Product Description

Mac mini - It's mini in a massive way.

Mac mini is an affordable powerhouse that packs the entire Mac experience into a 7.7-inch-square frame. Just connect your own display, keyboard, and mouse, and you’re ready to make big things happen.

Just big enough to fit everything you want in a desktop.

Mac mini makes everyday tasks a breeze with fourth-generation Intel Core processors, a flash storage option that’s up to 50 percent faster, and wireless performance up to three times quicker than its predecessor. With Intel Iris Graphics or Intel HD Graphics 5000, it also delivers graphics performance up to 90 percent faster than the previous generation. And with great connectivity features like Thunderbolt 2 and support for HDTV, Mac mini makes the perfect centerpiece to any setup.

Powerfully petite.

Carved from a solid block of aluminum, Mac mini has a seamless, unique look that is unmistakably Mac. At less than an inch and a half tall and under three pounds, it keeps a low profile without sacrificing functionality. And it’s still the world’s most energy-efficient desktop computer — it doesn’t just meet ENERGY STAR requirements, it exceeds them up to seven times over. With a computer this compact, the only question is what to do with all that free desk space.

OS X Yosemite. The world’s most advanced desktop operating system.

Easy to use, beautiful to look at, and engineered to take full advantage of your Mac hardware, OS X Yosemite is the world’s most advanced desktop operating system. It comes with an amazing collection of apps for the things you do every day. And it makes your Mac and iOS devices work together in amazing ways.

Great built-in apps for work and play.

Every new Mac comes with Photos, iMovie, GarageBand, Pages, Numbers, and Keynote. So you can be creative and productive right from the start. These apps have been updated to match the beautiful design of OS X Yosemite. You also get great apps for email, surfing the web, sending texts, and making FaceTime calls - there’s even an app for finding new apps.

Features

Punches way above its weight.

Mac mini features fourth-generation Intel Core processors, faster integrated graphics, Thunderbolt 2, next-generation Wi-Fi, and plenty of ports. Everything you expect from a Mac. And more.

Fourth-generation Intel Core processors. The little engine that does.

With fourth-generation Intel Core processors, Mac mini keeps up with computers twice its size.

When you’re using processor-intensive applications, Turbo Boost 2.0 increases the clock speed up to 3.5GHz. Hyper-Threading lets each core run two threads, so OS X multitasks even more efficiently. And an integrated memory controller connects fast 1600MHz memory directly to the processor, so it gets right to work on your data. In short, Mac mini is a little box of vroom.

Intel Iris Graphics and HD Graphics 5000. Every pixel comes alive.

Intel Iris Graphics and Intel HD Graphics 5000 deliver up to 90 percent more pixel-pushing performance than the previous generation of integrated graphics.¹ So the video you watch and the games you play are smoother and more responsive. Flipping through photo albums is a breeze. And now you’ve got all the power you need to edit your HD video into a film worthy of a red carpet premiere.

Mac mini Graphics Performance

Up to 90% faster than previous‑generation Mac mini.

Thunderbolt 2. The fastest, most versatile I/O in any desktop. of any size.

Thunderbolt 2 technology in Mac mini is phenomenally fast. The two Thunderbolt 2 ports on Mac mini feature dual 20-Gbps channels for data transfer. That’s up to four times faster than USB 3. But beyond speed, Thunderbolt gives you unprecedented expansion capabilities. You can daisy-chain as many as six Thunderbolt devices to a single port. And since Thunderbolt is based on DisplayPort technology, Mini DisplayPort devices like the Apple LED Cinema Display plug right in, too.

Up to 25x Faster than Firewire 800

USB 3, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth. You’re very well connected.

Plenty of ports make it ready for anything.

As powerful as Thunderbolt 2 is, it’s just one of your options. If you have a third-party display, you can use the HDMI port to connect it. You can connect two displays to see more of your photos, movies, and documents at the same time. And a built-in SDXC card slot makes it easy to import those photos and videos from your digital camera.

USB 3.

With USB 3 built into Mac mini, you can connect your external hard drive and transfer large files in seconds instead of minutes. Every Mac mini comes with four USB 3 ports — with speeds up to 10 times faster than USB 2 — and you can connect all your USB-compatible devices, including your iPhone, iPad, iPod, or digital camera.

Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

Powerful 802.11ac wireless technology is built into every Mac mini. It automatically locates your Wi-Fi network, so you can connect and start surfing the web, printing, and streaming your music wirelessly. Bluetooth wireless technology is also built in, so you can connect accessories such as a wireless keyboard and mouse. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth also make it easy to seamlessly share your work with your other devices using Handoff or AirDrop.

Bring your own display, keyboard and mouse.

Use Mac mini with third-party displays, keyboards, and mice. It all just works.

Plug your own display, keyboard, and mouse into Mac mini. Turn it on. And just like that, everything works together. That’s one of the great things about Mac mini. You can mix and match it with almost anything.

No screen is too big.

It’s easy to connect Mac mini to the biggest screen in the house - your HDTV - courtesy of a built-in HDMI port. All it takes is one HDMI cable to start enjoying movies and TV shows from iTunes, surfing the web, and flipping through your photo library, all in brilliant HD. And when you just want to listen to music, you can play your entire iTunes collection through your home entertainment center, or stream it to a set of speakers in any room via an AirPort Express Base Station.

It’s like having your own team of experts.

Every new Mac comes with professional advice, award-winning service and support, and a world of online resources.

Support from AppleCare.

A Mac includes 90 days of free telephone technical support and a one-year limited warranty. If you purchase the AppleCare Protection Plan, you can extend that coverage to three years from the original purchase date of your Mac.

Support from the Apple Retail Store.

You can always get expert advice at the Genius Bar in any Apple Retail Store. Even better, when you buy a Mac directly from Apple, you can sign up for One to One. A personal trainer will help you transfer files from your old computer and give you a year’s worth of in-person training sessions.

Design

An inch and a half tall and nothing short of amazing.

Sleek aluminum design. A built-in power supply. Mac mini makes the most of every square inch.

Forged ahead. Way ahead.

Mac mini features a 1.4-inch-thin seamless unibody enclosure carved from a single, solid block of aluminum. It’s created using computer numerical control, or CNC, machines - the same kind used by the aerospace industry to build mission-critical spacecraft components. This ensures absolute precision of every component of the Mac mini enclosure. Not to mention a stunning aluminum fit and finish that will make any desk proud.

No detail is too mini.

The power supply is built right into Mac mini. So there’s no bulky brick, and there are fewer cables to connect. Mac mini is clean and well organized on the inside, too. With attention paid to the tiniest details. Like the air intake vent. It’s practically invisible. Mac mini is full of big ideas.

Many ports. Major possibilities.

Mac mini packs a lot of connectivity into a small space. You can daisy-chain up to six peripherals to a single Thunderbolt 2 port. Easily connect Mac mini to your HDTV. And a built-in SDXC card slot makes speedy work of transferring photos and videos from your digital cameras.

• Four USB 3 Ports
• Two Thunderbolt 2 Ports
• HDMI Compatible

Still the world’s most energy-efficient desktop computer.

• Energy effcient: What Mac mini doesn’t do could be its biggest feat. It doesn’t waste energy. Even though the new Mac mini can deliver a huge performance boost compared with the previous generation, it still uses less than 6 watts of power when idle. Small wonder, then, that it doesn’t just meet ENERGY STAR requirements, it exceeds them - seven times over.
• Environmentally friendly: Mac mini is made from highly recyclable aluminum, and with a built-in power supply, there’s no plastic housing. It’s also free of many harmful toxins commonly present in the desktop computer manufacturing process. Mac mini contains no lead, brominated flame retardants (BFRs), or polyvinyl chloride (PVC). Even its package is designed to be mini, so it’s as efficient as possible to ship.
• Advanced power management: Mac mini uses energy-efficient hardware components that work hand in hand with the operating system to conserve power. OS X never misses a power-saving opportunity, no matter how small. It spins down hard drives and activates sleep mode after a period of inactivity. It even regulates the processor between keystrokes, reducing power between the letters you type.

OS X

It’s what makes a Mac a Mac.

OS X is the operating system that powers every Mac. Built on a rock-solid UNIX foundation, it’s engineered to take full advantage of what the hardware is capable of. It’s designed to be as easy to use as it is beautiful to look at. It comes with an amazing collection of apps you’ll use — and love — every day. And it enables your Mac and iOS devices to work wonderfully together.

Software and hardware made for each other.

OS X is built to bring out the best in your Mac, so you get a fully integrated system in which everything works together seamlessly. It works with the processor in your Mac to deliver the best possible performance. It works with the super-responsive trackpad in Mac notebooks so Multi-Touch gestures feel natural to use. OS X works with your Mac hardware to keep the entire system up to date while it sleeps.1 Advanced power-saving technologies help extend battery life. And OS X is designed for the gorgeous Mac displays, including high-resolution Retina displays, so fonts look crisp and graphics are vivid.

Mac and iOS are connected like never before.

With OS X Yosemite and iOS 8, your devices work together in even smarter ways. Now you can make and receive iPhone calls on your Mac, even if your iPhone is in another room. Send and receive both iMessage and SMS text messages on your Mac. Start an email, document, or browsing session on one device and instantly pick it up on another. And turn on the Personal Hotspot on your iPhone right from your Mac so you can get online in an instant.

Easy to learn. Easy to use. Easy to love.

From the desktop you see when you start up your Mac to the applications you use every day, everything is designed to be easy and intuitive. On a Mac, it’s easy to find, share, and do just about everything. You can control your Mac with simple, intuitive gestures. The Dock lets you launch your favorite apps with a click. Launchpad gives you quick access to your full library of apps. The Finder lets you browse and organize your files on your Mac and in iCloud with ease. Spotlight search makes locating documents, launching apps, and looking up information effortless.3 You can even have your apps and the operating system software update automatically. In fact, a Mac does so many things automatically, sometimes you don’t have to do anything at all.

Finder

The Finder is a simple way to access practically everything on your Mac and in iCloud.

Launchpad

With Launchpad, you can see, organize, and open all your apps in one place.

Spotlight

Spotlight lets you quickly find information on your Mac and from Wikipedia, news, iTunes, Maps, and more.

Control your Mac with just a click, swipe, or press.

Using Multi-Touch gestures makes everything you do on your Mac easy, intuitive, and fun. And with the Force Touch trackpad on the new MacBook and MacBook Pro with Retina display, you can now unlock even more ways to interact with your Mac — right from your fingertips.

Multi-Touch, Mac style.

We believe the best way to bring Multi-Touch gestures to a computer is on the horizontal surface of a trackpad. So navigating your Mac using your fingers to tap, scroll, pinch, and swipe feels perfectly natural. And because Apple makes both the hardware and software, Multi-Touch gestures are remarkably precise. When you scroll down, your document scrolls down. When you scroll up, your web page scrolls up. When you swipe left, your photos move left.

Click. Press down anywhere on the Multi-Touch trackpad to click. Or with Tap to Click enabled in System Preferences, simply tap the surface.	Two-finger scroll. Slide two fingers up or down on the trackpad to scroll through documents, websites and more.	Two-finger swipe to navigate. Using two fingers, brush left and right along the trackpad to navigate forwards and back in Safari.	Tap to zoom. Double-tap the trackpad with two fingers to magnify a web page or PDF.

Pinch to zoom. Zoom in and out of photos and web pages by moving your thumb and finger in a pinch gesture.	Three-finger swipe. Swipe three fingers to move between desktops and full-screen apps.	Three-finger swipe up for Mission Control. Swipe three fingers up on the trackpad to get a bird’s-eye view of everything running on your Mac.	Pinch to open Launchpad. Pinch your thumb and three fingers together to see all the apps on your Mac.

Click. Click or double-click anywhere. The whole surface is the button.	One-finger scroll. Slide one finger up or down on the mouse to scroll through documents, websites and more.	One-finger swipe to navigate. Swipe left or right with one finger to go forwards or back in Safari.	Tap to zoom. Double-tap the mouse to magnify a web page or PDF.	Double-tap for Mission Control. Double-tap with two fingers to get a bird’s-eye view of everything running on your Mac.

Go way beyond a click with Force Touch.

The Force Touch trackpad on the new MacBook and MacBook Pro with Retina display adds a whole new dimension to interacting with your Mac. With Force Touch, the trackpad now detects variations in downward pressure and reacts accordingly. When you add a little more pressure to a click — a gesture called a Force click — you can reveal the definition of a word or look it up on Wikipedia. When you Force click an address, a map will pop up. And when you Force click a date, you can quickly add a new event in Calendar. You can also use your trackpad as an accelerator to fast-forward through a QuickTime movie at varying speeds based on how hard you press. In addition, the Force Touch trackpad responds with haptic feedback when you do certain things, like aligning annotations on a PDF, which allows you not just to see what’s happening on screen, but to feel it.

Built for power. From the ground up.

Making powerful things simple requires some seriously advanced technologies. OS X is loaded with them. It’s built on a rock-solid, time-tested UNIX foundation that provides unparalleled stability and industry-leading support for Internet standards. OS X takes full advantage of the multicore Intel processors and fast flash storage to handle any task. And the incredible graphics capabilities in OS X supply applications like Final Cut Pro with impressive video editing power.

Advanced features for power users.
And everybody else, too.

As a desktop operating system, OS X offers powerful ways to get work done as efficiently as possible. For example, you can organize, view, and find files in your system any way you want. With Finder Tabs, you can consolidate multiple Finder windows into a single window. And you can label your files with tags so you can easily organize files by project, without having to move them into a folder. If you like to work with multiple applications at the same time, Mission Control gives you a bird’s-eye view of everything that’s running on your system. And if you want to use a second display with your Mac, just plug it in — no configuration required. If you have an Apple TV, you can even use your HDTV as a fully functional second display over your wireless network.

Amazing apps for everyday things.

With every new Mac, you get a collection of six powerful productivity and creativity apps: Pages, Keynote, Numbers, Photos, iMovie, and GarageBand. And you get more great apps for the things you do every day: surf the web, make FaceTime video calls, send messages, get driving directions, manage your contacts, send email, and more. If you already use an iPhone or iPad, many apps will feel instantly familiar. And because they’re built by Apple just for OS X, they’re fully integrated into the operating system and with each other. So with just a few clicks, you can do things like view a map of an address from a contact card, set up a calendar appointment from an email, or share a photo without switching apps.
Because they’re native apps — not web apps in a browser — they also take full advantage of the power of your Mac to deliver the fastest possible performance. In addition, whenever there’s an update, you’ll get it automatically. And with the Mac App Store built in, it’s easy to find more great apps.

iCloud. Everything you love, everywhere you go.

Thanks to built-in support for iCloud, whatever you do in apps like iTunes, Mail, Contacts, and Calendar on your Mac happens on your other devices, too.4 So, for example, a contact or a calendar event you add on your iPhone also appears on your Mac. You can send driving directions from your Mac to your iPhone. Add a meeting to your calendar on your Mac and receive an alert on your iPad. Buy a song in iTunes on your Mac and it can automatically download to your iPhone. Even start a Messages conversation on your iPhone and finish it on your Mac. And iCloud Drive lets you access all your documents on your Mac and iOS devices. So your files will go wherever you do.

Security was the First thought.
Not an afterthought.

Every Mac is designed with advanced technologies that work together to constantly scrutinize, encrypt, update — and ultimately keep your Mac safer. For starters, OS X includes a host of features designed to protect your Mac and the information on it. Gatekeeper makes it safer to download and install apps. FileVault safeguards data using powerful encryption. Sandboxing protects your system by isolating apps from each other, as well as from your system and your data. Find My Mac helps you locate your missing Mac on a map, set a passcode remotely, and more. Customizable privacy settings keep your personal information under your control.
The best way to keep your Mac up to date with the latest security features? Just install software updates — the Mac App Store notifies you when you have an update. And because OS X Yosemite is available as a free upgrade, it’s easier than ever to keep your Mac safe with the latest security features and enhancements.

Compatible with Windows.

The versatility and power of OS X help a Mac fit in just about anywhere - including Windows networks. Want to transfer your files, photos and other data from a Windows PC? OS X lets you do that easily with Migration Assistant. If you want to run Windows on your Mac, you can do that with Boot Camp. OS X has built-in support for the latest version of Microsoft Exchange Server, so you can use your Mac at home and at work and keep all your messages, meetings and contacts in sync. And, of course, you can work with popular file types such as JPG, MP3 and PDF, as well as Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents.

Accessibility built in.

OS X comes as standard with a wide range of assistive technologies that help people with disabilities experience what the Mac has to offer, including many features you won’t find in other operating systems - at any price. For example, the built-in VoiceOver screen reader, available in over 30 languages, makes it possible for those who are blind or have low vision to control their computers using key commands or gestures on a Multi-Touch trackpad. Switch Control makes it easier to navigate menus and operate basic controls such as volume, brightness, eject and media playback. OS X also offers out-of-the-box support for more than 40 braille displays (including Bluetooth displays) and many other accessibility features, such as dynamic full-screen magnification, playback of closed captions and a scalable screen.

Built-in Apps

One of the best things about a Mac is everything you can do with it.

Every Mac comes with apps for creativity and apps for productivity. It also comes with a collection of great apps for things you do every day, like sur?ng the web, sending mail and messages, and organising your calendar. It even comes with an app for finding new apps. Your Mac is more than fully featured, it’s fully loaded.

Photos - Your entire photo collection. Framed in a whole new way.

The all-new Photos app for Mac makes it simpler than ever to manage a lifetime’s worth of photos. Powerful yet easy-to-use editing tools let you edit like a pro even if you’re a beginner. It’s even easier to make beautiful slideshows and more. And with iCloud Photo Library, you can access any of your photos and videos from your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch or Mac, and on iCloud.com - wherever you are.

Organise

All your photos are organised the same way across your devices, so your library always feels familiar, and navigating through images is easy.

Edit

A comprehensive set of intuitive editing tools helps you edit like a pro even if you’re a beginner.

Share

Use brand-new designs and intuitive tools to create beautiful photo books, cards, calendars and prints. You can make books in classic or new square formats, print gorgeous panoramas and more.

iCloud

iCloud Photo Library gives you access to your entire photo and video collection from any of your devices. iCloud Photo Sharing makes it easy to share photos and videos with exactly the people you want to see them.

iMovie - A major production. Without the major production.

With iMovie, you have a perfect home for all your home videos. An intuitive design makes it easy to browse and lets you share your favourite moments instantly. And when you want to transform a few clips into your all-time favourite movie or trailer, iMovie gives you the tools to share it with your closest fans or make it ready for your world premiere.

Browse

With iMovie, all your clips are organised in one place. So they’re easy to browse, watch and share in a few quick clicks.

Make Movies

You don’t need a Hollywood studio to make your own blockbuster. Pick your clips, insert titles, and add effects and a soundtrack with easy-to-use tools.

Create Trailers

Easily create Hollywood-style movie trailers in almost any genre, complete with stunning graphics and cinematic soundtracks.

iMovie Theater

With iMovie Theater, you have a beautiful place to showcase your movies and trailers. And thanks to iCloud, your Theater is kept up to date across all your devices — automatically.

GarageBand - Incredible music. In the key of easy.

Creating music on your Mac has never been easier. Or more fun. GarageBand gives you a dream collection of amps and stompboxes, an all-new Sound Library of instruments and loops - even a virtual session drummer that follows your lead. And you can release your hit single to the world in seconds. From music lessons to mastering tools, GarageBand has everything you need to make and share great music, while having a blast doing it.

Make Music

Start jamming straightaway. Plug in your guitar or mic and choose from an array of amps, effects, sounds and loops. You can even select from up to 18 drummers in four genres.

Learn to Play

Take guitar and piano lessons. Instant feedback helps you hone your playing skills.

Record and Mix

Create and mix up to 255 audio tracks. Edit down to the note. Get everything in perfect rhythm. And then finish your song like a pro.

Share Your Song

Release your hit to friends, family or the entire web via social networks. Or save it as a ringtone. You can even export your song to your iTunes library.

Pages - The latest in word processing.

From the first letter you type, you’ll realise how natural it is to make beautiful documents in Pages. Paint a picture with words. Or add a picture, shape or interactive chart. Tools for whatever you’re doing appear when you need them. When you’re ready, you can share in lots of ways with a single click. Writing has never been so effortless. Full stop

Powerful Tools

Pages has all the tools you need to turn your writing into an art form. Apple-designed templates, preset styling options, intelligent word wrap, an interactive sidebar - the list goes on.

Templates

Apple-designed templates help make your documents look professional from the start. There are 60 beautiful designs for all kinds of uses. It’s like having a graphic designer built in.

Seamless Collaboration

Start your document on one device. Finish it on another. Or let someone else make edits as you collaborate with colleagues who are miles away.

PC Friendly

It’s easy to work with others, even if they don’t use Pages. You can open a Microsoft Word document in Pages and export a Pages file so it can be opened in Word.

Numbers - Spreadsheets never brought so much to the table.

Numbers helps you make spreadsheets more insightful - and more beautiful. Drop your data into a stunning, Apple-designed template. Or start with a blank canvas. Add in some quick calculations. Then visualise the numbers with a dramatic interactive chart. Suddenly, you see what it all means. How beautiful is that?

Powerful Tools

Spreadsheets have never looked this good. With pre-built templates and styling options, you can make a craft of crunching those numbers.

Templates

Drop your data into one of more than 30 gorgeous Apple-designed templates. Suddenly, the numbers look better than they ever have.

Seamless Collaboration

Start your spreadsheet on one device. Finish it on another. Or let someone else make edits as you collaborate with colleagues who are miles away.

PC Friendly

It’s easy to work with others, even if they don’t use Numbers. You can open a Microsoft Excel document in Numbers and export a Numbers file so it can be opened in Excel.

Keynote - Your presentation. Totally decked out.

Start by choosing a polished Apple-designed theme. Bring in photos and videos, and tweak them with powerful graphics tools. Spotlight crucial points with animated, interactive charts. Then cue up cinematic effects and transitions. It’s all available from an intuitive interface. With Keynote, giving a spectacular presentation is astonishingly easy.

Intuitive Design

Keynote offers an array of features and easy-to-use tools that make it simple to create a presentation that shines.

Powerful Tools

Show off your work. Cinematic transitions, animated flourishes and a customisable Presenter Display help you create less of a presentation and more of a showstopper.

Seamless Collaboration

Start your presentation on one device. Finish it on another. Or let someone else make edits as you collaborate with colleagues who are miles away.

PC Friendly

It’s easy to work with others, even if they don’t use Keynote. You can open a Microsoft PowerPoint document in Keynote and export a Keynote file so it can be opened in PowerPoint.

Safari - The smartest way to surf.

Safari has all kinds of innovative features that let you enjoy more of the web. With Shared Links, it’s easy to see web pages shared by people you follow on Twitter and LinkedIn. It’s also easy for you to share pages. Just click the Share button to tweet, post to Facebook or send to a friend. In OS X Yosemite, a new streamlined toolbar puts the most important controls at your fingertips and creates more room for your web pages. There are easy ways to access your favourite sites and manage tabs. Energy-saving technologies let you surf longer. And built-in privacy features protect you from being tracked as you go.

Favourites

OS X Yosemite gives you quick access to your favourite websites using the new Favorites view. Click in the Smart Search field and your favourites appear front and centre.

Sharing

Share anything you come across on the web directly from Safari. Just click the Share button, then choose how you want to send it: Mail, Messages, Twitter or Facebook.

Shared Links

The best way to see what’s up on the web is with Shared Links, which shows you web pages from people you follow. You can scroll seamlessly from one story to the next - no clicking required.

Tabs

Click Tab view to see all your tabs, on all your Mac computers and iOS devices, in a nicely organised view. Click a tab to revisit the web page. Tabs from the same site are grouped together, so they’re easier to manage.

Mail - An inbox full of great features.

Mail is the simple, powerful way to manage email on your Mac. It’s easy to set up and works with many popular email services like iCloud, Gmail, Yahoo, AOL and Microsoft Exchange. Have multiple email accounts? No problem. Add your accounts to Mail and you’ll be able to access all your email from one place. Mail lets you work with all the messages in your inbox when you’re offline too. Searching is fast and powerful. Attaching files or images is as simple as dragging and dropping them. A new feature called Mail Drop lets you send large attachments - up to 5GB - without worrying about whether they’ll go through. With Markup, you can quickly annotate an attachment you receive and send it back.

Mail looks great too. It makes full use of your display with a widescreen view featuring a full-height message on the right and an inbox view that shows you snippets of messages on the left. The Conversations view groups message threads together, so it’s easy to keep track of replies.

Overview

Get a widescreen view of your inbox. See one open message and a list of messages with previews.

Conversations

Conversations keeps messages from the same thread together in the order they were sent.

Markup

Markup lets you quickly annotate an image or PDF attachment. Or fill out a form and even sign it using the trackpad, then send it back - without leaving Mail.

Messages - Mac keeps the conversation going.

Messages on the Mac is more than instant messaging. It comes with iMessage, so you can send unlimited messages to anyone on a Mac or an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. Your messages can include photos, videos, documents, audio and contacts, and you can see when your message has been delivered and when someone’s typing a reply. With end-to-end encryption, your messages stay safe and private. Messages works seamlessly with Yahoo Messenger and AIM, so you can keep up with conversations any way you like. If you have an iPhone, you can send a text message from your Mac to friends, even if they use SMS.2 And all your conversations are available across your devices, so you can start a conversation on your iPhone and pick it up on your Mac.

Overview

Send unlimited messages to anyone on a Mac or an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch running iOS 5 or later.

Messages Everywhere

Start a conversation on your Mac and continue it on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.

SMS on Mac

All the SMS messages you receive on your iPhone now appear on your Mac. So you can text any friend without picking up your iPhone.

Group Messages

Manage your group conversations by giving them a title so you know what the discussion is about at a glance. You can also add participants to a conversation or drop out when it’s time to leave.

FaceTime - Make your smile go further.

FaceTime lets you make video calls from your Mac, so you can talk, smile and laugh with anyone on a Mac or iOS device.3 Catch up, hang out and stay in touch with just a click. Simply find the person you want to see by typing their name, email address or phone number to start a FaceTime call. You can even make FaceTime calls from Contacts, Messages or Spotlight. When someone calls, you’ll get a notification that tells you who’s calling and lets you accept, decline or set a callback reminder. It works even if FaceTime isn’t running, so you never have to worry about making yourself available.

Make video calls from your Mac to anyone on an iPhone, iPad, iPod touch or another Mac.

Calendar - It’s ahead of its time.

Keep track of your busy schedule and share it with others using Calendar. Create separate calendars - one for home, another for school, a third for work and so on. See all your calendars in a single window or choose to see only the calendars you want. The inspector not only lets you add a location to your event, it also helps you out by suggesting locations as you type, then provides a map and a weather forecast. Calendar also works with iCloud, Yahoo and Google. And when you use iCloud, every Calendar change you make on your Mac automatically appears on your iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.4 So no dinner dates are missed, no meeting goes unattended and no anniversary is forgotten.

Multiple Calendars

See all your calendars in a single window. Or choose to see only the calendars you want.

Week View

Stay up to date with what’s going on the entire week. View multiple calendars at the same time or focus on a particular one.

Day View

Get a complete view of the day’s events. Double-click an event to see all the details.

Contacts - Great with names. And faces.

Contacts is a flexible and convenient place to store information for everyone you know. It’s easy to import names, numbers, addresses and photos from other applications like Facebook or LinkedIn. Contacts automatically includes your friends’ and connections’ profile photos and information and keeps them up to date. You can create smart groups for clubs, activities and business purposes; print address labels and envelopes; and more. iCloud updates your contacts on your iPad, iPhone, iPod touch and Mac - so when you enter someone’s contact info once, you have it everywhere. If you have an iPhone, you can even dial a number from Contacts and use your Mac as a speakerphone.

When you add, delete or edit a contact, iCloud updates your iPad, iPhone, iPod touch and Mac.

Mac App Store - Get apps for your Mac from your Mac.

The Mac App Store offers endless possibilities to browse and purchase apps on your Mac. New apps install in one step straight to Launchpad. And the Mac App Store can automatically update your apps for you, so you always have the latest versions.

Download thousands of apps from the Mac App Store straight to Launchpad on your Mac.

iTunes - Home to everything that entertains you.

iTunes is the best way to organise and enjoy the music and films you already have and shop for the ones you want to get. And now you can easily share your purchases with other members of your family.

Organise

iTunes is the app for organising and enjoying all your music, films and more.

Shop

You can use iTunes on your Mac to discover and download music, films, books, podcasts and iOS apps.

Family Sharing

With Family Sharing, you can browse and download iTunes and App Store purchases made by up to six members of your family.

iBooks - Always have something good to read.

Download and read everything from classic novels to the latest page-turners. Reading is easy and intuitive - turn pages with a swipe and zoom in with a pinch. If you’re a student hitting the books, you can keep as many open as you like. And when you take notes or highlight passages on your Mac, iCloud pushes them to all your devices automatically. It even remembers which page you’re on, so you can always pick up exactly where you left off.

iBooks Store

It’s easy to find what you’re looking for in the iBooks Store. You can browse by author or genre. And click to see details, check out reviews or read a free sample.

iBooks in iCloud

When you download a book on your Mac, it can be pushed to all your OS X and iOS devices. If you’re reading a book on your iPad and you highlight text or take notes, it’s all there when you continue reading on your Mac or iPhone. iCloud even remembers which page you’re on.

Multiple Books

You can keep as many books open as you like - perfect for studying or doing research when you might want to view two books side by side. You can also use other apps like Pages or Numbers at the same time.

Maps - A destination in itself.

Now you’ve got the whole world at your desktop. And at your fingertips like never before.

Because it’s a native app, you can use every pixel of your display to explore new destinations. Maps also takes full advantage of the graphics power of your Mac. So zooming is incredibly smooth and responsive, and you get gorgeous views such as Flyover, a photo-realistic, interactive 3D experience that lets you soar high above selected cities.

Flyover

Get a whole new perspective with stunning, photo-realistic 3D views as you use intuitive Multi-Touch gestures to soar over selected major cities and their landmarks.

Local Search

Click a pin or a point of interest on the map to get the complete address, phone number, website link, photos - even Yelp reviews.

Photo Booth - Say “cheese”, then smile.

Take fun snapshots and make short videos in Photo Booth. You can share what you shoot directly to Facebook and Twitter thanks to the built-in Share button. Use photos as your Messages icons. Assign them to friends and family in Contacts. And add photos to your Photos library. But the real fun starts when you use the effects and backdrops. Snap a photo of yourself at the Eiffel Tower or in outer space. Choose from nine effects that use facial tracking technology so effects look great whether you’re front and centre - or left of centre. Snap single photos or shoot multiples in a four-photo burst. You can even shoot and trim video clips, complete with effects. And see your Photo Booth photos full screen.

Take quick snapshots and film short videos. Even add fun effects.

Time Machine Built-in backup.

Time Machine works with your Mac and an external hard drive or AirPort Time Capsule (sold separately). Connect the drive and designate it as your Time Machine drive, then start enjoying some peace of mind. Time Machine automatically backs up your entire Mac, including system files, applications, accounts, preferences, music, photos, videos and documents. But what makes Time Machine different from other backup applications is that it not only keeps a spare copy of every file, it remembers how your system looked on any given day - so you can revisit your Mac as it appeared in the past or retrieve an older version of a document you created. You can also restore your entire system from a Time Machine backup.

Browse by date to see how your system looked at any previous time. And restore your Mac with a click.

More Apps and Utilities

• Activity Monitor - Track processor and memory usage.
• AirPort Utility - Wireless setup made easy.
• Audio MIDI Setup - Control all your audio devices with a single utility.
• Automator - Automate frequent tasks.
• Bluetooth File Exchange - Share data wirelessly.
• Calculator - Simple and complex calculations.
• Chess - Challenge yourself to a game.
• ColorSync Utility - Colour management system.
• Console - Track system messages.
• Dashboard - Quick access to information.
• Dictionary - Words at your fingertips.
• DigitalColor Meter - Exact colour values when you need them.
• Disk Utility - One stop for managing disks.
• DVD Player - Watch DVDs on your Mac.
• Font Book - Letter-perfect type management.
• Game Center - Mac gets in on the game.
• Grab - Easy screen capturing.
• Grapher - Explore equations visually on your Mac.
• Image Capture - Capture images from your devices.
• Keychain Access - Securely store all your passwords.
• Launchpad - A home for your apps.
• Migration Assistant - New Mac setup, simplified.
• Mission Control - Mac command central.
• Notes - A place for big ideas.
• Preview - View and work with PDFs.
• Reminders - Get all your to-dos done.
• QuickTime - Crystal-clear video playback.
• Script Editor - Everything you need to start automating tasks with AppleScript.
• Stickies - Stick to the point.
• System Preferences - Customise your system.
• TextEdit - Simple yet powerful word processing.

Login to add review

Customer Reviews on Apple Mac Mini 1.4GHz 4GB 500GB - MGEM2ZP-A (Apple Warranty)

Q&A on Apple Mac Mini 1.4GHz 4GB 500GB - MGEM2ZP-A (Apple Warranty)

---

Customer questions & answers