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Apple Mac mini (1.25GHz) review

7.2

Editors' Rating

Very Good

8.7

Members' Rating

Excellent

Typical price:£ 339

Verdict

Apple trimmed some corners to keep the Mac mini's price so low, but its great design and big software bundle make it a winner among budget computers... Read Full Review.

Pros

  • Affordable
  • Extremely compact
  • Whisper quiet
  • Includes iLife '05

Cons

  • Meagre memory allotment
  • Peripherals -- even keyboard and mouse -- add to the bill if you don't already own them
  • Case can't be easily opened
  • Slow hard drive
  • Only two USB 2.0 ports

Key Specs

Clock speed: 1.25 GHz
RAM installed: 256 MB
Hard drive size: 40 GB
Graphics processor: ATI Radeon 9200
Graphics RAM: 32 MB
Graphics card: ATI Radeon 9200
Operating system: Mac OS X 10.3

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Member Opinion

8.7

Average Member Rating

Excellent

34 Members have reviewed this product

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João Santos

João Santos

The best choice for this cost

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8.0

Excellent


Toby Shimmy

Toby Shimmy

PC users will hate it! Of course!

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9.0

Spectacular


Ryan Crase Mista

Ryan Crase Mista

It's a good thing it's such a good machine....

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9.0

Spectacular


Anonymous

Anonymous

Love the silence!

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9.5

Spectacular


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