• Apple Mac Mini 2.53GHz [Review]

    Apple Mac Mini 2.53GHz [Review]

    Prasad Naik, Jan 05, 2010 1738 hrs IST

    Full-fledged computer in a tiny form factor

    Aesthetically appealing, space saving design, sufficiently powerful hardware for general home and multimedia usage, cool and quiet operation, low power consumption, EPEAT Gold rated, Mac OS X Snow Leopard with iLife '09

    No front USB ports, no media card reader, unsuitable for gaming

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Apple's little tiffin box shaped Mac Mini has received another shot in the arm in the form of an updated hardware. Folks at Apple sent us the 2.53 GHz model for review and we ran it through our benchmarks to see how much better this new model is.



 

Bundle

  • Mac mini
  • Mini-DVI to DVI Adapter
  • 110W power adapter and power cord
  • Install/restore DVDs
  • Printed and electronic documentation


 

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(13) Comments
terry morgan
,detroit, on Jun 27, 2010 08:00 PM
I recently upgraded my mac mini (2009). I went from the standard 320 -5400rpm to a 500 hd- 7200 rpm and from 4 g- ram to 6 g of ram. My mac mini is primarily used in my recording studio . My DAW's are protools 8 / and logic pro . I have seen improvement. I,m able to use more plugins , vst's More tracks. No glitches or sudden drop outs so far. although I wish my processor was bigger. At the time of purchase I only had money for the mac mini $799. standard version.. over all still better than pc.
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anonymous
,delhi, on May 23, 2010 10:47 PM
the best compact computer ever! no one should dare to speak bad of it
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Gary J
,Lynchburg, VA, on Jan 06, 2010 12:11 AM
Apple must put in an HDMI output to get me to buy one (for my home theater.)
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Nico Rosberg
,MumBHAI, on Jan 06, 2010 05:29 AM
This has a miniDisplay port connector. That's supposed to be better...but yeah no HDMI sucks. They should've gotten rid off DVI...don't need it. It's old & gone. HDMI & Display port are the way off the future.
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joe conery
,Newton, on Jan 08, 2010 08:02 PM
just get a DVI/HDMI cable adapter for $25
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Kalpesh
,Mumbai, on Jan 06, 2010 03:36 PM
Why so late review? Mac Mini's available from so long time..
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Nishant
,Hyderabad, on Jan 06, 2010 11:25 AM
"but it surely can do anything else just as well (and some even better)" Really? What exactly ? The Mac mini seems to be just a toy and a glorified net-top. With Windows 7, there is little reason to buy a Mac just for the OS, and as others have pointed out , you can get much a better PC than the Mac Mini. Sorry Mac Mini, you are not as glamorous as your big brothers, nor as capable as your PC rivals - you lose!
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abhishek
,kolkata, on Jan 05, 2010 09:30 PM
how does this compare to the dell zino HD with front USB ports, card reader, blu ray drive , HDMI connector. windows 7 home premium , eSATA ports, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330 all for around 40000 !! ??
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buxx
,delhi, on Jan 06, 2010 11:00 AM
40k? more like, 30k!
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buxx
,delhi, on Jan 06, 2010 11:04 AM
not to mention that the zinoHD cost include a 18.9" monitor; while mac mini has none!!
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SRK
,Mumbai, on Jan 06, 2010 01:41 AM
GUYS CHANGE OPINION POLL ON HOMEPAGE. YOU HAVE SAME POLL RUNNING FOR AGES. N THIS NEW DESIGN ALSO SUCKS VERY AMATEURISH. EXPECT MUCH BETTER WORK FROM UTV.
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Siva
,Mumbai, on Jan 05, 2010 06:22 PM
ha ha ha ha....."New Old Mac Mini".....you guys make me laugh.......ho ho ho ho hee hee hee.
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Prasad Naik
,Mumbai, on Jan 05, 2010 07:17 PM
Oops! My Bad. The error has now been corrected. :)
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