“The Mac mini is BYODKM,” Steve Jobs said, in front of a crowded and slightly confused audience at Macworld 2005. “Bring your own display, keyboard and mouse,” he continued. “We supply the computer, ...

The third-generation Mac mini released in June 2010 brought a thinner unibody aluminum case and an HDMI port. Later revisions of this Mac added a Thunderbolt port and Intel Core i5 and i7 processors.

The real revolution followed in 2010 with a new form factor called the unibody. This flattened the Mac mini, removed the power supply unit and made the machine even more elegant. There was even a ...