More recent models of the Apple Mac Mini lack the integrated optical drive, instead opting for more hard disk space, and this means that if you have an older Mac Mini as your DVD player, you'll likely want to repair rather than replace it.Īt The Bookyard we understand the sense of attachment many people have to their Apple Mac, whatever model it may be, and will always aim to diagnose the problem so that it can be repaired with appropriate spare parts if it is possible to do so. The Mac Mini was also one of the last models to get an aluminium unibody option, which was earlier introduced on the Apple MacBook Air, MacBook, MacBook Pro and iMac. It has proved popular with many users not as a primary home computer, but for a dedicated task, such as serving as a home theatre system, and most models include a built-in optical drive to play CDs and DVDs.Īccessing the inner workings of an Apple Mac Mini hasn't always been easy, and early models had to be pried open using a knife or even a pizza cutter for obvious reasons, this has made repairs and upgrades awkward to carry out at home. The Apple Mac Mini originally launched in 2005 as a compact desktop computer measuring just 165 mm square and 51 mm deep, until the 2010 redesign which made it more powerful and changed the dimensions to just 36 mm deep and 196 mm square.

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