Apple has unveiled a completely redesigned Mac mini, featuring up to twice the graphics performance, a new HDMI port and a new SD card slot, all in a compact aluminum enclosure. Mac mini is an energy efficient desktop and starts at $699.

"The sleek, aluminum Mac mini packs great features, versatility and value into an elegant, amazingly compact design," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. "With twice the graphics performance, HDMI support and industry-leading energy efficiency, customers are going to love the new Mac mini."

Created with the unibody construction process pioneered by Apple, the new Mac mini features a compact aluminum enclosure measuring 7.7 inches square and 1.4 inches thin. A new integrated power supply eliminates the need for an external power adapter, reducing overall system volume by 20 percent. A removable panel underneath provides access for memory expansion. Mac mini connects to existing peripherals such as mice, keyboards and digital displays, while the new HDMI output connects Mac mini to an HDTV and the new SD card slot enables transfer of photos and videos from a digital camera.

Inside its compact enclosure, the new Mac mini includes the NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics processor which delivers up to twice the graphics performance of its predecessor. Mac mini comes standard with a 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 320GB hard and 2GB of RAM for $699.

With twice the graphics performance, Apple claims the new Mac mini is still the world's most energy efficient desktop.* The new Mac mini reduces power consumption by 25 percent to less than 10W at idle. Mac mini meets Energy Star 5.0 requirements and achieves EPEAT Gold status.** The new aluminum enclosure is highly recyclable and Mac mini uses PVC-free components and cables, contains no brominated flame retardants and features material-efficient system and packaging designs.

Mac mini comes with Mac OS X Snow Leopard, and iLife, Apple's suite of applications for managing photos, making movies and creating and learning to play music. Snow Leopard builds on a decade of OS X production with hundreds of refinements, new core technologies and out of the box support for Microsoft Exchange. iLife features iPhoto to organize and manage photos; iMovie with new features such as Precision Editor, video stabilization and advanced drag and drop; and GarageBand which helps you learn to play piano and guitar.

Mac mini with Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server fulfills the server needs of a workgroup or small business with email, calendar, file serving, Time Machine backup, Wiki Server, Podcast Producer and more. Mac mini with Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server uses less than 11W of power at idle. Mac mini with Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server employs a 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, two 500GB hard drives now running at 7200 rpm, 4GB of RAM and supports unlimited clients for $999.

Pricing & Availability

The new Mac mini is shipping today and will be available through the Apple Store (www.apple.com), Apple's retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers.

The Mac mini, for a suggested retail price of $699 (US), includes:

• 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 3MB of shared L2 cache;
• 2GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM, expandable up to 8GB;

• a slot-load 8X SuperDrive (DVD+/-R DL/DVD+/-RW/CD-RW) optical drive;

• 320GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 5400 rpm;

• NVIDIA GeForce 320M integrated graphics;

• AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR;

• Gigabit Ethernet;

• four USB 2.0 ports;

• SD card slot;

• one FireWire 800 port;

• one HDMI port and one Mini DisplayPort;

• HDMI to DVI video adapter;

• combined optical digital audio input/audio line in (minijack); and

• combined optical digital audio output/headphone out (minijack).

Build-to-order options and accessories include up to 8GB 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM, 500GB hard drive running at 5400 rpm, Apple Remote, Aperture 3, Final Cut Express 4, Logic Express, iWork (pre-installed), Apple Wireless Keyboard, Magic Mouse, Apple 24 inch LED Cinema Display and the AppleCare Protection Plan.

The Mac mini with Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server, for a suggested retail price of $999 (US), includes:

• 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 3MB of shared L2 cache;
• 4GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM, expandable up to 8GB;

• two 500GB Serial ATA hard drives running at 7200 rpm;

• NVIDIA GeForce 320M integrated graphics;

• AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR;

• Gigabit Ethernet;

• four USB 2.0 ports;

• SD card slot;

• one FireWire 800 port;

• one HDMI port and one Mini DisplayPort;

• HDMI to DVI video adapter;

• combined optical digital audio input/audio line in (minijack); and

• combined optical digital audio output/headphone out (minijack).

Build-to-order options and accessories include up to 8GB 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM, External SuperDrive, Apple Wireless Keyboard, Magic Mouse, Apple 24 inch LED Cinema Display and the AppleCare Protection Plan.

*Claim based on energy efficiency categories and products listed within the EPA Energy Star 5.0 database as of June 2010.

**EPEAT is an independent organization that helps customers compare the environmental performance of notebooks and desktops. Products meeting all of the 23 required criteria and at least 75 percent of the optional criteria are recognized as EPEAT Gold products. The EPEAT program was conceived by the US EPA and is based on IEEE 1680 standard for Environmental Assessment of Personal Computer Products. For more information visit www.epeat.net.