Used Macbooks | Cheap Macbooks for Sale (Many Under $300!)

The inexpensive Mac Mini entered the marketplace in January 2005. This computer is amazingly small, measuring 6.5 inches by 6.5 inches by 2.0 inches. It weighs in at 2.9 pounds and within its box-like shell you’ll find everything, including the optical drive, processor, hard drive, AirPort and USB ports.

The Mac Mini was Apple’s foray into offering an inexpensive, high performance computer that could utilize peripherals from any manufacturer. The original cost for this unit was $499. A faster version with more memory was also available at $599. Users could opt to incorporate a keyboard and screen from any other computer and made by just about any company, making the cost for the Mac Mini extremely low.

Since it premiered, the Mac Mini has been through three transformations. Each time, the computer has been available in two versions—one priced from $500- $600 and the other, faster and offering more memory, from $600- $800.

The original version, the Mac Mini G4, was a PowerPC. The Mac Mini Core and Mac Mini Core 2, which are the more recent models, both utilize Intel Core technology instead of the PowerPC system. The original Mac Mini came with ATI Radeon 9200 graphics, a 40GB or 80GB hard drive, up to 512MB of memory that was expandable to 1 GB and a 1.25GHz or 1.42GHz processor. The optical drive offered recording capability and the computer utilized the Mac OS X Panther operating system.

The Mac Mini Core, which first appeared in early 2006, had an Intel GMA 950 graphics processor, offered a 60GB or 80GB hard drive, came with a faster processor, and 512 MB of memory that was expandable to 2GB. This version ran on the Mac OS X Tiger operating system.

The latest model, the Mac Mini Core 2, has been upgraded considerably. The 2009 model has graphics powered by NVIDIA GeForce 9400M. The hard drive comes in at either 120GB or 320GB and the Intel Core 2 Duo processor runs at 2.0GHz. Standard memory packages are either 1GB or 2GB and may be expanded to 4GB. The AirPort and SuperDrive with recording capabilities are both standard. The operating system is the Mac OS X Leopard.

Buying a used Mac Mini has proven to be a good option for those who desire Apple performance and features at a cut-rate price. Many are astounded by the speed, durability and memory capabilities of this petite computer. The Mac Mini has a reputation for never crashing and is a favorite for those on a tight budget or looking for a family computer. Often when consumers first encounter the Mac Mini, they have a hard time believing that this tiny machine has any computing capability at all. But time has shown that it has power to spare, effortlessly supporting numerous applications, surfing the Internet with aplomb and providing first-rate performance. Find great bargains on used Macs using our website http://usedmacdeals.com/.

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