Testseek.co.uk 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
It's great that the new Mac mini offers a HDMI output. The new unibody casing and slimmer form factor is very welcome too
As is the in-built transformer.
Attractive
Tiny
And rock-solid aluminium
Unibody enclosure
Easy RAM upgrades
Improved graphics performance
HDMI output
Built-in SD-card reader.
Fantastic new unibody casing
Thinner form factor
Excellent integrated graphics processor
Built-in power brick
Can handle everything you’d use a slim desktop for
HDMI
Beautiful silver body
Compact design
HDMI socket
Much-improved graphics performance
Good software included
Muchimproved graphics performance
Small
Quiet
And doesn’t use a lot of power
CPU and RAM are enough to handle a solid load
Can boot from SD card
Can use the MacBook Air’s Optical Drive and USB Ethernet Adaptor.
Quality design and finish
Runs very quietly
Sufficient performance for office doc type work
Low energy consumption
The peerless Mac experience is what the Mac Mini is all about. OS X Snow Leopard is stunning and now comes with the killer Mac App Store for downloading add-ons without having to trawl the web. Firewire and four USB ports mean that connectivity is more than ample
While the 19.7.x19.7x3.6cm means you can hide this machine away easily
Saving stacks of space compared to some less than clever PC ri
Easy to deploy and manage
Quiet and energy efficient
Unlimited client licence
Unibody shell
Option to add RAM
Near silent. Attractive unibody design. Low profile
Sleek aluminium unibody chassis
HDMI video output makes it easy to connect an HDTV
SD card slot
Useraccessible RAM
Handles webbased HD video with no trouble
Bestinclass case design
Half-decent graphics capability
Design
Small footprint
Removable bottom
Tiny and very stylish
1TB of storage
Wired and wireless network interfaces
Integrated web
Email
Address book and calendaring servers
Wiki and blogging applications
Simple management
Unlimited user licence
The editors didn't like
We wish it was cheaper. It could use better media centre software too
And will Apple ever climb on the Blu-ray wagon?
SD-card slot inconveniently located
Higher price than previous entry-level model
Slow stock hard drive .
Only one standard configuration
Expensive
A little underpowered
Dated media centre software
No Blu-ray option
So can a lot of much cheaper rivals
Price bump not quite worth the benefits
Only 2GB memory
No monitor
Mouse or keyboard
Only one power supply
Only one ethernet port
No optical drive
Replacing drives somewhat tedious.
Connectors inaccessible
Comes with neither mouse nor keyboard
We would have preferred a Core i processor
Still no BluRay player on Macs
Expensive (not taken into account in our rating)
As ever with Apple
It’s the pricing that really sticks in the craw. At £612 for the “cheap” version
It’s hard to justify. There are small-scale PCs that offer similar specs at a much lower price. You really have to want to buy into Apple’s ecosystem too
Because this is a gadget that is much about kudos as it is about the tech inside.
No DVD reader
Dodgy disc loader
Ports are a tad impractical
Pricey. Old CPU. No Blu-ray
Puny storage capacity for the price
No Bluray option
Limited user upgrade options
Pricey
Price
SD card slot on the back
Limited upgrade options
USB port can't be used for backup
No eSATA expansion
More complex tasks can't be accomplished using base management utilities
Power button and SD card slot on the rear; no Blu-ray drive; reasonably expensive
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The new Mac Mini is a desirable bit of kit indeed. The addition of HDMI makes it appealing to the HTPC crowd that wants to retain flexibility, but not custom build a solution. Where it hurts though is in cost and lack of extras — for the same price, yo...
Thinner profile. HDMI. Easily accessible RAM. SD card reader. Quiet. Blends in perfectly with your home cinema gear
No keyboard and mouse for the price is asking a bit much. Don't hold your breath for Blu-ray. SD card reader on the back. iMac is better value for new PC buyers
The new Mac Mini is a desirable bit of kit indeed. The addition of HDMI makes it appealing to the HTPC crowd that wants to retain flexibility, but not custom build a solution. Where it hurts though is in cost and lack of extras — for the same price, yo...
SD-card slot inconveniently located; higher price than previous entry-level model; slow stock hard drive, $999
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Tricky Active Directory integration, Not for heavy-work-load environments
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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
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
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