The Mac mini is the same to the iMac without the screen?

Like, the iMac works with a Mac mini or everything is on the screen

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    The short answer is "No". The Mac mini is a headless computer, meaning it comes with no display/keyboard/mouse, where the iMac is an "all in one" computer, meaning the display and the computer are all in one unit.

    The Mac mini is a much less powerful computer than the iMac. The new iMacs will have processors that range from 2.7GHz quad-core to 3.4GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 (this is really fast and rivals many Windows PCs). The Mac Mini starts at 2.5GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 and the top of the line is only a 2.6GHz quad-core Intel Core i7. The hard drive in the low end Mac Mini is only 500 GB where the iMac has a 1 TB hard drive. The video card in the iMac is much better than the Mac Mini.

    The bottom line, if you have a display you like and a keyboard and a mouse, and you don't need much computing power, or a large hard drive, or a good video card for playing games, editing photos and videos, then the Mac Mini is for you.

    If you want a fairly powerful computer with a decent sized display screen (21 inch or 27 inch) in a small footprint, then pay the extra money and get the iMac.

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  • Yes, iMac and MacMini are both desktop computers, but MacMini has less power than iMac (and also without the display).
    No, you don't need an iMac for a Mac Mini to work (and also vice versa). You just need a normal PC monitor, keyboard, and mouse to be able to use a Mac Mini fully (like other PCs).

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