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.
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.
Tricky Active Directory integration. Not for heavy-work-load environments.
One of the most aesthetically beautiful business servers we've ever seen, this tiny, peppy machine makes for a quiet desktop server that's perfect for light-duty home and SMB server tasks. Buy it now...
Published: 2010-06-24, Author: Dan , review by: techworld.com
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 mode...
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 mode...
Published: 2010-06-18, Author: Vincent , review by: slashgear.com
Abstract: Apple’s Mac mini was always the compact computer with a few frustrations. Perfectly scaled for doing duty as your HTPC, the absence of a native HDMI port meant hooking the Mac mini up in your living room was never quite as easy as we’d like to expect f...
HDMI portSleek, attractive design fits anywhereLow power consumption
No Blu-ray optionsOn your own for home theater supportExpensive
Apple tells us its goal with the Mac mini was to make a small, flexible computer that would fit into whatever environment people wanted it to go -- the company seems quite chuffed with the number of people who put minis into cars, for example. By that mea...
Super compact design. Aluminum unibody construction. SD slot supports new SDXC cards. Included HDMI-to-DVI adapter and HDMI port. Extremely low power usage. GreenTech Approved. Internal power supply. Accessible memory slots. More 3D power than anything in its class.
Still no Blu-ray. Hard drive is hard to upgrade. No eSATA port.
The Apple Mac mini (HDMI) is an all-around improvement with a new unibody aluminum chassis to match the rest of the Macintosh line. The mini is the mainstream, compact PC you've been searching for, and it defines its category....
The role of the Mac mini has changed dramatically over the past five years. What once was a way for Apple to tempt users into trying OS X is now a fairly expensive, niche Mac. As an HTPC the new Mac mini is great. It works just as well as any of the ION b...
Published: 2010-01-01, Author: Daniel , review by: appleinsider.com
Abstract: Apple's efforts to target efficiency and sustainability are likely to help woo exactly the type of consumers the company is attracting to boutique retail stores, who care more about environmentally friendly design and efficiency than their neighbors who shop for deals in..
Published: 2010-01-01, Author: Daniel , review by: appleinsider.com
Abstract: Apple's efforts to target efficiency and sustainability are likely to help woo exactly the type of consumers the company is attracting to boutique retail stores, who care more about environmentally friendly design and efficiency than their neighbors who shop for deals in..
