Today is a busy day for the Mac community. Apple has announced refreshed MacBook Airs, Mac Minis, and a new Cinema display, which has been renamed to the Thunderbolt display. Here’s the rundown of today’s announcements:

After much speculation, a refreshed MacBook Air is finally here. There are no cosmetic changes, but the internals has changed. Both models have stepped up to a Core i5 and i7, Thunderbolt ports, backlit keyboards, Bluetooth 4.0, and Mac OS X Lion.

The new baseline 11.6 inch MacBook Air features a 1.6GHz Core i5 processor, 2GB of DDR3 1333MHz RAM, and 64GB of flash storage. The higher end model doubles the RAM and the storage, pricing in at $1,199. The baseline 13-inch MBA has the same amount of RAM and storage from the higher end 11-inch model, but the CPU has been bumped to a 1.7 GHz Core i5 processor. Stepping up to the $1599 model bumps the storage to 256GB.

Next up, we’ve got the Mac Mini. Both of the Mac minis pack in an Intel Core i5 or i7 processor, Bluetooth 4.0, Thunderbolt, AMD Radeon HD graphics and Mac OS X Lion. The $599 Mac Mini comes standard with a 2.3GHz Core i5 processor with Turbo Boost, 2GB of RAM, and a 500GB 5400-rpm drive. Stepping up to the $799 model will bump the processor to 2.5GHz and 4GB of RAM. You also have the option to get a 256GB SSD drive, or a SSD plus a 750GB 7200-rpm drive. For the Mac Mini Server, you get a Core i7 processor and 1TB of storage standard.

The most striking difference with the Mac mini is the lack of an optical drive. You can clearly see that Apple is enforcing digital downloads.

To enhance the new Macs, Apple has announced the Thunderbolt display, formerly known as the Cinema Display. The display still packs in a huge 27-inch 2560×1440 IPS display and a 2.1 speaker system. Apple has updated a few components such as the new Facetime HD camera and adds an extra Thunderbolt port and Gigabit Ethernet. It starts at $999 and will be shipping soon.