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| - | [* black] The somber, familiar exterior of the Mac mini doesn't reveal much, aside from a new color and some new identifiers: model A1993 and EMC 3213. |
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| - | [* black] Despite controversial departures from a few [https://www.engadget.com/2018/09/12/apple-iphone-headphone-jack-se-6s/|common|new_window=true] [https://www.imore.com/why-new-macbook-pro-doesnt-have-sd-card-slot|ports|new_window=true], Apple has included a veritable plethora of them here! |
| - | [* black] We spot two USB-A ports, four USB-C ports, a headphone jack, an ethernet port, and an HDMI port (which isn't available on ''any'' other recent Apple product). |
| + | [* black] Our first look at the 2018 mini's exterior gives us the warm and fuzzies—it's the same friendly form factor we remember. |
| + | [* black] Some folks speculated that if Apple ever updated the mini, it'd look something like an [guide|97511|Apple TV|stepid=179007|new_window=true]. Thankfully, Apple didn't succumb to the urge to go thinner and lighter this time—this is no [https://www.cultofmac.com/242234/smallest-working-macintosh/|Mac micro|new_window=true]. |
| + | [* black] Apart from the new color, we also have some new identifiers: model A1993 and EMC 3213. |
| + | [* black] Despite controversial departures from a few [https://www.engadget.com/2018/09/12/apple-iphone-headphone-jack-se-6s/|common|new_window=true] [https://www.imore.com/why-new-macbook-pro-doesnt-have-sd-card-slot|ports|new_window=true], Apple has included plenty of them here! We spot two USB-A ports, four USB-C ports, a headphone jack, an ethernet port, and an HDMI port (which isn't available on ''any'' other recent Apple product). |
| [* icon_note] We'll see if any of these ports are modular. The latest [guide|115201|MacBook Air|stepid=221248|new_window=true] certainly got our hopes up! |