The sleeper hit of the Apple Mac Mini
Apple has always been known for its innovations. Whilst some have been well documented (the iPod changing how music is digested on the go to the iPhone changing the face of mobile technology forever) others have not had the same level of publicity. Easily one of their most outlandish products, the Mac Mini brought about a new way of selling desktop computers to the masses.
The Apple Mac Mini was one of the first widely sold devices to subscribe to the BYODKM (bring your own display, keyboard and mouse) method. In short, the Mac Mini was just a desktop server and nothing else.
Where the Mac Mini excelled though, was its size and design, two features which Apple prides itself on innovating.
The Mac Mini used many components typically used in Apple’s laptop range, such as the Macbook. For this reason, it is unusually small for a desktop computer, measuring just 7.7 inches square and 1.4 inches deep. It is also extremely lightweight, weighing in at just 1.22 kilogrammes.
Despite its diminutive size, the Mac Mini is not short on features however, offering a 4GB memory, 500GB hard drive, Lion operating system, WiFi/Bluetooth capabilities, HD graphics, an HDMI port and a 2.5GHz dual-core processor.
It has been long suspected that the main reason for the Mac Mini’s introduction was a way of getting PC users who were feeling disenfranchised with Windows to buy into the Apple brand. With numerous ad campaigns extolling the benefits of Macs over PCs, it was thought that many PC users would already have the peripherals from their old computer, so a new system where they didn’t have to pay to replace these was unveiled.
The Mac Mini was another of the Apple success stories – even without some of the press afforded on its more social models – clearly showing the quality of the device.
Author Bio:
David Howells is a freelance writer who writes article on the basis of computer hardware and software. He recommends you to visit http://www.hardsoftcomputers.co.uk/ for more information about Apple Mac Pro Server and other computer hardware and software related issues.
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