Apple Mac Mini MC815B/A (2011) PC Reviews: Mac OS X Lion Computer

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Apple Mac Mini MC815B/A (2011) PC Reviews: Mac OS X Lion Computer reviews

+ This desktop computer scores high on software bundle. - It has no outstanding negative points.

£499 – £503 at 2 retailers out of 419 retailers checked

8.5 out of 10 based on 27 reviews.

Apple Mac Mini MC815B/A (2011) with Intel Core i5 i5-2410M 2.3 GHz Dual Core Processor, 2GB of Memory and 500GB Storage on Mac OS X Lion. See full product description

How easy to set-up	9.4
Software bundle	7.8
How easy to connect to internet	9.4
Value for money	7.7
Overall rating	8.5

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Bill, Lancaster General user

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: fast quiet and efficent like no pc i have owned
Bad points:: setting up the wireless scrolling pad

How easy to set-up	8.0
Software bundle	10.0
How easy to connect to internet	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 31 May 2012

Colin, Castleford General user

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Very Fast,Even faster now that i have added 16GB of Ram.
Easy set and easy to use.
Excellent software included.
Bad points:: A little bit expense,But well worth the money.

How easy to set-up	10.0
Software bundle	10.0
How easy to connect to internet	10.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 29 Jun 2012

Andrew, Music & entertainment fan

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Smal fast and silent - no fan.
Bad points:: Non.

How easy to set-up	10.0
Software bundle	10.0
How easy to connect to internet	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 19 Jun 2012

andrea, stoke on trent General user

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: amazing piece of kit.
Bad points:: none

How easy to set-up	10.0
Software bundle	10.0
How easy to connect to internet	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 18 Apr 2012

Ian, Castleford Design or photo editing

Score 6.0/10

Good points:: small footprint, noise free, quite powerful
Bad points:: still expensive compared to pc............

How easy to set-up	10.0
Software bundle	1.0
How easy to connect to internet	10.0
Value for money	6.0
Overall rating	6.0

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Confirmed purchase: 16 Apr 2012

Melbossa, Leicester Music & entertainment fan

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Stylish, compact, powerful, dual display, integrated PSU, RAM easily upgradeable, OS X.
Bad points:: Hard drive not easily upgradeable.

How easy to set-up	10.0
Software bundle	8.0
How easy to connect to internet	8.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 15 Mar 2012

michael, Beverley General user

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Very fast, easy to use, runs cool, excellent for online tv & videos.
Bad points:: I haven't found any yet!

How easy to set-up	10.0
Software bundle	10.0
How easy to connect to internet	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 08 Apr 2012

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Product Features

Operating system	Mac OS X Lion
Software on which the device runs
Number of cores	Dual
Computer processors are made up of 1 or more cores. Having multiple cores allows the computer to run two or more processes at once, improving multi-tasking and speeding things up.
RAM (Gigabytes)	2

Hard disk capacity (Gigabytes)	500
Hard Disk capacity is measured in GBs which stands for Gigabytes. A gigabyte is 1000 MB or megabytes. The more GB you have the more info like photos and music you can store.
Processor speed (Gigahertz)	2.3
The processor is the driving force of your personal computer. The higher the number in Gigahertz or Ghz the faster your computer will run. Don’t forget that other factors such as the number of cores will have an effect on speed.
Processor brand	Intel
There are 2 main manufacturers of computer processors. They are Intel and AMD.
Processor series	Core i5
This is the processor model range. Different types of processor have different types of functionality. For example Centrino processors are specifically designed to increase battery life in laptops.
Processor number	i5-2410M
This is the specific processor number in the processor range.
Graphics card brand	Intel ®
Graphics cards in desktop computers and graphics chips in laptops are manufactured by 3 main companies: Intel, ATI and nVidia. If you want to play modern games aim for an ATI or nVidia card or chip. Intel cards and chips work perfectly for general laptop use, video playback and older computer games.
Graphics card model number	Intel ® HD Graphics 3000
This is the range and model number of the graphics card or chip in your desktop or laptop computer.
Connections	Wireless

Connections	Bluetooth

Connections	Firewire

Number of USB ports	4

Release date	2011-07-29
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: Apple MacMini MC815B/A -, Apple Mac mini (mid 2011), Apple Mac mini MC815B/A

Manufacturer's Description

The latest dual-core Intel Core i5 processors come as standard on Mac mini. Choose a 2.3GHz or 2.5GHz dual-core Intel Core i5, or configure Mac mini with an even faster 2.7GHz Intel Core i7. With up to 2x the performance of the previous generation, Mac mini keeps up with computers twice its size.1

When you’re using processor-intensive applications, Turbo Boost 2.0 increases the clock speed up to 3.4GHz. Hyper-Threading lets each core run two threads, so OS X multitasks even more efficiently. And an integrated memory controller connects fast 1333MHz memory directly to the processor, so it gets straight to work on your data. In short, Mac mini is a little box of vroom.

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