Apple Mac Mini Dual Core i5 2.5GHz | 4GB | 500GB | No Optical

The New Mac Mini!

This 2011 update to the Mac Mini brings some awesome new features:

• Unibody crafted from a single piece of aluminium, in line with other models
• 2x faster processor
• Thunderbolt port for lightning fast data transfer
• Now the most energy efficient desktop computer in the world!

Mac Mini 2.5GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5 Specifications

• 2.5GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor
• 4GB memory
• 500GB HDD
• AMD Radeon HD 6630M graphics processor with 256MB of GDDR5 memory

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Mac Mini 2.6GHz Dual Core Intel i5 Design

Forged ahead. Way ahead.

Mac mini features a 3.6cm-thin seamless unibody enclosure carved from a single, solid block of aluminium. It’s created using computer numerical control, or CNC, machines — the same kind used by the aerospace industry to build mission-critical spacecraft components. This ensures absolute precision of every component of the Mac mini enclosure. Not to mention a stunning aluminium fit and finish that will make any desk proud.

No detail is too mini.

The power supply is built directly into Mac mini. So there’s no bulky brick, and there are fewer cables to connect. A removable panel on the bottom makes upgrading the memory completely painless. And once you’re inside, you’ll see how clean and organised Mac mini is. With attention paid to the tiniest details. Like the air intake vent. It’s practically invisible. And when the fan is running, you’ll barely hear it. Mac mini is full of big ideas.

Many ports. Major possibilities.

Built-in Thunderbolt technology lets you daisy-chain up to six Thunderbolt peripherals, including the new Apple Thunderbolt Display, to a single port. It also supports Mini DisplayPort peripherals you might already have, including the Apple LED Cinema Display. The HDMI port lets you connect Mac mini to your HDTV with a single cable. And a built-in SDXC card slot makes speedy work of transferring photos and videos from your digital cameras.

Exactly what you need. And nothing you don’t.

Mac mini is designed without an optical disc drive. Because these days, you don’t need one. It’s easier than ever to download music and films from the iTunes Store. And you can download apps from the Mac App Store with a click. So what did we do with all the extra space? We squeezed in more powerful processors, advanced graphics and Thunderbolt technology. And removing the optical drive gave us room to do one more thing with Mac mini: lower its price. If you still want to burn discs, consider the external MacBook Air SuperDrive, which connects to Mac mini with a USB cable.

The world’s most energy-efficient desktop computer

What Mac mini doesn’t do could be its biggest feat. It doesn’t waste energy. When idle, Mac mini consumes less than 13 watts. Mac mini is also made from highly recyclable aluminium. And even its packaging is designed to be mini, so it’s as efficient as possible to ship.

Mac Mini 2.5GHz Dual Core Intel i5 Features

Up to 2x faster processors. Up to 2x faster everything.

The latest dual-core Intel Core i5 processors come as standard on Mac mini. Choose a 2.3GHz or 2.5GHz dual-core Intel Core i5, or configure Mac mini with an even faster 2.7GHz Intel Core i7. With up to 2x the performance of the previous generation, Mac mini keeps up with computers twice its size.

When you’re using processor-intensive applications, Turbo Boost 2.0 increases the clock speed up to 3.4GHz. Hyper-Threading lets each core run two threads, so OS X multitasks even more efficiently. And an integrated memory controller connects fast 1333MHz memory directly to the processor, so it gets straight to work on your data. In short, Mac mini is a little box of vroom.

No screen is too big.

It’s easy to connect Mac mini to the biggest screen in the house — your HDTV — courtesy of a built-in HDMI port. All it takes is one HDMI cable to start enjoying films and TV programmes from iTunes, surfing the web and flipping through your photo library, all in brilliant HD. There’s also a handy control that lets you adjust the output on Mac mini to fill even the biggest HDTV screen. And when you just want to listen to music, you can play your entire iTunes collection through your home entertainment centre, or stream it to a set of speakers in any room via an AirPort Express Base Station.

Ships with OSX Lion

Built on a rock-solid UNIX foundation, OS X is engineered to take full advantage of the technologies in every new Mac. And to deliver the most intuitive and integrated computer experience.

Hardware and software made for each other.

Since the software on every Mac is created by the same company that makes the Mac, you get a fully integrated system in which everything works together perfectly. OS X works with the processor in your Mac to deliver the best possible performance. The Multi-Touch trackpad on every Mac notebook gives you more than enough space to pinch, swipe and tap your way round most of the apps on your system. OS X gives you long battery life by dimming the screen in low-light conditions and even regulating processor activity between keystrokes.

Interact with your computer in a whole new way.

Tap, scroll, pinch and swipe using Multi-Touch gestures, directly controlling what's on your screen in a more fluid, natural and intuitive way. When you scroll down on your trackpad or Magic Mouse, your document scrolls down. When you scroll up, your web page scrolls up. When you swipe left, your photos move left. And there are many more gestures that make all you do on your Mac the best experience you can have on a computer. Hands down.

• View Mission Control: Swipe up on the trackpad to get a bird's-eye view of everything running on your Mac.
• Switch between open apps: Wwipe three fingers to move from one full-screen app to another.
• Two-finger scroll: Slide two fingers up or down the trackpad to scroll through documents, websites and more.
• Tap to zoom: Double-tap the trackpad with two fingers to magnify a web page or PDF.
• Pinch to zoom: Zoom in and out of photos and web pages by moving your thumb and finger in a pinch gesture.
• Swipe to navigate: Flip through web pages, documents and more like thumbing pages in a book.

Easy to use and incredibly powerful.

From the desktop you see when you start up your Mac to the applications you use every day, everything is designed to be simple and intuitive. Of course, making amazing things simple requires some seriously advanced technologies, and OS X is loaded with them. Not only is it built on a rock-solid, time-tested UNIX foundation that provides unparalleled stability, it also delivers incredible performance, stunning graphics and industry-leading support for Internet standards.

Easy access to all your apps.

Working and playing on a Mac is all about apps, so OS X makes it simple to find and open those apps fast. The Dock is a handy place on your desktop for storing and launching your favourite apps, and it makes switching between them a breeze. The Dock also includes Stacks, folders that give you quick access to documents, files and downloads. Launchpad is a full-screen home for all the apps on your Mac. It lets you arrange them the way you want, group them in folders and delete them with ease. And apps purchased from the Mac App Store automatically appear in Launchpad, so you can browse thousands of apps and start using the ones you buy straightaway.

• Drag the icons of your favourite apps to the Dock for quick access.
• Access documents, files and downloads with Stacks.
• Dock Launchpad

Find, organise and share files fast.

The Finder gives you easy access to all the files on your system. It lets you find, organise and access practically everything on your Mac - including applications, files, folders, discs and shared computers on your network. You can sort files by kind, application, date modified, date added or size. But with so many files on your computer, finding a specific one can be a challenge. Not on a Mac. Features like Spotlight and Quick Look make locating the file you're looking for effortless - even if you don't know the filename. Say you're searching for a document, and the only thing you recall about it is the phrase "surrealist painters". Open Spotlight, start typing "surrealist painters" and your Mac generates a list of files that contain those words. And with Quick Look, you don't need to open an application to verify that you've found the right file - view a full-screen preview by hitting the space bar. Want to share a file with someone nearby? Just drag and drop to send it to the person wirelessly with AirDrop.

• Choose from four Finder views with just a click.
• Get quick access to drives, servers and shared computers from the sidebar.
• View large, clear icons for all your apps and files.

Finder Spotlight AirDrop

See everything running on your Mac. In an instant.

OS X offers system-wide support for gorgeous, full-screen apps that use every inch of your Mac display. You can have multiple full-screen apps open at once - along with multiple apps in windows. And it's easy to switch between full-screen and desktop views. Mission Control gives you a bird's-eye view of all your windows and full-screen apps, and allows you to instantly navigate between them.

• Dashboard gives you quick access to your widgets.
• Full-screen apps and your desktops appear at the top of Mission Control.
• Exposé groups application windows together.
• Mission Control Full-Screen Apps

It does the saving for you.

Say goodbye to the worry and the hassle of manually saving your work. Auto Save automatically saves your work, while you work, without you having to do a thing. Versions creates a new version of a document each time you open it and every hour while you're working. It saves only the differences between successive versions, so the impact on your disk drive is minimal. Just open Versions to see the current document next to a cascade of previous versions. You can copy and paste between versions or revert to an earlier version. And when you share a document, you share only the most recent copy.

Highly secure by design.

OS X doesn't get PC viruses. And with virtually no effort on your part, the operating system protects itself from other malicious applications. Because every Mac ships with a secure configuration, you don't have to worry about changing complex settings in order to stay safe. Even better, OS X won't slow you down with constant security alerts and sweeps. Apple responds quickly to online threats and automatically delivers security updates. And with FileVault 2 in OS X Lion, all the data on your Mac is protected by powerful encryption.

Built for compatibility.

The versatility and power of OS X help a Mac fit in just about anywhere - including Windows networks. Want to transfer your files, photos and other data from a Windows PC- OS X lets you do that easily. If you want to run Windows on your Mac, you can do that too. OS X has built-in support for the latest version of Microsoft Exchange Server, so you can use your Mac at home and at work and keep all your messages, meetings and contacts in one place. OS X works with virtually all today's digital cameras, printers and other peripherals without the need to manually download separate drivers. And it opens popular file types such as JPG, MP3 and PDF, as well as Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents.

Accessible innovation.

OS X comes as standard with a wide range of assistive technologies that help people with disabilities experience what the Mac has to offer, including many features you won't find in other operating systems - at any price. For example, built-in VoiceOver screen-reading technology, available in over 20 languages, makes it possible for those who are blind or have low vision to control their computers using key commands or gestures on a Multi-Touch trackpad. OS X also offers out-of-the-box support for more than 40 braille displays (including Bluetooth displays) and many other accessibility features, such as dynamic full-screen magnification, playback of closed captions and a scalable screen.

Reliable from the very start.

Just about everything you do on a Mac - even upgrading to the latest version of the OS - is safe and reliable. OS X checks your applications to make sure they're compatible and sets aside any programs known to be incompatible. If a power cut interrupts your installation, OS X can start again without losing any data. Best of all, upgrading doesn't require reformatting your drive; you keep all your compatible applications, files and settings. And if something goes wrong when you're using your Mac,

Time Machine is there to restore your data if needed.

Built in Apps

It comes with apps for sending email, managing your schedule, making video calls and backing up your Mac automatically. It even comes with an app for shopping for new apps. With OS X Lion, your Mac is more than fully featured, it’s fully loaded.

• iPhoto
• iMovie
• GarageBand
• Mac App Store
• Safari
• Mail
• iCal
• Address Book
• Time Machine
• FaceTime