Still reliant on an external power supply, the 2nd-generation Mac mini had user upgradeable processors and memory. In 2006, the 2nd-generation Intel-based Mac mini was released, and this version continued in production while undergoing a variety of modifications until 2009. With an aluminium body, and polycarbonate plastic covers on top and bottom, and an external power supply, the original Mac mini was not intended to be user-upgradeable. These users probably already possessed the peripherals, and just needed to swap the processor unit to save cost.
The target market for the 1st-generation Mac mini was traditional desktop PC users who wanted to swap from other operating systems such as Windows, to Apple iOS, at an affordable cost. Nicknamed the ‘headless iMac’, the unit’s incredibly small size of 2.0 × 6.5 × 6.5 inches was achieved by the use of the type of components usually associated with laptop computers. The Mac mini was the first desktop computer to be designed and shipped minus the peripherals usually associated with a computer - the display, mouse and keyboard. In 2005, Apple introduced the new Mac mini to the existing Mac family of iMac, iMac Pro and Mac Pro.
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