Our VPN and WordPress scripts should also work and we’ll continue to develop exciting streamlined ways for people to use a Mac mini as a server. This includes Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, CentOS 6, Debian 6, Ubuntu 12.04LTS, and we’ll also try to get OS X 10.6 running on them as we did with the 2011 Mac minis. We’ll begin testing our alternative OS options on the new hardware over the course of the next week. Most notable are the fan design, Hitachi hard drive, and connections for the antennas. Under the hood only minor differences are visible. The overall packaging size was unchanged, however marketing specs have been updated and the inside organization has been optimized.

UPDATE: OS X 10.8.2 for the 2012 hardware has a build # of 12C2034. A 2011 Mac mini updated to OS X 10.8.2 scored 6583. Out of the box the new 2012 Mac mini is loaded with OS X 10.8.1 (Build 12B2080) and scored 7433 on geekbench. We received our first batch in already and have had some fun with them.

Our signup form lists the new models and our memory upgrades are the new higher-speed RAM. The little powerhouse received a bump in processor speed, memory speed, memory size, and USB3 ports. Apple announced the 2012 Mac mini yesterday.

Apple mac mini 2012 review