Mac mini Server (Mid 2011)

Essentials

Family: Servers

Codename: ?

Gestalt ID: 406

Minimum OS: 10.7

Maximum OS: 10.10.4

Introduced: July 2011

Processor

CPU: Intel Core i7 Mobile ("Sandy Bridge")

CPU Speed: 2.0 GHz

CPU Cores: 4

FPU: integrated

Bus Speed: 5 GT/s (DMI)

Data Bus Width: 64-bit

Address Bus Width: 64-bit

Level 1 Cache: 32 kB data, 32 kB instruction

Level 2 Cache: 256 kB per-core (1 MB total)

Level 3 Cache: 6 MB on-processor

ROM: EFI

RAM Type: PC3-10600 DDR3 SDRAM

Minimum RAM Speed: 1333 MHz

Onboard RAM: 0 MB

RAM slots: 2

Maximum RAM: 8 GB

Expansion Slots: SDXC card

Video

GPU: Intel HD Graphics 3000

VRAM: 384 MB shared (see notes)

Max Resolution: 1920x1200 via HDMI, 2560x1600 via Thunderbolt

Video Out: HDMI, Thunderbolt

Storage

Hard Drive: 2x 2.5" 500 GB 7200 RPM

ATA Bus: Serial ATA

Input/Output

USB: 4 (2.0)

Firewire800: 1

Thunderbolt: 1

Audio Out: stereo 24 bit mini, Optical S/PDIF, HDMI, HDMI via Thunderbolt

Audio In: stereo 24 bit mini, Optical S/PDIF

Speaker: mono

Networking

Ethernet: 10/100/1000Base-T

Wi-Fi: 802.11a/b/g/n

Bluetooth: 4.0

Miscellaneous

Power: 85 Watts

Dimensions: 1.4" H x 7.7" W x 7.7" D

Weight: 2.9 lbs.

Notes

The Mac mini's graphics chipset used a portion of main memory as VRAM. Though reported as a 384 MB graphics system, this was actually a minimum. Actual usage varied with graphics load, resulting in slightly less RAM available for system use.

Introduced in July 2011, the Mac mini Server (Mid 2011) came with an unlimited license for Max OS X Server Lion. It was housed in the same case size and shape as its contemporary Mac mini Mac mini (Mid 2011). It shipped in a single configuration, with a 2.0 GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7 processor, 4 GB of RAM, and two 500 GB hard drives, for $999.

Picture Credits:
Apple, Inc.