Mac Mini Mid 2010 Teardown Photos
Old Mac mini on top of new Mac mini
Macminicolo.net has posted a teardown of the new Mac Mini that was released on Tuesday.
Three notes from the tear down: 1) The screws are tiny. In other words, most people won't be able to do this with what they have in the garage. 2) The CPU was really in there tight. I tried to pry it off with no luck. 3) This Mac mini is really, really well built. It feels like less of a brick (like the last one) and more of a laptop without a screen.
Meanwhile, iFixit.com has also posted an extensive tear-down guide.
We covered the release of the new Mac mini yesterday. It carries a number of enhancements over the existing design including a unibody design, HDMI port, and easily accessible RAM. iFixit's teardown also highlights all-new rubber dampers for isolating the fan screws, helping the Mac mini achieve significant gains toward lowering noise and vibration. Along with a brushless fan, the dampers and other features help the new Mac mini achieve reported sound levels as low as 14 dB at idle, making the diminuitive machine an unobtrusive addition to both computing setups and home theater systems.
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22 months ago
22 months ago
Compared to the old Mac mini...I would say that this is easier.
Positives:
No putty knife....the scariest first part is gone.
A lot less wires to disconnect...hard to tell but those weird spring antenna things on the old Mac were annoying.
Negatives:
Looks like a special screw bit is needed...bummer.
Oh well...my upgraded March 09 Mac mini will probably last a few years longer...but I love the new form factor.
Positives:
No putty knife....the scariest first part is gone.
A lot less wires to disconnect...hard to tell but those weird spring antenna things on the old Mac were annoying.
Negatives:
Looks like a special screw bit is needed...bummer.
Oh well...my upgraded March 09 Mac mini will probably last a few years longer...but I love the new form factor.
22 months ago
Outside of the torx screws it sounds a lot easier to me compared to the old model.
22 months ago
Why didnt they just release this at the keynote?
Not related to iOS.
Still wish they kept the price down. Always like to see an industrial design refresh, but other than that, I don't see anything compelling in this new design that justifies a $100 bump.
22 months ago
Why didnt they just release this at the keynote?
What they should have said about it?
Not related to iOS.
Still wish they kept the price down. Always like to see an industrial design refresh, but other than that, I don't see anything compelling in this new design that justifies a $100 bump.
Even tho I'm not interested in this mini, I'm a bit pissed off for the unjustified £150 extra. Is going to catch the MacBook soon.
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