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For $200 more, you get a faster 2.5GHz dual-core i5 chip, 4GB of RAM, the same 500GB hard drive and a discrete graphics processor called the AMD Radeon HD 6630M, which offers 256MB of dedicated video memory. Low-end minis have a dual-core 2.3GHz Intel Core i5 processor, 2GB of 1333MHz DDR3 memory (you can boost it to as much as 8GB through the Apple Store, or to as much as 16GB through third-party vendors), a 500GB 5400rpm hard drive, and an integrated Intel HD Graphics 3000 (which shares 288MB from main memory).

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There are no software disks to lose, and, even better, no power brick to take up additional space. Inside that box is just the Mini, a power cord, an HDMI-to-DVI converter, two Apple stickers, a small welcome booklet and a warranty agreement. The Mini comes in a box that's actually smaller than the OS X software boxes from just a few years ago. It sits on a palm-sized, circular, plastic base that can be twisted open for quick access to internal components such as the RAM. and feels absolutely solid - as it should, considering that it is cut from a single block of aluminum using Apple's patented unibody-carving techniques. high and retains the squat 7.7-in.-square aluminum shape that arrived last year, a big improvement over the earlier white plastic/aluminum model. That changed in July, when the newest Mini received significant upgrades - including some serious speed enhancements - as well as an interesting subtraction or two, one of which might be a deal-breaker for some potential buyers. Although Apple has updated the Mini's look several times since its debut - most recently in 2010 - the internal hardware often received only minor improvements.

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In the past, this usually meant settling for older components - especially compared to the pricier iMac and MacBook Pro lines. Since its unveiling in January 2005, the Mac Mini has been the cheapest Mac that Apple sells, making it the least expensive way to get hardware that natively runs OS X.