Pros
- Good value
- AirPort Extreme and Bluetooth 1.0 now standard
- Adequate memory
- Large hard drive
- Fast enough for basic tasks
- Excellent design
- Small and light
- Good video-out options
Cons
- Modem not included (optional)
- No audio-in port
At A Glance
Apple's least expensive Mac ships without a mouse, display, or keyboard. But it does feature a G4 processor, up to 80GB of storage depending on configuration, and a slot-loading DVD-ROM/CD-RW optical drive. In July 2005, Apple doubled installed memory to 512MB across the mini line. AirPort Extreme and Bluetooth wireless capabilities are now standard on this model.
Manufacturer’s Description
Welcome a Mac mini into your digital life. Discover everything you need ? and not an ounce more ? to enjoy digital photos, music and movies. Get a fast G4 processor, slot-loading Combo or SuperDrive and a reliable operating system in a body just 6.5-inches square and 2-inches tall. Simply add monitor, keyboard and mouse. You?ll be organizing music and photos, composing tunes and editing movies with iLife ?05 in no time. Surf the Internet with the peace of mind of the reliable Mac OS X Tiger operating system. And since Mac mini can do wireless, you don?t even have to put it near a phone jack. Or listen to tunes from your Mac mini on speakers in a different room thanks to Airport Express.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | M9687LLB |
| Processor | |
| Processor type | PowerPC G4 |
| Processor speed | 1420.0 MHz |
| Cache size | 0.512 KB |
| Bus speed | 167.0 MHz |
| Processor count | 1 |
| Memory | |
| Memory type | DDR-SDRAM |
| Memory max | 1024.0 GB |
| Display | |
| Included monitor | No |
| Graphics | |
| Graphics Type | Card |
| Primary Graphics Chipset | ATI Radeon 9200 |
| Video Bus | AGP 4X |
| Storage | |
| Drive size | 80.0 GB |
| Drive Controllers |
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| Green | |
| Energy Star compliant | 1.0 |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 6.5 inches |
| Depth | 6.5 inches |
| Height | 2.0 inches |
| Weight | 2.9 pounds |
| Optical Drive | |
| DVD-ROM Pressed Disc Read Speed | 8.0 |
| CD-ROM Read Speed | 24.0 |
| CD Rewrite Speed | 16 RPM |
| CDR Write Speed | 24 X (CD,CD-R) |
| Included Software | |
| Operating System | Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) |
| Other Features | |
| included_printer | No |
| Ports and Connections | |
| Ethernet Type |
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| Available Interfaces |
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| Case | |
| Chassis style | Mini System |
| Chassis Color |
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| Warranty | |
| Warranty information | 1 Year Limited Warranty |
Performance
| Macworld Labs | |
|---|---|
| Speedmark 4.0 Score | 115 |
| Tested Configuration | Mac OS X 10.4, 512MB RAM |
| Cinema 4D XL 9.1 | 4:54 |
| Unreal Tournament 2004 | 12fps |
| Compressor | 14:16 |
| iTunes 4.7 | 2:33 |
| iMovie HD | 1:01 |
| Photoshop CS2 | 1:47 |
