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Apple Mac mini (M2 or M2 Pro) vs Apple Mac mini (Mid 2007)

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AppleMac mini (M2 or M2 Pro)AppleMac mini (Mid 2007)
Overview
ReleasedJanuary 20232007
Performance
ProcessorApple M2 or Apple M2 ProIntel Core 2 Duo T5600 or Intel Core 2 Duo T7200
CPU cores8, 10 or 122
Graphics10-core GPU, 16-core GPU or 19-core GPUIntel GMA950
Memory8 GB, 16 GB, 24 GB or 32 GB1 GB or 2 GB
Storage256 GB to 8 TB80 GB to 160 GB
CPUM2: 8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores; M2 Pro: 10-core CPU with 6 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores, or 12-core CPU1.83 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T5600 with 2 MB L2 cache or 2.0 GHz Core 2 Duo T7200 with 4 MB L2 cache, both dual-core with 667 MHz frontside bus; exact identities cross-checked with EveryMac
GPUM2: 10-core GPU; M2 Pro: 16-core or 19-core GPUIntel GMA950 shares 64 MB DDR2 with main memory; maker footnote specifies minimum 80 MB graphics/setup usage, leaving 944 MB available from a standard 1 GB configuration
Memory type–1 GB standard as two SO-DIMMs of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-5300); factory option and maker maximum 2 GB
AI engine16-core Neural Engine–
Memory bandwidthM2: 100GB/s; M2 Pro: 200GB/s–
Storage typeSSD1.83 GHz model has an 80 GB 5400 rpm SATA hard drive, configurable to 120 or 160 GB; 2.0 GHz model has 120 GB, configurable to 160 GB. Lower model Combo drive reads DVDs and burns CDs; higher model 8x SuperDrive burns DVDs with 2.4x DVD±R double-layer support.
Media engineHardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW; video decode engine; video encode engine; ProRes encode and decode engine–
Display
ScreenNone built inNone built in
Connections
Ports2 × Thunderbolt 4, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, headphone jack4 × USB-A, Ethernet, headphone jack
Ethernet1 Gb/s1 Gb/s
External displaysUp to 2Up to 1
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6E802.11g
Bluetooth5.32.0 + EDR
Back ports2 × Thunderbolt 4 (M2) or 4 × Thunderbolt 4 (M2 Pro), with DisplayPort, Thunderbolt 4 and USB 4 (up to 40Gb/s) and USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s); 2 × USB-A (up to 5Gb/s); HDMI with multichannel audio output; Gigabit Ethernet, configurable to 10Gb Ethernet; 3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphonesFour USB 2.0 ports, one FireWire 400 port at 8 W, DVI output, Gigabit Ethernet, combined optical digital/analogue audio input and combined optical digital/headphone output. DVI, FireWire and audio input described here because the main port list has no fields for them; no HDMI or DisplayPort.
External displaysM2: up to two (one at up to 6K 60Hz over Thunderbolt, plus one at up to 5K 60Hz over Thunderbolt or 4K 60Hz over HDMI); M2 Pro: up to three (two at up to 6K 60Hz over Thunderbolt plus one at up to 4K 60Hz over HDMI), or one at up to 8K 60Hz or 4K 240Hz over HDMIDVI digital output up to 1920 × 1200; included VGA adapter supports up to 1920 × 1080. Optional Apple DVI to Video Adapter provides S-video/composite output.
SpeakersBuilt-in speakerBuilt-in speaker
Keyboard and mouse–Apple Remote and DVI-to-VGA adapter; display, keyboard and mouse sold separately
MicrophonesNone built in–
Design and power
TypeCompactCompact
Weight1.18 kg1.31 kg
Width × depth × height197 × 197 × 35.8 mm165.1 × 165.1 × 50.8 mm
Operating systemmacOSmacOS
Power supplyBuilt-in; 100–240V AC; 150W (M2) or 185W (M2 Pro) maximum continuous powerMaximum continuous power 110 W; 100–240 V AC, 50–60 Hz single phase
Power useM2 with 24GB and 2TB: 7W idle, 50W CPU maximum; M2 Pro with 32GB and 8TB: 7W idle, 100W CPU maximum–
Noise5 dBA sound pressure at idle (operator position)–
ColoursSilver–
In the boxMac mini, power leadMac mini, Apple Remote, power cord, install/restore DVDs and documentation. Mac OS X Tiger, iLife '08 and Front Row; Rosetta translates compatible PowerPC applications.

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