The Mac mini (2.3GHz Intel Core i7, Late/Server 2012) is a revised server iteration of the Mac mini (2.5GHz Intel Core i5, Late 2012) with a faster quad-core Intel processor and two 1 TB hard drives. It’s a net-top in a cuboid aluminum casing with an internal power unit, a Thunderbolt port, a removable panel on the bottom to provide an access to upgradeable RAM and no internal optical drive. The line-up of late 2012 got the faster and more elaborate Intel Ivy Bridge processor and up-to-date USB 3.0 ports. The Mac mini (2.3GHz Intel Core i7, Late/Server 2012) features a top-class quad-core 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 (3615QM) processor, 4GB of RAM (PC2-10600), two 1 TB Ultra ATA/100 hard drive (5400 RPM) and Intel HD Graphics 4000 graphics with 512MB of integrated memory. The net top has an HDMI video out and a Thunderbolt port, four USB 3.0 ports and one Firewire 800 port, a built-in mono-speaker, an audio-out mini-jack and an audio line-in/digital audio input. As for the wireless, the Mac mini (2.3GHz Intel Core i7, Late/Server 2012) has standard AirPort Extreme (802.11a/b/g/n) and Bluetooth 4.0. The cooling system is fanless. The Mac mini (2.3GHz Intel Core i7, Late/Server 2012) is shipped without a display, a keyboard and a mouse. (more…)