2 reviews of this exact model; 2 of a sibling configuration (same chassis; a different chip or size, or the review does not state this Mac’s base chip with its CPU and GPU core counts), used for design topics only. Quotes are short, word for word, and each links to the article it came from. Every one was checked against that article on . MacIQ gives no score and no stars, and averages nothing.
Articles read Specifications and sources for the Mac mini (Late 2014)
A count of the reviews we quote on this page that have a quote on each topic, from the findings shown below. A review may say more on a topic than we quote, so it counts what is quoted here, not everything each review covers, and it says how often a topic is quoted, not what was said about it. Battery, performance and heat are counted over the 2 reviews of this exact model.
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Michael Andronico
Tested: Mac mini (Late 2014) with a 1.4GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor and 4GB of RAM
On the back of the Mac mini, you'll find an HDMI port, four USB 3.0 connections, an SDXC card slot, and audio-in and headphone jacks.
Andrew Harrison
Reviewed: Mac mini (Late 2014): 2.8GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 and 8 GB of memory
This is a different configuration of the same chassis. Only its comments on design are quoted here; its battery, performance and heat findings belong to the chip it tested.
Besides Thunderbolt to connect a display or two, there’s still an HDMI port available on the back panel.
Richard Easton
Reviewed: Mac mini (Late 2014) with a 2.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5, 8GB of memory and a 1TB hard disk
This is a different configuration of the same chassis. Only its comments on design are quoted here; its battery, performance and heat findings belong to the chip it tested.
There are four USB3 ports and two Thunderbolt 2 ports, so you’re not left wanting for high-speed transfer potential.
Andrew Harrison
Tested: Entry-level Mac mini (Late 2014) with a 1.4GHz dual-core Intel Core i5
Gaming, we found, is not really viable for the Mac mini unless you play older games and/or turn down video quality to very low settings.