thanks to the new Nvidia GeForce 320M integrated graphics processor which shares memory with the system RAM. Apple told us this Displays option is the only software change you’ll find.) (Sorry, AV lovers-there’s no update to Front Row. In fact, Apple has even updated the Displays pane of System Preferences for the new mini to let you tweak video underscan-useful when connecting the mini to a TV. The new mini drops the previous model’s mini-DVI port in favor of an HDMI output-a nod to the fact that many Mac mini owners use the computer in home-theater systems and for other AV uses. You’ll also find audio input and output jacks and a fan-exhaust slot. The back of the Mac mini hosts (left to right) a power button, AC-power jack, Gigabit Ethernet port, FireWire 800 port, HDMI port, Mini DisplayPort connector, four USB 2.0 ports, and an SD-card slot. (Apple hasn’t yet published the specs and compatibility for the slot.) This card reader is less accessible on the back than it would have been on the front, but in a briefing with Macworld, Apple conceded that the compact design of the new Mac mini does limit where ports and connections can be placed. But you also gain-at the expense of a USB port, which is why the new model has four instead of the old model’s five-an SD-card slot. As with the previous version, you get Gigabit Ethernet, FireWire 800, a Mini DisplayPort connector, digital/analog audio input and output, and four USB ports served by two USB buses. On the back of the new mini, you’ll find all the mini’s connections.
(The new mini is actually slightly heavier than the previous model’s enclosure, but the lack of an external power supply allows the new version to shed about a pound of weight overall.) In the process of redesigning the Mac mini’s enclosure, Apple was able to shrink down the power supply and fit it inside the mini itself. Instead of the heavy, bulky, white power brick that’s shipped with every mini since the line was introduced, the newest mini comes with only a thin power cord and a video adapter.
And something else is missing-the power supply. Open the box, and you’ll immediately see why: the new Mac mini, while wider than the previous model, is only 1.4 inches thick. Or, more specifically, how small that box is-60 percent of the size of the previous container. The first thing you’ll notice about the new Mac mini is its box. Slideshow on the new mini.) Slimming down Here are our first impressions after a few hours of use. Announced a major update to the Mac mini line Tuesday morning, and we were lucky enough to get our hands on one.
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