Mac mini Server (Late 2009) vs Mac Pro (Dual-Socket, Early 2009)
            Mac mini Server
            (Late 2009)
                $999
            
        
    
            Mac Pro
            (Dual-Socket, Early 2009)
                $3,299
            
        
    | Base Price (MSRP) $999 | Base Price (MSRP) $3,299 | 
| CPU Core 2 Duo P8700  | CPU 2x Xeon E5520  | 
| GPU GeForce 9400M  | GPU GeForce GT 120 Mac  | 
| Memory 4GB  | Memory 3GB  | 
| Storage 500GB + 500GB  | Storage 640GB  | 
| Display - - -   | Display - - -   | 
| N/A 0% 35 GFLOPS FP32 0% | N/A 0% 90 GFLOPS FP32 0% | 
| 4GB DDR3-1066 | 3GB DDR3-1066 | 
| 8 Tabs 2% | 4 Tabs 1% | 
| 500GB + 500GB 2.5" SATA 2 - | 640GB 3.5" SATA 2 - | 
| 1,930 min 4K Video 48% | 1,210 min 4K Video 30% | 
| 8x SuperDrive DL Slot Loading | 18x SuperDrive DL Tray Loading | 
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| Not Included | Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad | 
| Not Included | Mighty Mouse | 
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| No Biometrics | No Biometrics | 
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| No Microphones | No Microphones | 
| No Cellular | No Cellular | 
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| Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n) 2 Stream Up to 300Mbps | No Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n) 2 Stream Up to 300Mbps | 
| Bluetooth 2.1 | Bluetooth 2.1 | 
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| GeForce 9400M | 5520 | 
| Data - - - - - - - - - - - 5x USB 2.0 (480Mbps) - - - - - - - - - - - - 1x FireWire 800 - - - - - - - - | Data - - - - - - - - - - - 5x USB 2.0 (480Mbps) - - - - - - - - - - - - 4x FireWire 800 - - - - - - - - | 
| Network - - 1x Ethernet (1Gbps) - - - - | Network - - 2x Ethernet (1Gbps) - - - - | 
| Video - - - - - - - - - - - - 1x mini-DVI - - 1x mini-DisplayPort 1.1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | 
| Audio 2x Audio Jack - | Audio 3x Audio Jack 2x Optical Audio | 
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| - | GPU Ports 1x DVI-I Dual-Link 1x mini-DisplayPort 1.0 | 
| 110W | 980W | 
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| No Battery - - - - | No Battery - - - - | 
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| Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Windows | Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard Windows | 
| OS X 10.11 El Capitan (Latest) Windows 7 (Latest) | OS X 10.11 El Capitan (Latest) Windows 10 (Latest) | 
| Build Material Aluminum - - | Build Material Aluminum - - | 
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| Height 51 mm (2 in) Width 165 mm (6.5 in) Depth 165 mm (6.5 in) Volume 1.38 L | Height 511 mm (20.1 in) Width 206 mm (8.1 in) Depth 475 mm (18.7 in) Volume 49.89 L | 
| Weight 1.315 kg (2.9 lb) - - - - | Weight 18.098 kg (39.9 lb) - - - - | 
| CPU Not Upgradable | CPU Upgradable | 
| GPU Not Upgradable | GPU Upgradable | 
| Memory Upgradable | Memory Upgradable | 
| Storage Upgradable | Storage Upgradable | 
| Wi-Fi Upgradable | Wi-Fi Upgradable | 
| Motherboard Not Upgradable | Motherboard Not Upgradable | 
| Power Supply Not Upgradable | Power Supply Not Upgradable | 
| Storage Slots - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2x 2.5" Bay - | Storage Slots - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2x 5.25" Bay 4x 3.5" Bay - - | 
| Memory Slots - 2x SO-DIMM | Memory Slots 8x DIMM - | 
| - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | Expansion Slots - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2x PCIe 2.0 x4 - 2x PCIe 2.0 x16 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | 
| A1283 EMC 2336 Macmini3,1 | A1289 EMC 314 MacPro4,1 | 
 
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
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