The Mac mini is a compact Mac reminiscent of the Cube, which finally got a server edition on 2009-10-20 and a significant revision in form factor on 2010-06-15:
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Resources:
Date | Link | Notes | ||
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2010 | ||||
Jun 17 | Teardown shows power savings eliminated Mac mini power brick | Impressive indeed. Here’s the complete teardown. | ||
Unibody Mac mini meets iFixit, gets a delicate teardown exposé | Always interesting to see | |||
Jun 15 | Mac mini (unibody) unboxing and hands-on | A nice gallery. | ||
Previously | ||||
Older | ISP in a box | a set of HOWTOs on setting up HTTP and mail (SMTP, IMAP, etc.) on a mini. | ||
Using it as a Media Center with Elgato EyeTV | ||||
Apple’s Mac Mini G4 Developer Note | with the usual extensive hardware description. (PDF) | |||
Opening the Mini | using wires to pull the plastic tabs | |||
Mac mini Center | a community Wiki | |
Installing Mac OS X Server | |
Installing Debian | one of the dumbest ideas yet, but includes some interesting hardware info and is well written. | |||
Overclocking | make sure you know how to solder SMDs… | |||
ISP-In-A-Box | a bit too light on the technical side and lacks detail, but could be a good starting point. | |||
Disassembly guide | ||||
Disassembly video | ||||
First known photos of the mainboard | ||||
Glenn Fleishman’s comparison | to the Cube | |||
mini PVR with EyeTV and ConvertX | using a ConvertX to do real-time encoding. |
1st Gen Accessories:
Like I predicted on launch day, there are matching stackable accessories:
- TVMax, a broadcast TV recorder.
- Minimate
- External video adapter – an USB VGA adapter.
- The Ministack, which included Firewire and USB hubs and can be obtained without a hard disk for US$80:
Clones:
Curiosities:
- X-Ray image
- A botched attempt at trying to fit a PC inside a Mac mini case. No DVD reader, not nearly the same airflow. Dumb.