![]() So, while the 2011 model gained some great features, it also lost some. In addition, optical drives were completely dropped from the 2011 models. The 2011 Mac Mini ushered in some great new features such as “Core i” series Sandy Bridge CPUs with AVX v1 compatibility, Thunderbolt (also version 1), SATA III (versus SATA II on the 2010) AirPlay support and more, but unfortunately officially left Snow Leopard behind (the 2011 Mac Minis all shipped with Lion pre-installed and unlike the 2011 MacBook Pro, no machine specific version of Mac OS X Snow Leopard ever shipped for these machines). All you need to take your entertainment on the go with the 2010 Mac Mini is a HDMI cable, power cable, wireless keyboard (preferably with integrated trackpad for ease of use – such as my Logitech K400), and finally with the Apple Remote you’re set! The 2010 Mac Mini also gets a big leg up on the 2009 model with built-in HDMI connection and integrated power supply (no brick to haul around). It checks many of the key boxes given the fact that it can use a retail install of Snow Leopard and thus is easy to get it running iTunes 10 (last version with Cover Flow) and also works quite well with Apple’s Front Row. A little over 5 years ago I wrote about the mid-2010 Mac Mini being an outstanding Low End Mac for using as a media server in my article titled “ Mid 2010 Mac Mini: The Perfect Low-End 1080p Media Center“.
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