mac mini

Hardware

Mac Mini Upgrade Kit Installs Blu-ray, Too Bad OS X Can’t Use It

11:59PM Danny Allen | Apple’s recently boosted the speed and storage on its Mac Minis, but they missed out on any Blu-ray love. AMEX Digital’s Upgrade Kit is designed to fix that. One small problem though: OS X still lacks native Blu-ray movie playback. More »
Gadgets

Weekend Gadgets: HP Mediasmart Server

5:30PM Nick Broughall | This weekend, I’ve got a hot date with HP’s new EX490 MediaSmart Home Server. I’m hoping she outputs. More »
Gadgets

10 Things You Need To Know About Apple Today

8:00AM Mark Wilson | Cupertino released a lot of new products today, and it was easy to miss a lot in the press release onslaught. To stay versed in the Tome of Apple, here are 10 things you need to know: More »
Computers

Mac Mini Updates: Speed Boost And Dual Hard Disks

3:12AM Danny Allen | Confirming this morning’s rumours, Apple’s new Mac mini server ditches an optical drive to make room for two hard disks. It includes Snow Leopard Server, and uses the same 2.53GHz Core 2 Duo processor as the also-refreshed 320GB Mac mini. More »
Gadgets

New Apple Products Leaked, Sources Claim

1:56AM Jesus Diaz | AppleInsider claims that they got word of all the product announcements coming today from Apple, including specs for a new 21.5-inch iMac, 2.53-GHz Mac Mini, Time Capsule, and some other surprises: More »
Computers

Thin Is In For Rumoured iMac, MacBook Refreshes

2:00AM Jack Loftus | The Google gods have spoken this weekend, and the message is “thin”—at least when it comes to a few MacBook and iMac ads that popped up in the Netherlands anyway. More »
Computers

iMac And Mac Mini Won’t Be Restocked Short Term, Says Apple

1:42AM Jason Chen | Apple is telling their direct-sales channels (Apple stores) that they won’t be honouring orders for iMacs and Mac Minis in the short term, meaning that an update is pretty much guaranteed soon. Unless someone’s playing an awesome joke. More »
Software

Apple Accidentally Ships Snow Leopard With Mac Mini?

6:15AM Dan Nosowitz | If we believe this shot, and we don’t see much reason not to, a lucky Apple customer in Japan got a surprise with his Mac Mini purchase: A Snow Leopard install disc, ahead of its purported August 28th release. More »
Computers

The Mac Mini Costs Apple $US387.14 To Build

12:20AM Mark Wilson | It’s by no means the most timely report, but apparently Apple actually has a less profitable margin on the Mac Mini than much of their other hardware, according to iSuppli, as the base Mac Mini ($599) costs $US387.14 to build. More »
Computers

How To Install a Second Hard Drive in the New Mac Mini

11:13PM Mark Wilson | iFixit has posted a fantastic, step-by-step tutorial tutorial explaining how to swap out the new Mac Mini’s optical drive for a second hard drive. More »