Testseek.com have collected 78 expert reviews of the Apple Mac mini - Mid 2011 MC815 / MC816 and the average rating is 78%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Apple Mac mini - Mid 2011 MC815 / MC816.
July 2011
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The editors liked
Tiny
Great design
Good performance
Thunderbolt port
Boasts Apple's usual design leadership
Nearly double the performance compared with the older model.
Elegant
Space saving design
Easy accessibility of RAM modules
HDMI port
Very portable
The editors didn't like
Heats up
No optical drive
Lack of an optical drive too forward-looking
Users may struggle to understand the benefits of the Thunderbolt port
Offers suspect value compared with Windows PCs in same price range.
Tiny, great design, Good performance, Thunderbolt port
Heats up, No optical drive
The 2011 Apple Mac mini is alive and kicking. What with the Cupertino-based company dazzling the tech world with iPhones, iPads and MacBook Airs, the Mac mini seems to be the forgotten child in Apple's product portfolio. Still with the latest revision of...
At 33,900INR, the base Mac mini is the cheapest Mac in India today. It can be a great second computer for the house or even as a download machine, thanks to its low power consumption and tiny form factor. But as a serious everyday computer the Mac mini fa...
Elegant, space saving design, Easy accessibility of RAM modules, HDMI port, Very portable
No optical drive slot, unlike its predecessor, No USB 3.0
The latest Mac mini comes at around the same price range as its 2010 predecessor. While featuring the same design, the 2011 Mac mini does get a hardware upgrade that gives it a performance boost over its forerunner model - but at the same time, it ine...
Abstract: So farewell optical media (1982-2011). What joy you brought us, with your CDs and high definition videos. How you lit up students' lives when they threw you in the microwave to see what would happen.Apple is reprising its role as Auger of Doom for a dying...
Boasts Apple's usual design leadership; nearly double the performance compared with the older model.
Lack of an optical drive too forward-looking; users may struggle to understand the benefits of the Thunderbolt port; offers suspect value compared with Windows PCs in same price range.
Apple's new S$1,088 Mac mini demands that you abandon disc-based media, and that you surround it with potentially expensive extra hardware to realize its full benefits. It makes most sense for committed Mac users, those who need it for a specific nich...
At £529, the Apple Mac mini is the cheapest Mac out of Apple’s complete line of desktop and portable computers. But its superb build quality and feature set puts it ahead of any other compact PC. While it’s measurable a little slower than the 2.5GHz ve...
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Published: 2012-03-05, Author: George , review by: alphr.com
A beautiful, fast and future-proof system, but one that comes with a hefty price tag...
Ultra-compact in size, ultra-low in power consumption, and crucially quiet to use, the Apple Mac mini makes a compelling media centre when matched with the right peripherals and software. Its performance is much faster than a box this size deserves and...
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Published: 2011-09-12, Author: Dan , review by: macworld.co.uk
Core i5 processor provides huge performance gains; impressive array of connectivity options, including Thunderbolt; aluminium unibody enclosure; improved graphics performance
No optical drive; slow stock hard drive; inconveniently located SD-card slot
When we reviewed the Mid-2010 Mac mini, we called it Apple's most versatile computer for those who didn't need workstation-level performance. Without an optical drive, the 2011 mini may not be quite as versatile, but Core i5 processors mean that, for the...
Powerful processor, Quality design and finish, Quiet, More powerful components than on the previous generation, Quality audio in/out
Comes without keyboard or mouse, Connectivity not very accessible, No DVD or Bluray player, Keep an eye on temperature levels
This is without a doubt one of the most powerful mini computers out there. However, in the absence of any way of playing a DVD, let alone a Blu-ray, without using an external player, the Mac Mini 2011 can't be classified with other home cinema computers. ...
