Apple Mac mini A1347 “Core i5 ” (Late 2014)

Model: Apple Mac mini “Core i5” 2.6 (Late 2014 / Aluminum Unibody)

Processor:

• 2.6 GHz  | 2.8 GHz Intel “Core i5” (4278U)

• Dual-core (2 cores on a single chip)

• 3 MB shared Level 3 cache

• 22-nm “Haswell” architecture

Memory:

• 8 GB of onboard 1600 MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM

• Upgradeable to 16 GB only at time of purchase; not user-upgradable

Storage:

• 512 GB | 1 TB hard drive

Graphics:

• Integrated Intel Iris 5100

• Shares system memory

Connectivity:

• Two Thunderbolt 2 ports

• Four USB 3.0 ports

• HDMI port

• Gigabit Ethernet

• 802.11ac Wi-Fi (backward compatible with 802.11a/b/g/n)

• Bluetooth 4.0

• SDXC card slot

Design:

• Identical external appearance to predecessor (Late 2012 model)

Improvements over predecessor:

• More advanced CPU architecture (Haswell vs. Ivy Bridge)

• Improved graphics (Intel Iris 5100 vs. HD Graphics 4000)

• Thunderbolt 2 support (vs. original Thunderbolt)

• Faster Wi-Fi (802.11ac vs. 802.11n)

• Doubled standard RAM (8 GB vs. 4 GB)

• Larger hard drive (1 TB vs. 500 GB)

Limitations compared to predecessor:

• Processor has half the number of cores (dual-core vs. previous quad-core i7 BTO option)

• No FireWire support

• RAM is soldered and not upgradeable post-purchase

• No support for dual 2.5″ drives