Mac Mini Core 2 Duo / 2.53 (Server)
The Mac mini Core 2 Duo / 2.53 (server) is a revised server iteration of the Mac mini Core 2 Duo / 2.53 (late 2009) and therefore lacks a slot-loaded optical disk drive. Other than that, its design is the same – a net-top in a cuboid casing with an external power unit. As for the hardware, the Mac mini Core 2 Duo / 2.53 (server) has dual 500 GB hard drives and MacOS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Server aboard. The Mac mini Core 2 Duo / 2.53 (late 2009) features a 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (P8700) processor, 2 GB of RAM (PC2-5300), dual 500 GB Ultra ATA/100 hard drives (5400 RPM), an 8X double-layer “SuperDrive” and GeForce 9400M graphics with 256 MB of integrated memory. The net top has a mini-DVI and Mini DisplayPort video out, five USB 2.0 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 Core 2 Duo / 2.53 has standard to AirPort Extreme (802.11a/b/g/n) and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR. The cooling system is fanless. The Mac mini “Core 2 Duo” / 2.53 is shipped without a display, a keyboard and a mouse. (more…)