Mac mini (Late 2012)

A1347 · Macmini6,2 · 2012–2014 · small-form-factor

Specifications

Cpu: Intel Core i5 2.5 GHz dual-core (2.3/2.6 GHz quad-core i7 options)
Gpu: Intel HD 4000
Ram: max: 16 GB DDR3L-1600 (2×8 GB) · base: 4 GB
Ports: Thunderbolt · HDMI · USB 3.0 ×4 · FireWire 800 · SDXC card slot · Gigabit Ethernet · Audio in/out
Storage: base: 500 GB HDD · options: 1 TB HDD · 1 TB Fusion Drive · 256 GB SSD
Os Support: latest: macOS 10.15 Catalina · shipped: OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Release Price: $599

Revisions

Mac miniMacmini6,1dual-core i5/i7, 2012

Mac mini ServerMacmini6,2quad-core i7, dual HDD, 2012

Storage

500GBbase HDD tier

1TBHDD tier

1TB Fusion Drivehybrid HDD/SSD option

2x1TBserver dual-HDD config

RAM

16 GB DDR3L-1600 (2×8 GB SO-DIMM) · Twist off the bottom cover and swap, the beloved last Mac mini with easily upgradable RAM.

~$30

EASY

storage

Two 2.5" SATA drives via second-drive kit · Quad-i7 models made this a favorite budget server; the CPU itself is soldered and not swappable.

~$40

MODERATE