Engineering: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.

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.

Specifications

Head-notes
Pricing

  • 1 Prices in Euros may vary from country to country; the price for France was used as a rough guide.
  • 2 Academic pricing differs in each country and upon where the computer is purchased from.

Hardware

  • 3 Every current Macintosh desktop uses DDR4 SDRAM memory.[citation needed] Dedicated graphics cards in Macs use the PCI Express bus.

Desktops (not all of macbooks)

Model

 Processor Memory FSB Storage RPM Graphics VRAM Display resolution MSRP
Mac Mini[1] 1.4 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 4 GB 5 GT/s 500 GB HDD 5400 Intel HD Graphics 5000 1.5 GB shared N/A $499 (USD) / $599 (CAD) / £479 (GBP) / €549 (EUR) / $779 (AUD)
iMac 21.5 inch[2] 1.6 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 8 GB 5 GT/s 1 TB HDD 5400 Intel HD Graphics 6000 1.5 GB shared 1920 × 1080 $1099 (USD) / $1399 (CAD) / £1049 (GBP) / €1249 (EUR) / $1699 (AUD)
iMac 21.5 inch with 4K Retina Display[2] 3.1 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 8 GB 5 GT/s 1 TB HDD 5400 Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200 1.5 GB shared 4096 × 2304 $1499 (USD) / $1899 (CAD) / £1449 (GBP) / €1699 (EUR) / $2299 (AUD)
iMac 27 inch with 5K Retina Display[2] 3.2 GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 8 GB 5 GT/s 1 TB HDD 5400 AMD Radeon R9 M380 2 GB 5120 × 2880 $1799 (USD) / $2299 (CAD) / £1749 (GBP) / €2099 (EUR) / $2799 (AUD)
Mac Pro Quad-Core[3] 3.7 GHz Quad-core Xeon E5 16 GB 5 GT/s 256 GB PCIe-based flash storage N/A Dual AMD FirePro D300 2 GB each N/A $2999 (USD) / $3499 (CAD) / £2999 (GBP) / €3399 (EUR) / $4899 (AUD)
Mac Pro 6-Core[3] 3.5 GHz 6-core Xeon E5 16 GB 5 GT/s 256 GB PCIe-based flash storage N/A Dual AMD FirePro D500 3 GB each N/A $3999 (USD) / $4699 (CAD) / £3899 (GBP) / €4599 (EUR) / $6499 (AUD)

Notebooks

Input/Output

Model USB Gigabit Ethernet AirPort Extreme Bluetooth Video interface SD card slot Keyboard and mouse iSight/Facetime Camera Remote IR receiver
Mac mini[1] 4 Yes Yes Yes HDMI and Thunderbolt 2 Yes No No Yes
iMac 21.5 in[2] 4 Yes Yes Yes Thunderbolt 3 Yes Yes Yes No
iMac 21.5 in Retina Display[2] 4 Yes Yes Yes Thunderbolt 3 Yes Yes Yes No
iMac 27 in[2] 4 Yes Yes Yes Thunderbolt 3 Yes Yes Yes No
Mac Pro Quad-Core[3] 4 2 Yes Yes HDMI and Thunderbolt 2 No No No No
Mac Pro 6-Core[3] 4 2 Yes Yes HDMI and Thunderbolt 2 No No No No
MacBook Air[4] 2 No Yes Yes Thunderbolt 2 Yes Integrated Yes No
MacBook Pro 13 in 2.0 GHz[5] 2 USB-C No Yes Yes Thunderbolt 3 No Integrated Yes No
MacBook Pro 13 in 2.9 GHz[5] 4 USB-C No Yes Yes Thunderbolt 3 No Integrated Yes No
MacBook Pro 15 in 2.6 GHz[5] 4 USB-C No Yes Yes Thunderbolt 3 No Integrated Yes No
MacBook Pro 15 in 2.7 GHz[5] 4 USB-C No Yes Yes Thunderbolt 3 No Integrated Yes No
MacBook Pro 13 in 2.7 GHz[5] 2 No Yes Yes HDMI and Thunderbolt 2 Yes Integrated Yes No
MacBook Pro 15 in 2.2 GHz[5] 2 No Yes Yes HDMI and Thunderbolt 2 Yes Integrated Yes No

Physical specifications

Note that all portable models come with MagSafe 2 (besides the MacBook and fourth generation MacBook Pro) power connectors.[citation needed] Also note that the configuration and manufacturing of a specific Mac can slightly alter the mass and weight.

Model Material Color Width Height Depth Mass Photo
Mac Mini[1] Aluminum Silver 19.7 cm / 7.7 in 3.6 cm / 1.4 in 19.7 cm / 7.7 in 1.18 kg / 2.6 lb
iMac 21.5 in[2] Aluminum Silver, black border around screen 52.8 cm / 20.8 in 44.9 cm / 17.7 in 17.5 cm / 6.9 in 5.7 kg / 12.5 lb Imac 16-9.png
iMac 21.5 in Retina Display[2]
iMac 27 in[2] 65.0 cm / 25.6 in 51.6 cm / 20.3 in 20.3 cm / 8.0 in 9.54 kg / 21.0 lb
Mac Pro[3] Aluminum Black 16.8 cm / 6.6 in 25.2 cm / 9.9 in 16.8 cm / 6.6 in 5.0 kg / 11.0 lb File:2013 Mac Pro.png
MacBook Air[4] Aluminum Silver 32.5 cm / 12.8 in 0.3-1.7 cm / 0.11-0.68 in 22.7 cm / 8.94 in 1.35 kg / 2.9 lb MacBook Air Mid 2012.png
MacBook Pro 13 in (2016)[5] Aluminum Silver or Space Gray with black border around screen 30.41 cm / 11.97 in 1.49 cm / 0.59 in 21.24 cm / 8.36 in 1.37 kg / 3.02 lb
MacBook Pro 15 in (2016)[5] Aluminum Silver or Space Gray with black border around screen 34.93 cm / 13.75 in 1.55 cm / 0.61 in 24.07 cm / 9.48 in 1.83 kg / 4.02 lb
MacBook Pro 13 in (2015)[5] Aluminum Silver with black border around screen 31.4 cm / 12.35 in 1.8 cm / 0.71 in 21.9 cm / 8.62 in 1.58 kg / 3.48 lb
MacBook Pro 15 in (2015)[5] Aluminum Silver with black border around screen 35.89 cm / 14.13 in 1.8 cm / 0.71 in 24.71 cm / 9.73 in 2.04 kg / 4.49 lb

Expansion

Model Memory slots Memory Max User-replaceable HDD/SSD? HDD/SSD bays Expansion slots
Mac Mini[1] No 16 GB No 1 No
iMac[2] None (21.5"), 4 (27") 16 GB (21.5"), 64 GB (27") No 1 No
Mac Pro[3] 4 64 GB No 1 No
MacBook Air[4] No 8 GB No 1 No
MacBook No 16 GB No No No
MacBook Pro (2017)[5] No 16 GB No No No
MacBook Pro (2015)[5] No 16 GB No 1 No

History

Model Announced Released Last revision
Mac Mini January 11, 2005 (2005-01-11)[6] January 29, 2005 (2005-01-29) November 7, 2018 (2018-11-07)
iMac Pro June 5, 2017 (2017-06-05) December 14, 2017 (2017-12-14)
iMac May 6, 1998 (1998-05-06) August 15, 1998 (1998-08-15) March 19, 2019 (2019-03-19)
Mac Pro August 7, 2006 (2006-08-07) August 7, 2006 (2006-08-07) December 10, 2019 (2019-12-10)
MacBook Air January 15, 2008 (2008-01-15) January 29, 2008 (2008-01-29) March 18, 2020 (2020-03-18)
MacBook Pro 13 in with Touch Bar (4th gen) October 27, 2016 (2016-10-27) November 2016 (2016-11) July 9, 2019 (2019-07-09)
MacBook Pro 15 in with Touch Bar (4th gen) October 27, 2016 (2016-10-27) November 2016 (2016-11) May 21, 2019 (2019-05-21)

Software

All Macintosh computers are preloaded with macOS.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Mac Mini". Apple Inc.. https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/mac-mini. Retrieved October 27, 2016. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 "iMac". Apple Inc.. https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/imac. Retrieved October 27, 2016. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "Mac Pro". Apple Inc.. https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/mac-pro. Retrieved October 27, 2016. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named macbookair
  5. ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named macbookpro
  6. ↑ "Press Info - Apple Introduces Mac mini" (Press release). Apple Inc. 2005-01-11. Retrieved 2012-03-04.

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