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Mac mini (Late 2012)
A1347 · Unibody
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Identifiers
| Order number | A1347 |
| Machine IDs | Macmini6,1, Macmini6,2 |
Reference
| Original price | $599 – $1,899 |
| Announced | 2012-10-23 |
| Discontinued | 2014-10-16 |
| Max supported OS | macOS 10.15 Catalina |
| Design era | Unibody |
Configurations
| Colors | Anodized aluminum |
| CPU | Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.5 GHz, Intel Core i7-3615QM @ 2.3 GHz (quad) |
| Memory | 4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB (max) |
| Storage | 500 GB SATA HDD, 1 TB SATA HDD, 256 GB SSD, Fusion Drive |
| Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 4000 (shared) |
| Operating system | OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, macOS 10.15 Catalina |
Physical
| Ports & connectivity | 4× USB 3.0 · 1× FireWire 800 · Thunderbolt · Gigabit Ethernet · HDMI · SDXC card slot · 3.5mm audio in/out |
| Dimensions (W×H×D) | 197 × 36 × 197 mm |
| Weight | 1.22 kg |
Known quirks
- Quad-core i7 option (via Server config) is the fastest pre-2018 mini
- Ivy Bridge CPU — still capable for light tasks today
- User-upgradeable RAM and SSD — last truly serviceable mini until 2018
- Fusion Drive option pairs HDD and SSD — awkward recovery process