Comparison of Macintosh models

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This is a comparison of Macintosh models, produced by Apple Inc. This list encompasses current models only.

Contents

• 1 Market matrix
• 2 Specifications
  • 2.1 Desktops/Xserve
  • 2.2 Notebooks
• 3 Input/Output
• 4 Physical specifications
• 5 Expansion
• 6 History
• 7 Software

Market matrix

Apple follows a product matrix of having a model of computer for both consumers and professionals, in both desktop and portable configurations. This provides a useful background as to the intended market for each Macintosh product.

	Compact		Consumer		Professional
Desktop	Mac mini Entry-level; ships without keyboard, mouse, or monitor; uses Intel Core 2 Duo processors		iMac All-in-one; available in 21.5" and 27" screen sizes; uses Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Core i5, or Intel Core i7 processors		Mac Pro Workstation desktop; highly customizable; uses up to two Intel Xeon 5500 "Gainestown" or Xeon 3500 "Bloomfield" quad-core processors
Portable (MacBook)	MacBook Air 13.3" ultraportable with aluminum casing; uses Intel Core 2 Duo processors		MacBook 13.3" laptop with white polycarbonate casing; uses Intel Core 2 Duo processors		MacBook Pro 13.3", 15.4" or 17" models with aluminum casing; uses Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Core i5, or Intel Core i7 processors
Server	Mac mini An additional Mac mini configuration without an internal optical drive. Ships with Mac OS X Server installed and two internal 500 GB hard drives for a total of 1 TB of capacity.		Mac Pro An additional Mac Pro server configuration. Ships with Mac OS X Server installed. 4×2=8 GiB memory, and 2×1=2 TB hard-disk drive space.		Xserve 1U rack-mount; uses dual quad-core Intel Xeon processors for up to 8 cores

Specifications

Head-notes

Pricing

• Prices in Euros may vary from country to country; the price for France was used as a rough guide.
• Academic pricing differs in each country and upon where you buy it from. Prices shown in the table below are from the UK online education store. However one should note that buying from an Apple retail store typically offers a larger academic discount as they can verify your enrollment by a physical student identification with a picture. For example, the black MacBook from the online education store sells for £58 less than retail, however in the Apple retail store it is sold for £132 less than retail with proper student University identification.

Hardware

• Combo means a Combo Drive, which includes a CD reader, writer and DVD reader; a SuperDrive can also write and rewrite DVD discs.
• Every current Macintosh uses DDR3 SDRAM memory. Dedicated graphics cards in Macs use the PCI Express bus.

Desktops/Xserve

Notebooks

Input/Output

Note that unless a product is specified as having an iSight camera, it will not come preloaded with the Photo Booth software; likewise, if it does not have an IR receiver, it will not have Front Row software.

Physical specifications

Note that all portable models come with MagSafe power connectors and a Sudden Motion Sensor. Also note that the configuration and manufacturing of a specific Mac can slightly alter the mass and weight.

Model	Material	Colour	Width	Height	Depth	Mass	Photo
Mac mini	Aluminum	Silver	19.7 cm / 7.7 in	3.6 cm / 1.4 in	19.7 cm / 7.7 in	1.37 kg / 3.0 lb
Mac mini Server						1.29 kg / 2.8 lb
iMac 21.5 in	Aluminum	Silver, black border around screen	52.8 cm / 20.8 in	45.1 cm / 17.75 in	18.85 cm / 7.42 in	9.3 kg / 20.5 lb
iMac 27 in	Aluminum	Silver, black border around screen	65.0 cm / 25.6 in	51.7 cm / 20.4 in	20.7 cm / 8.15 in	13.8 kg / 30.5 lb
Mac Pro	Aluminum	Silver	20.6 cm / 8.1 in	51.1 cm / 20.1 in	47.5 cm / 18.7 in	20.2 to 22.1 kg / 44.5 to 48.8 lb
Xserve	Aluminum	Silver	44.7 cm / 17.6 in	4.4 cm / 1.73 in	76.2 cm / 30.0 in	14.0 to 17.4 kg / 30.8 to 38.3 lb
MacBook	Polycarbonate	White	33.03 cm / 13.0 in	2.74 cm / 1.08 in	23.17 cm / 9.12 in	2.13 kg / 4.7 lb
MacBook Air 11 in	Aluminum	Silver	29.95 cm / 11.8 in	0.3-1.7 cm / 0.11-0.68 in	19.2 cm / 7.56 in	1.06 kg / 2.3 lb
MacBook Air 13 in	Aluminum	Silver	32.5 cm / 12.8 in	0.3-1.7 cm / 0.11-0.68 in	22.7 cm / 8.94 in	1.32 kg / 2.9 lb
MacBook Pro 13 in	Aluminum	Silver with black border around screen	32.5 cm / 12.78 in	2.41 cm / .95 in	22.7 cm / 8.94 in	2.04 kg / 4.5 lb
MacBook Pro 15 in	Aluminum	Silver with black or silver border around screen	36.4 cm / 14.35 in	2.41 cm / .95 in	24.9 cm / 9.82 in	2.49 kg / 5.5 lb

Expansion

History

This is current as of August 9, 2010 (2010-08-09).

Software

All Macintosh computers are preloaded with Mac OS X and the latest version of iLife, except the Xserves, which are bundled with Mac OS X Server without iLife.

Published - December 2010

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