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Apple Mac Mini

 
Mac mini has a sleek, anodised aluminium case and clean, white surface. It’s small, elegant and unassuming. In fact, it looks so simple it's hard to believe it’s a computer at all.

Mac mini was engineered to fit a lot of computer into a little space. It’s powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, with advanced NVIDIA graphics and fast DDR3 memory. There’s plenty of storage space — up to 500GB1 — for just about anything. And it comes with Mac OS X Snow Leopard, the world’s most advanced operating system. Who knew something so small could be so huge?

Mac mini includes five USB 2.0 ports and one FireWire 800 port, so you can connect your keyboard, mouse, iPod, iPhone, digital camera, DV camcorder, external hard drive, printer and any other peripherals you use. Mac mini even lets you connect up to two displays, including your TV, with the mini-DVI port and Mini DisplayPort. On the front of Mac mini is the ultrafast, slot-loading SuperDrive for playing DVDs and CDs — or burning your own.

Because Mac mini is so small, it can be just about anything you want it to be. And be amazing at it, too. Officially, Mac mini is a desktop computer. But because it can go places no other desktop can go, it’s been used everywhere from boats to server rooms, as the heart of an entertainment centre — and even to power robots.

What Mac mini doesn’t do could be its biggest feat. It doesn’t waste energy. When Mac mini is idle, it consumes less than 14 watts — no other desktop computer does that. Mac mini is made from highly recyclable aluminium. And the small package makes it efficient to ship.
Product Code - 85720


Product Code - 85721

Processor and memory
2.4GHz or 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor
3MB on-chip shared L2 cache
1066MHz frontside bus
2GB (two 1GB SO-DIMMs) of 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM; two SO-DIMM slots support up to 8GB

Storage
320GB or 500GB Serial ATA hard disk drive
8x slot-loading SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Maximum read: 8x DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-ROM, DVD-ROM (double layer DVD-9), DVD-R DL (double layer), DVD+R DL (double layer), DVD-RW and DVD+RW; 24x CD
Maximum write: 8x DVD-R, DVD+R; 6x DVD-R DL (double layer), DVD+R DL (double layer), DVD-RW; 8x DVD+RW; 24x CD-R; 24x CD-RW

Communications
AirPort Extreme 802.11n Wi-Fi wireless networking5; IEEE 802.11a/b/g compatible
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) wireless technology
10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet (RJ-45) interface with support for jumbo frames

Graphics and video support
NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics processor with 256MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory
Mini DisplayPort with support for up to 2560-by-1600 resolution
HDMI port with support for up to 1920-by-1200 resolution
DVI output using HDMI to DVI Adapter (included)
VGA output using Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter (sold separately)
Support for extended desktop and video mirroring across both ports

Peripheral connections
One FireWire 800 port (up to 800 Mbps)
Four USB 2.0 ports (up to 480 Mbps)
SD card slot

Audio
Audio line in minijack (digital/analogue)
Audio line out/headphone minijack (digital/analogue)
HDMI port supports multichannel audio output
Support for Apple iPhone headset with microphone

Size and weight
Height:3.6 cm (1.4 inches)
Width:19.7 cm (7.7 inches)
Depth:19.7 cm (7.7 inches)
Weight:1.37 kg (3.0 pounds)

Electrical and operating requirements
Line voltage: 100-240V AC
Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz, single phase
Maximum continuous power: 85W
Operating temperature: 10° to 35° C (50° to 95° F)
Storage temperature: -40° to 47° C (-40° to 116° F)
Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
Maximum altitude: 3,000 m (10,000 feet)
Typical acoustical performance
Sound pressure level (operator position): 18 dBA at idle