Testseek.com have collected 92 expert reviews of the Apple Mac Mini - Mid 2010 MC438 and the average rating is 76%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Apple Mac Mini - Mid 2010 MC438.
June 2010
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The editors liked
Extremely compact
Brilliant design and packaging
Silent operation
Low power consumption
HDMI-out
SDXC card slot
Adequately powerful hardware for general and home theater usage
Fantastic looks
Great Design
Good Performance
Setup in as little as 10 steps
Faster processor and more memory than the Mac mini client
Lots of storage for SMBs or a home network
New features add to the ultra-easy Mac experience
Powerful command-line option for advanced tasks and management
Sleek
Living room-ready aluminum chassis
HDMI video output makes it easy to connect an HDTV
SD card slot
User-accessible RAM
Handles Web-based HD video with no trouble
Best-in-class case design.
Tiny
Compact body
Unibody aluminum exterior
Easy RAM upgrades
HDMI output
Builtin SD Card reader
The editors didn't like
Only 2GB of RAM
Hard drive not user replaceable
No Blu-ray drive
All the ports are located on the back and are difficult to reach
Bit expensive
Loses out on price-performance ratio
Tricky Active Directory integration
Not for heavy-work-load environments
Puny storage capacity for its price
No Blu-ray hurts in a pricier living room system like this.
Tiny and very stylish, 1TB of storage, Wired and wireless network interfaces, Integrated web, email, address book and calendaring servers, Wiki and blogging applications, Simple management, Unlimited user licence
Limited upgrade options, USB port can't be used for backup, No eSATA expansion, More complex tasks can't be accomplished using base management utilities
Apple's latest Mac Mini server is an innovative and functional small business solution with huge appeal to style-conscious companies already sold on the Mac platform. Snow Leopard Server is remarkably affordable, although Windows Small Business Server
The newest Mac Mini is a big improvement over the last version. Although we like the generally elegant design, it isn't perfect. There's still room for improvement, such as easier hard disk access and more conveniently located ports. It's a little over...
Published: 2010-08-11, Author: John , review by: macworld.co.uk
Small, quiet, and doesn’t use a lot of power; CPU and RAM are enough to handle a solid load; can boot from SD card; can use the MacBook Air’s Optical Drive and USB Ethernet Adaptor.
Only one power supply; only one ethernet port; no optical drive; replacing drives somewhat tedious.
The Mac mini with Snow Leopard Server is an outstanding small utility server for the lower end of the SMB market, able to handle a couple hundred users for almost any single service, (Mail, Chat, Open Directory, etc.) with aplomb. It's also a good "do it...
HDMI output, Fantastic new unibody casing, Thinner form factor, Excellent integrated graphics processor, Built-in power brick
Only one standard configuration, Expensive, A little underpowered, Dated media centre software, No Blu-ray option
The hackneyed old phrase, 'an evolution not a revolution' could (to use another hackneyed phrase) be written for the late 2012 Mac mini.With the Ivy Bridge processors and faster memory already having debuted on other Macs, it was inevitable they'd come to...
SD-card slot inconveniently located; Higher price than previous entry-level model; Slow stock hard drive .
The Mac mini remains an impressive feat of hardware engineering and design, fitting decent computing power and a solid set of features in a tiny package. And apart from the slow stock hard drive, there's not much to complain about with the latest model –...
Abstract: A likeable machine, but sadly not worth anywhere near the asking price. The new Mac mini is a study in smallness: at just 3.6cm thick it’s nearly a third slimmer than previous models. That makes it a more front-room friendly machine than ever, and the ...
It's great that the new Mac mini offers a HDMI output. The new unibody casing and slimmer form factor is very welcome too, as is the in-built transformer.
We wish it was cheaper. It could use better media centre software too, and will Apple ever climb on the Blu-ray wagon?
We love the new Mac mini, but a few flaws keep it from true greatness.
