Choose Hardware for Your Mac mini

Apple sells the Mac mini on its own except for a power cable and an HDMI to DVI adapter, so you need to add a monitor, keyboard, and pointing device, such as a mouse or trackpad. You may also want to connect speakers to give greater audio volume.

You can buy these peripherals from the Apple Store or other retailer along with your Mac mini, you can buy them separately, or you can reuse your existing hardware.

Choose a Monitor

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Your Mac mini has two ports for connecting a monitor: a Thunderbolt port and an HDMI port. You can connect a monitor to either port or connect two monitors, one to each port. You can also ...

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