Length of Mac Mini power cord.

Get and use a good Surge Protector instead of an Extension Cord.

Surge Protector come in various core lengths and they can be found at Target, Walmart, BestBuy, HomeDepot, etc....

For some example's, see > http://www.target.com/c/see-more-accessories-computers-office/surge-protectors/- /N-5rm5jZ5v4df

and > http://www.bestbuy.com/site/computer-accessories/surge-protectors-power-cords/ab cat0515042.c?id=abcat0515042

For my Mini Mac computers (late 2005 PPC G4 1.5GHz, and late 2012 Quad-core 2.3GHz)

they rely on an APC UPS uninterruptible power supply with battery backup & auto switching

so this also shunts excess power to ground if there is a surge while at the same time the unit

switches to run from its backup battery power (converted to AC power). The UPS also will

automatically switch if the power level lags or goes lower than spec, and then the battery will

support the computer with correct power until the brown-out or the surge passes.

I've used the heavier 'appliance extension cords' like one may get for use with a freezer, in

a few cases where an extra three-wire grounded length of cable is needed. However any

quality extension cord with large-gauge wire should work OK. Over longer distance, there

may be a loss of electrical energy with a small size wire. (Gauge numbers are reverse from

the standard thinking: a 14-gauge wire is a smaller size than a 10-gauge wire, for example.)

As I've not measured the electrical cords of these very different Mini configurations I have,

you may be able to find the present specs for the recent model in the Store online, maybe.

With the addition of a backup power supply that protects better than cheap surge protectors

you'd have an added distance between the power mains (wall socket) and your Apple items.

Avoid the simple "surge protector" as the primary item to protect your Mac electronics. I only

use them as a means of extending the power-tap, or to ration power from the UPS when the

power is going going gone. I turn off extra items by use of the small switch on each, if it looks

like the outage may surpass the capacity of the backup batteries; as often happens here.

Calculate what capacity UPS backup unit you should consider purchasing:

https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=ups+selector+battery+backup+calculation

Be sure that any load on a backup power supply or UPS, does not exceed its capacity to run

on the battery, or its amperage. A smaller UPS such as my APC with only 1250VA, may be

expected to run on battery for up to 15minutes. The System Preferences in OS X can be used

to set the details in a control panel for the UPS, to custom configure the unit somewhat. While

you may be able to use two lower-power Macs on one UPS, only one can set the power prefs

for the UPS. So consider whatever you plug into the unit and when you are present when a

power failure occurs, be active if necessary to reduce the load, or to exit any running apps &

then use that battery UPS time to be sure it is shut down, even if it may do so automatically.

How far away from the wall sourced AC power were you needing to use the new Mini?

In any event, good luck! 🙂

My mac mini comes in Friday from China-which is where everything comes in from when you order on the Apple Onlin e store.

Not if you bought a Mac Pro. It's made in the USA.

And now to consider acquiring better protection against up-and-down power extremes.

The surge protector does nothing for most of these, while a backup power unit such as

the 'uninterruptible power supply' can step in and shift the computer offline during those

events, at such a quick rate or speed, as to not interrupt the use of the computer. Also

a UPS can allow you time to choose to shut down the computer pending a large storm.

The settings for UPS in System Preferences allow custom choices to protect the Mac.

A surge protector is generally a glorified multiple port power tap. I've only used these at

the end of the line, nearer gear that I may want to shut off by use of the protector's off/on

switch; this after making sure I wanted them off line and not drawing down the backup

battery power from the UPS. A UPS is also helpful if you happen to be using a backup

gen-set to make power in the event of a grid outage; it can transition from one source to

the other without having to shut down & restart the electronics; if it has enough duration.

Anyway, hopefully the configuration you choose will work out for you.

Good luck & happy computing! 🙂

Previously, in an above post, there is a link showing results from search engine that also

show several brands of UPS product. Within those, you could compare their hardware &

choose which ones to then further compare in a retail or discount store in a nearby location.

When you choose what to buy & where, be sure to have it fully charged up before initial use.

Figure many hours with nothing attached to it, after you've opened the panel in the UPS and

attached the battery jumper wires to the charger connectors, then closed the access door.

Up to 8 to 12 hours is a good bet on a charge for one off the shelf in a store.

I learned to hard-test mine, after a new one fully charged failed without warning, and it just

stopped. It was like pulling the plug on my Mac, so it was a hard-shutdown. Not very nice.

So they can be bad right out of the box. Mine that failed, was my first APC brand; since then

I'd tried several other brands and eventually due to price and availability, have APC again.

•ups selector battery backup calculation - search result: (look for brand home pages)

https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=ups+selector+battery+backup+calculation

The shipping (due to weight of internal battery & electronics) could be a good reason to see

what they cost, then compare the prices in stores where they were shipped in bulk or truck

freight; that is less than United Parcel or FedEx, or the USPS to get one sent, at a store.

Mine were at a fair price for a time at a sam's club location; later on when it came time to

replace the internal battery, an electronics supply store in-state had them in stock, so I put

new one inside the APC 1300VA model. And I also have second, spare 'new old stock' UPS.

The internal battery is not as costly to replace, and is not very technical, so that's a value;

at about 2 to 5 years use, the UPS unit (depending on local circumstance) could use a new

internal battery. Some of these use two batteries, sold as a set; & are available as generics.

Out of more than 300 Macs (restored, gave away to charity) only two had bad logic boards

and one of them due to surge w/o a UPS. I've never trusted the simple surge protector idea.

Their warranty isn't worth the risk, even if they do say they could replace your Mac when the

surge protector (some offer guarantee against loss to a certain value) fails to protect yours.

So the uninterruptible backup power supply with automatic voltage regulation that can

also act like a filter to counter the high & low extremes, is a better bet.

Quality electronic jobber supply houses, warehouse stores, (sam's, costco) and others are

good places to check for models similar to the better ones online.

In any event...

Good luck & happy computing! 🙂