Today I will be reviewing the 2011-2012 MacMini. This apple computer is the cheapest Mac on the market, but it packs a punch.

I have had my MacMini for almost three weeks so far and it has allowed me enough time to get a feel for Mac OS X 10.7 and some of the other features.

In 2010 Apple changed the MacMini body style from Stainless Steal and Plastic to the new Aluminum “Unibody” style. This also happened to the MacBook, MacBook Air, iMac and the PowerMac. It is cheaper to create the Mac when a single block of recycled Aluminum is used.

The basic MacMini comes with an Intel Second Generation i5 processor and two gigabytes of DDR3 memory. With the MacMini you can fully upgrade your memory (RAM) to four gigabytes for the best experience on your MacMini.

Mac OS is unable to run some of the applications that are designed for the Windows platform, but with an application called Wine, you can use programs that were coded for Windows that has the .exe name on the file.

It may be a little too early to say this, but I do not have any problems with viruses or malicious software. Mac OS’s Gatekeeper does a excellent job of keeping your Mac safe and secure worry free, and the Apple iCloud adds more reassurance because it backs up your documents and pictures, just incase of a kernal panic or other system failure.

I purchased my MacMini at Best Buy on sale for $512 and I also bought two years of warranty and Apple care protection, giving me a total (with tax) of about $666.06. It was a little more expensive that the average laptop on the market, but it was worth every penny, because of the quality.

I give the MacMini a 10 out of 10, and I recommend that every house should have one. With an Apple ID or USB super drive it would be the perfect alternative for a DVD player and the perfect started Mac.