2017-7-25 In the box. Mac mini; Mini-DVI to DVI Adapter; 110W power adapter and power cord; Install/restore DVDs; Printed and electronic documentation; Processor and memory.
Introduction
We picked up the new Mac mini from our local Apple store and took it apart!
This teardown is not a repair guide. To repair your Mac mini Model A1283, use our service manual.
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Ladies and gentlemen, without further ado, allow us to introduce the new and improved Mac mini!
We immediately tried to open the mini using our iMac opening tool, used in yesterday's iMac First Look.
It did not work.
We also posted a guide for installing a second hard drive in the Mac mini.
The beauty of evolution at its finest. From left to right: Power PC, Intel Core Duo, Intel Core 2 Duo.
Notable differences in the latest model:
An additional USB port brings the total to five, one more than the previous model (and three more than the Power PC!).
A Mini DisplayPort and mini-DVI port -- which allow for Dual-Monitor support for the first time in a Mac mini -- replace the DVI display port of the previous generation.
A Firewire 800 port replaced the old FireWire 400 port, much to the chagrin of Mac users.
Let's rock this thing!
Carefully insert a putty knife into the crevice in between the top cover and bottom housing. Start on the left side first.
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Gently enlarge the existing crevice by twisting the putty knife downward and away from the mini.
Repeat the prying motion until a portion of the bottom housing has been nudged upward.
Repeat the same prying procedure on the right side.
The top cover should now be marginally separated from the bottom housing. Use your fingers to completely separate the two, starting with the I/O side of the mini.
The top cover does not have any cables attaching it to the bottom housing; it should now be completely detached from the bottom.
A quick comparison photo of the three Mac mini generations (oldest on left) showcases their technological progression:
No antennas --> One antenna --> Two antennas (Airport card)
Desktop RAM --> laptop RAM
PATA --> SATA drives
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Can you hear me now? Excellent.
The wireless board contains a Broadcom BCM4312KFBGH WiFi transceiver on it.
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The new mini houses three wireless communications antennas, one for use with the built-in Bluetooth and two for the Airport Extreme wireless 802.11n card.
All three antennas need to be removed before accessing the hardware underneath.
There are two black posts securing the Airport antenna board to the internal frame.
Squeeze both black posts together and gently lift the antenna board from the post.
Rotate the mini 180 degrees.
Use a spudger to peel back the black tape and release the antenna cable.
Carefully lift the remaining two antennas from the right side of the mini.
Remove the four black Phillips screws holding the internal frame to the bottom housing.
We spent a lot of time searching for these screws. Is this an Apple conspiracy to prevent consumers from disassembling their products? Put on your tinfoil hats!
After the screws were removed, we separated the internal framework from the bottom housing.
On the left we have the bottom housing, which includes the logic board, CPU, and RAM. On the right is the internal framework, which contains the SuperDrive, fan, and hard drive.
Remove the six Philips screws from the left, right, and back sides of the SuperDrive.
Unplug the drive from the interconnect board to completely remove it from the framework.
Use the Mac mini Terabyte Upgrade Guide instead of this First Look to make any modifications to your mini.
Next, disconnect the small black two-wire connector from the interconnect board and move it out of the way.
Remove the four Phillips screws securing the hard drive to the internal frame.
The hard drive easily slides out once it is detached from the interconnect board.
The hard drive is a paltry 120 GB. If you'd like to hold more than six photographs on your computer, you can upgrade to a 500 GB drive for just $130 and a little time.
Apple only allows you to customize the mini with a 320 GB drive, and they want a whopping $175!
Remove the two screws holding the fan in place.
Disconnect the fan's blue/gray cable from the interconnect board. This should allow the fan to be removed from the framework.
The top half of the Mac mini is now completely disassembled!
Now for the lower half..
The standard quick pry with the fingers (and subsequent pull) frees the RAM from the logic board.
Our $599 mini shipped with only a single 1 GB PC3-8500 chip. In this configuration, the NVIDIA 9400M graphics processor allocated 128 MB of this memory as VRAM. When we installed a second chip in this machine, for a total of 2 GB, the 9400M automatically allocated 256 MB VRAM instead.
On to the AirPort/Bluetooth board removal. A couple of steps are needed to remove the board:
Disconnect the three antennas (marked in red).
Disconnect the AirPort/Bluetooth communication cable (second photo).
Remove three Phillips screws (third photo) and then completely remove the AirPort/Bluetooth board.
Once we had removed the AirPort/Bluetooth board, the only thing preventing us from taking out the logic board was two connectors and a T10 Torx screw.
Disconnect the power button cable and the power-on LED.
Use a T10 Torx screwdriver to remove the standoff screw.
Use a spudger to gently pry up the logic board.
Grasp the logic board with your hand and pull it away from the I/O ports.
Voila! The logic board is free.
All the goodies of the disassembly in one place. Taking apart the Mac mini was a lot simpler than the iMac we took apart yesterday.
Putting the mini back together was easy too, it's running great. In fact, we've figured out how to add one terabyte of internal storage to our mini.
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Apple Mac mini 'Core 2 Duo' 2.0 (Early 2009) Specs
Identifiers: Early 2009 - MB463LL/A* - Macmini3,1 - A1283 - 2264
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The Apple Mac mini 'Core 2 Duo' 2.0 (Early 2009/NVIDIA) features a 2.0 GHz Intel 'Core 2 Duo' (P7350) processor, a 3 MB on-chip level 2 cache, a 1066 MHz frontside bus, 1 GB or 2 GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM (PC3-8500) memory, a 120 GB or 320 GB Serial ATA hard drive, a slot-loading 8X double-layer 'SuperDrive', and a NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics processor with either 128 MB or 256 MB of memory shared with the system.
Connectivity includes Mini-DVI and Mini DisplayPort, a Firewire '800' port, five USB 2.0 ports, combined 'optical digital audio input/audio line in' and combined 'optical digital audio output/headphone' minijacks, a 10/100/1000Base-T Gigabit Ethernet port, and built-in AirPort Extreme (802.11a/b/g/n) and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR.
Although at first glance the Mac mini 'Core 2 Duo' 2.0 (Early 2009/NVIDIA) models look identical to the Mid-2007 models, they are quite different -- with a faster internal architecture that uses a faster system bus and faster memory as well as improved graphics and dual display support, the first time that dual displays have been supported by the Mac mini series. Connectivity is enhanced as well, with a Mini-DVI and a Mini DisplayPort (in lieu of a single DVI port) and 5 USB 2.0 ports (up from 4 on the previous system) and a Firewire '800' port (instead of a Firewire '400' port).
All Mac mini models have the internal components enclosed in a tiny and elegant 2.9 lb, 6.5 inch square, two inch tall case with a built-in speaker and an external power supply. Additionally, all Mac mini systems ship without a display, keyboard, or mouse, but numerous Apple and third-party options are available.
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- What are the differences between the 'Early 2009/NVIDIA' Mac mini 'Core 2 Duo' configurations?
- What are the differences between the 'Early 2009/NVIDIA' Mac mini 'Core 2 Duo' and the Mac mini models they replaced?
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| Introduction Date: | March 3, 2009 | Discontinued Date: | October 20, 2009 |
| Details: | The 'Introduction Date' refers to the date a model was introduced via press release. The 'Discontinued Date' refers to the date a model either was replaced by a subsequent system or production otherwise ended. Also see: All Macs introduced in 2009. |
| Details: | Also see: All models with a 64-Bit processor courtesy of EveryMac.com's Ultimate Mac Sort. |
| Details: | Geekbench 2 benchmarks are in 32-bit and 64-bit modes, respectively. These numbers reflect an average of user provided 32-bit and 64-bit results as submitted to the Geekbench website. Higher numbers are better. You also might be interested in reviewing all 32-bit and 64-bit Geekbench 2 user submissions for Macs with the Macmini3,1 Model Identifier, which may include multiple models. To dynamically compare Geekbench 2 results from different Macs side-by-side, see EveryMac.com's Ultimate Mac Comparison. |
| Details: | These Geekbench 3 benchmarks are in 32-bit mode and are for a single processor core and all processor cores, respectively. Both numbers reflect an average of user provided results as submitted to the Geekbench website. Higher numbers are better. You also might be interested in reviewing all 32-bit single core and multicore Geekbench 3 user submissions for Macs with the Macmini3,1 Model Identifier, which may include multiple models. To dynamically compare 32-bit Geekbench 3 results from different Macs side-by-side, see EveryMac.com's Ultimate Mac Comparison. |
| Details: | These Geekbench 3 benchmarks are in 64-bit mode and are for a single processor core and all processor cores, respectively. Both numbers reflect an average of user provided results as submitted to the Geekbench website. Higher numbers are better. You also might be interested in reviewing all 64-bit single core and multicore Geekbench 3 user submissions for Macs with the Macmini3,1 Model Identifier, which may include multiple models. To dynamically compare 64-bit Geekbench 3 results from different Macs side-by-side, see EveryMac.com's Ultimate Mac Comparison. |
| Details: | These Geekbench 4 benchmarks are are for a single processor core and all processor cores, respectively. All Geekbench 4 benchmarks are 64-bit. Both numbers reflect an average of user provided results as submitted to the Geekbench website. Higher numbers are better. You also might be interested in reviewing all single core and multicore Geekbench 4 user submissions for Macs with the Macmini3,1 Model Identifier, which may include multiple models. To dynamically compare Geekbench 4 results from different Macs side-by-side, see EveryMac.com's Ultimate Mac Comparison. |
| Processor Speed: | 2.0 GHz | Processor Type: | Core 2 Duo (P7350) |
| Details: | The Intel 'Core 2 Duo' (P7350) processor includes two independent processor 'cores' on a single silicon chip. |
| Details: | This model also was available via custom configuration with a 2.26 GHz 'Core 2 Duo' (P8400) processor for an additional US$150. As requested by readers, EveryMac.com also has documented this custom configuration as its own model. |
| Details: | The processor is soldered directly to the motherboard. Also see: Is it possible to upgrade the processor in the Mac mini 'Core' models? |
| System Bus Speed: | 1066 MHz | Cache Bus Speed: | 2.0 GHz (Built-in) |
| ROM/Firmware Type: | EFI | EFI Architecture: | 64-Bit |
| Details: | Also see: Does the Intel Mac mini have a ROM or BIOS? |
| Details: | Includes a 3 MB shared 'on chip' level 2 cache that runs at processor speed. |
| Details: | Supports 1066 MHz PC3-8500 DDR3 SO-DIMMs. Also see: How do you upgrade the RAM in the polycarbonate Intel-based Mac mini 'Core' models? How much RAM of what type do they support? |
| Details: | *By default, 1 GB is installed as a single module (MB463LL/A) and 2 GB is installed as two 1 GB modules (MB464LL/A). Officially, this model is capable of supporting 4 GB of RAM, but as first reported by MacminiColo, this model unofficially can use 8 GB of RAM after applying EFI Firmware Update 1.2. In the US (and many other countries), site sponsor Other World Computing sells memory -- as well as other upgrades -- for this Mac mini. In the UK, site sponsor Flexx sells memory and other upgrades for this Mac mini. In Canada, site sponsor CanadaRAM sells RAM and other upgrades for this Mac mini. In Australia, site sponsor RamCity sells memory and other upgrades for this Mac mini. In Southeast Asia, site sponsor SimplyMac.sg sells memory and other upgrades for this Mac mini. Also see: Actual Max RAM of All G3 & Later Macs. |
| Details: | N/A |
| Details: | This model has a NVIDIA GeForce 9400M that shares memory with the system. |
| Details: | *Apple reports that the low-end configuration (MB463LL/A) has 128 MB of memory shared with system memory and the high-end configuration (MB464LL/A) has 256 MB of memory shared with system memory. However, installing another 1 GB memory module in the low-end configuration will automatically increase the shared VRAM to 256 MB. Please also note that this is the minimum graphics memory usage with each configuration but the memory available to MacOS X 'may vary depending on graphics needs'. |
| Display Support: | Dual Displays | Resolution Support: | 1920x1200* |
| Details: | *This model simultaneously supports 1920x1200 on a DVI or VGA display using the Mini-DVI port and 2560x1600 on a dual-link DVI display using the Mini DisplayPort (with an optional Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI adapter). |
| 2nd Display Support: | Dual/Mirroring* | 2nd Max. Resolution: | 2560x1600* |
| Details: | *This model simultaneously supports 1920x1200 on a DVI or VGA display using the Mini-DVI port and 2560x1600 on a dual-link DVI display using the Mini DisplayPort (with an optional Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI adapter). |
| Standard Storage: | 120, 320 GB* HDD | Std. Storage Speed: | 5400 RPM |
| Details: | *The low-end configuration (MB463LL/A) has a 120 GB hard drive and the high-end configuration (MB464LL/A) has a 320 GB hard drive. Both are 5400 RPM. The low-end configuration also could be upgraded via custom configuration with a 250 GB hard drive for US$100 extra and a 320 GB hard drive for US$175 extra. Also see: How do you upgrade the hard drive in the Mac mini 'Core' models? What type of hard drive do they support? Is it possible to replace the optical drive with a second hard drive? In the US (and many other countries), site sponsor Other World Computing sells storage upgrades for this Mac mini. In the UK, site sponsor Flexx sells storage upgrades for this Mac mini. In Canada, site sponsor CanadaRAM sells SSDs and other upgrades for this Mac mini. In Australia, site sponsor RamCity sells storage upgrades for this Mac mini. In Southeast Asia, site sponsor SimplyMac.sg sells storage upgrades for this Mac mini. Also see: SSD Compatibility Guide for All G3 & Later Macs. |
| Storage Dimensions: | 2.5' (9.5 mm) | Storage Interface: | Serial ATA (3 Gb/s) |
| Details: | This model supports a single SATA II (3 Gb/s) 2.5' hard drive or SSD that is up to 9.5 mm thick. |
| Standard Optical: | 8X DL 'SuperDrive' | Standard Disk: | None |
| Details: | Apple reports that the slot-loading 8X double-layer SuperDrive 'writes DVD+R DL and DVD-R DL discs at up to 6x speed, writes DVD-R and DVD+R discs at up to 8x speed, writes DVD-RW discs at up to 6x speed, writes DVD+RW discs at up to 8x speed, reads DVDs at up to 8x speed, writes CD-R and CD-RW discs at up to 24x speed, reads CDs at up to 24x speed.' This model uses an SATA connector for the optical drive. Also see: What are the capabilities of the optical drive provided by the Mac mini 'Core' models? Which can read and write dual-layer DVDs? Site sponsor Other World Computing offers a 'Data Doubler' mounting kit that may be of interest. It makes it simple to install a second hard drive or SSD in the optical drive bay of this Mac mini. |
| Standard Modem: | None | Standard Ethernet: | 10/100/1000Base-T |
| Details: | External Apple USB Modem offered for US$49. |
| Standard AirPort: | 802.11a/b/g/n | Standard Bluetooth: | 2.1+EDR |
| Details: | AirPort Extreme (802.11a/b/g/n) and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR standard. |
| Details: | Five 480-Mbps USB 2.0 ports, one Firewire '800' port. |
| Details: | In the US (and many other countries), site sponsor Other World Computing sells a wide variety of external expansion options and hand-picked accessories like external storage, stands, keyboards, cables, adapters, speakers, and more for this Mac mini. In Australia, site sponsor Macfixit offers an extensive selection of external expansion options and accessories like docks, stands, chargers, keyboards, security products, and more for this Mac mini. |
| Details: | No Mac mini systems ship with a keyboard or mouse. |
| Details: | Uses a tiny and elegant 6.5 inch wide, 6.5 inch deep, and 2 inch tall case. |
| Apple Order No: | MB463LL/A* | Apple Subfamily: | Early 2009 |
| Details: | *There are two configurations of this model -- MB463LL/A, which is equipped with 1 GB of RAM, a 120 GB hard drive, and 128 MB of RAM allocated for graphics and sold for US$599, and MB464LL/A, which is equipped with 2 GB of RAM, a 320 GB hard drive, and 256 MB of RAM allocated for graphics and sold for US$799. |
| Apple Model No: | A1283 (EMC 2264) | Model ID: | Macmini3,1 |
| Details: | Please note that these identifiers refer to more than one model. Also see: All Macs with the A1283 Model Number, the 2264 EMC Number, and the Macmini3,1 Model Identifier. For more about these identifiers and how to locate them on each Mac, please refer to EveryMac.com's Mac Identification section. |
| Details: | N/A |
| Pre-Installed MacOS: | X 10.5.6 (9G2030) | Maximum MacOS: | X 10.11.x* |
| Details: | *This system can run the last version of OS X 10.8 'Mountain Lion', OS X 10.9 'Mavericks', and OS X 10.10 'Yosemite', as well as OS X 10.11 'El Capitan' if at least 2 GB of RAM is installed, although advanced features like AirDrop, AirPlay Mirroring, and Power Nap are not supported. It does support 'OpenCL' and Grand Central Dispatch introduced with Mac OS X 10.6 'Snow Leopard,' although it is not supported booting in 64-bit mode when running this version of the operating system. It is not capable of running macOS Sierra (10.12) or subsequent versions of the macOS at all. Please note that OS X 'Lion' 10.7 and subsequent versions of OS X are not capable of running Mac OS X apps originally written for the PowerPC processor as these operating systems do not support the 'Rosetta' environment. To run PowerPC applications on this Mac, it will be necessary to use Mac OS X 10.6 'Snow Leopard' or earlier. Also see: Which Macs are compatible with OS X El Capitan (10.11)? What are the system requirements? Which Macs support which features? |
| Minimum Windows: | XP SP2 (32-Bit)* | Maximum Windows: | 7 (32-Bit)* |
| Details: | *Apple's Boot Camp 4 formally supports the 32-bit versions of Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. However, the system does meet Microsoft's minimum requirements for Windows 8 and readers have reported successfully running the 32-bit version of this operating system with appropriate drivers. |
| MacOS 9 Support: | None | Windows Support: | Boot/Virtualization |
| Details: | Also see: Are there any third-party programs to run Mac OS 9/Classic applications on Intel Macs? Site sponsor OHS specializes in heavily upgraded Macs capable of running both Mac OS X and Mac OS 9 applications. For more on running Windows on Intel Macs, please refer to the exhaustive Windows on Mac Q&A. |
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| Dimensions: | 2.0 x 6.5 x 6.5 | Avg. Weight: | 2.9 lbs. (1.31 kg) |
| Details: | In inches - height by width by depth, (5.08 cm, 16.51 cm, 16.51 cm). |
| Original Price (US): | US$599, US$799* | Est. Current Retail: | US$225-US$350 |
| Details: | *This refers to the default configurations. The US$599 configuration (MB463LL/A) is equipped with 1 GB of RAM, a 120 GB hard drive, and 128 MB of RAM allocated for graphics and the US$799 configuration (MB464LL/A) is equipped with 2 GB of RAM, a 320 GB hard drive, and 256 MB of RAM allocated for graphics. It also was available via custom configuration with a 2.26 GHz 'Core 2 Duo' (P8400) processor for an additional US$150. Please note that on average the estimated current retail pricing of used systems is updated twice a year (please refer to the date on the bottom of the page for the date last updated). Photo Credit: Apple, Inc. |
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| Details: | *1 Mini-DVI and 1 Mini DisplayPort. Supports dual simultaneous displays -- 1920x1200 on a DVI or VGA display using the Mini-DVI port and 2560x1600 on a dual-link DVI display using the Mini DisplayPort (with an optional Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI adapter). Includes a Mini-DVI to DVI adapter. |
| Details: | N/A |
| Details: | N/A |
| Details: | Five 480-Mbps USB 2.0 ports, one Firewire '800' port. |
| Details: | External Apple USB Modem (56.6k v.92) offered for US$49. Gigabit Ethernet, AirPort Extreme (802.11g/n), and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR standard. |
| Details: | N/A |
| Details: | Combined 'optical digital audio input/audio line in minijack.' |
| Details: | Single combined 'optical digital audio output/headphone out minijack.' |
| Details: | N/A |
Mac Mini Cpu
| Details: | 100V-240V, 110W maximum. |
Global original prices for the Mac mini 'Core 2 Duo' 2.0 (Early 2009) in 34 different countries and territories follow; organized alphabetically by region.
For global original prices for Intel Macs in one particular country on a single page, please refer to EveryMac.com's Global Original Prices section.
Original Prices - North & South America
| Mexico: | N/A | United States: | US$599, US$799* |
Original Prices - Europe
| Denmark: | N/A | Finland: | €599, €799 |
| Ireland: | €599, €799 | Italy: | €599, €799 |
| Norway: | N/A | Portugal: | €599, €799 |
| Switzerland: | CHF 799, 1'099 | United Kingdom: | £499, £649 |
Original Prices - Asia
| China: | RMB 4,988, RMB 6,698 | Hong Kong: | HK$4,800, HK$6,400 |
| Japan: | ¥69,800, ¥89,800 | Korea: | N/A |
| Singapore: | N/A | Taiwan: | NT$21,900, NT$28,900 |
Original Prices - Australia & New Zealand
| Australia: | A$1049, A$1399 | New Zealand: | NZ$1398, NZ$1848 |
If you have additional original prices for this model, please get in touch. Thank you.
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