Pros
- Fast enough for basic tasks
- Excellent design
- Small and light
- Good video-out options
Cons
- Doesn’t come with enough memory
- Hard-to-find power button on back of unit
- Performance not as good as similar, larger Macs
- 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
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The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | M9687LLA |
| Processor | |
| Processor type | PowerPC G4 |
| Processor speed | 1420.0 MHz |
| Cache size | 0.512 KB |
| Bus speed | 167.0 MHz |
| 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 | IDE (ATA/EIDE/ATAPI) |
| 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 X (CD,CD-R) |
| CDR Write Speed | 24 X (CD,CD-R) |
| Included Software | |
| Operating System | Mac OS X |
| Other Features | |
| included_printer | No |
| Ports and Connections | |
| Ethernet Type | Ethernet (10/100 Mbps) |
| Available Interfaces |
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| Case | |
| Chassis style | Mini System |
| Chassis Color | Silver |
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 |
