Mac · Mac mini
2011
Mac mini (Mid 2011)
The Mid-2011 Mac mini moved the compact desktop to Intel Core i5/i7 processors, Thunderbolt expansion, and updated integrated or discrete graphics.
- Announced
- 2011-07-20
- Family
- Mac
- Branch
- Mac mini
- Historical weight
- Major evolution
Key specifications
Apple verification ↗- Chip / CPU
- Intel Core i5 · 2.3 GHz or 2.5 GHz (2.7 GHz Core i7 CTO)
- Memory
- 2 GB or 4 GB DDR3 (up to 8 GB)
- Base storage
- 500 GB HDD (up to 750 GB or 256 GB SSD CTO)
- Ports & charging
- Thunderbolt, FireWire 800, 4× USB 2.0, HDMI, SDXC, Gigabit Ethernet, audio
- Weight
- 1.22 kg
- Dimensions
- 197×197×36 mm
- Original OS
- Mac OS X Lion
- Launch price
- from $599
- Released
- July 2011
- Graphics
- Intel HD Graphics 3000 or AMD Radeon HD 6630M
- CPU cores
- 2
Generation delta
What changed?
Introduced
1- Connectivity
Thunderbolt provides up to 10 Gbps expansion alongside HDMI, FireWire 800, USB 2.0, Gig…
Thunderbolt provides up to 10 Gbps expansion alongside HDMI, FireWire 800, USB 2.0, Gigabit Ethernet, and SDXC.
Changed
3- Silicon
Dual-core Intel Core i5 processors become standard, with Core i7 options and a quad-cor…
Dual-core Intel Core i5 processors become standard, with Core i7 options and a quad-core Core i7 server configuration.
- Product
Graphics span Intel HD Graphics 3000 and AMD Radeon HD 6630M configurations
Graphics span Intel HD Graphics 3000 and AMD Radeon HD 6630M configurations.
- Connectivity
Bluetooth advances to version 4.0 while 802.11n Wi-Fi and Gigabit Ethernet remain avail…
Bluetooth advances to version 4.0 while 802.11n Wi-Fi and Gigabit Ethernet remain available.
Canonical predecessor
Mac mini (Mid 2010) Mac mini (Mid 2011)