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Apple Mac mini (1.25GHz) review

7.2

Editors' Rating

8.7

Members' Rating

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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8.7

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34 Members have reviewed this product

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João Santos

The best choice for this cost

8.0

Toby Shimmy

PC users will hate it! Of course!

9.0

Ryan Crase Mista

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

9.0

Anonymous

Love the silence!

9.5

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