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than the previous generation. From across the room, you can browse through all the music, photos, and movies on both your Mac mini and other computers across your ne...
SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW), 120GB SATA HD, Intel GMA950 grafic, AirPort Extreme and Bluetooth 2.0 integrated, Apple Remote, 1x Firewire, 4x USB 2.0, 10/100/1000 BASE-T Ethernet, Audio In-/Output (analog + opt. digital), incl. MAC OSX, incl. Apple Care Protection Plan, extends Apple warranty and Apple support to 3 years APPLE MAC MINI 2,0 INTEL CORE2DUO (order code 201237), APPLE APPLECARE MAC MINI (order code 199148)
SATA HD, Intel GMA950 grafic, AirPort Extreme and Bluetooth 2.0 integrated, Apple Remote, 1x Firewire, 4x USB 2.0, 10/100/1000 BASE-T Ethernet, Audio In-/Output (analog + opt. digital), incl. MAC OSX, incl. Apple Care Protection Plan, extends Apple warranty and Apple support to 3 years APPLE MAC MINI 1,83 INTEL CORE2DUO (order code 201231), APPLE APPLECARE MAC MINI (order code 199148)
than the previous generation. From across the room, you can browse through all the music, photos, and movies on both your Mac mini and other computers across your network. Turn special times into photo books and slideshows, Hollywood-style movies, and DVDs. And create stunning web pages, blogs, and podcasts. Mac mini makes it easy to upgrade from an older system or set it up side-by-side with another computer. Just BYODKM - bring your own display, keyboard, and mouse.
certainly no exception! Besidesadding a touch of style to your work space, this ultra compact computer lets you have more fun with your music,photos and videos more easily and more quickly, thanks to the software suiteincluded. The Mac mini comes with an Intel Core 2 Duoprocessor and great connectivity, including four USB ports, a FireWire port anda DVI output to support digital resolutions of up to 1920 x 1200 pixels. Theincluded remote control lets you enjoy your media from anywhere in the room,from your desk chair to your favourite armchair, while Front Row caneven play music, photos, and videos saved on other computers in the house,thanks to instant networking. The Mac mini is also equipped with Bluetoothand WiFi technologies, opening up the doors to the world of wireless internet. Deliveringunprecedented power in such a small package, the Mac mini is thefinest example of state-of-the-art technology on today?s market!
than the previous generation. From across the room, you can browse through all the music, photos, and movies on both your Mac mini and other computers across your network. Turn special times into photo books and slideshows, Hollywood-style movies, and DVDs. And create stunning web pages, blogs, and podcasts. Mac mini makes it easy to upgrade from an older system or set it up side-by-side with another computer. Just BYODKM - bring your own display, keyboard, and mouse.
A review by alphamusic on Apple Mac mini Core 2 Duo 1.83 GHz January 24th, 2008
Author's product rating:
Speed
Fast
Design
Excellent
Manufacturer Support
Good
Ease of use
Easy
Value For Money
Excellent
Advantages:
Price, performance, design, OSX 10 . 5, Windows with Bootcamp, HTPC, remote controll
Disadvantages:
Limited upgradability
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
Full review
I recently upgrade from a 1.5Ghz G4 stealth upgrade Mac Mini to the Core 2 Duo 1.83 Ghz mini and I am very impressed with the performance improvements. With Xbench the Core 2 Duo was approximately twice as fast as the G4 on many tests. The Mac Mini has a very small form factor 6.5"x6.5"x2" which makes it well suited as a Home Theater PC (HTPC) or for desktop use where space is at a premium. I primarily use the mini as an everyday computer with some HTPC use. The computer looks at home both on the desk and under a TV. The Mac Mini is an excellent entry level computer or an introduction to Macs. This is not to say the computer is limited in capabilities. The only real limitation over the mini's bigger brothers, the iMac and Mac Pro is the fact that it's expandability is more restricted. The stock laptop hard drive is slower than desktop sized hard drives, and the graphics card is integrated meaning gaming performance suffers. Realizing these limitations, the mini is a great deal. For those that already own a G4 mini or even a non Core 2 Duo model, the software alone can be worth upgrading for. OSX 10.5 and iLife 08 are included free and are both significant upgrades to the MAC software base. Together they cost £140 / $208. The resale value on old minis are very high, so it is actually cheaper to sell your old mini and get the latest hardware than to buy the software upgrade. The performance boost will also be very noticeable. OSX 10.5 now supports Linux apps natively and has bootcamp which allows the user to install a copy of Windows XP or Vista onto the mini and run it natively as fast as an equivalent speced PC. This means the Mini or any Intel Mac with OSX 10.5 can be used to run applications on all 3 major platforms making Macintosh's a very good value. There is no longer any need to own a Windows machine to run programs that are only supported on Windows. If you are after a small computer, a HTPC, a reasonably priced computer, or a way to run MAC linux and Windows software all from the same computer, the mini is a great choice.
Hard Drive: 1 x 80 GB - standard - Serial ATA-150 - 5400 rpm
Optical storage
Type: CD-RW / DVD-ROM combo
Read Speed: 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD)
Write Speed: 24x
CD / DVD Rewrite Speed: 16x
Monitor
Monitor Type: None
Graphics controller
Type: Integrated
Graphics Processor / Vendor: Intel GMA 950
Video Memory: Dynamic Video Memory Technology 3.0
Max Allocated RAM Size: 64 MB
Digital Video Standard: Digital Visual Interface (DVI)
Audio output
Type: Sound card - integrated
Sound Output Mode: Stereo
Manufacturer's product description
Powered by the Intel Core 2 Duo processor, the new Mac mini is up to 39 percent faster than the previous generation. From across the room, you can browse through all the music, photos, and movies on both your Mac mini and other computers across your network. Turn special times into photo books and slideshows, Hollywood-style movies, and DVDs. And create stunning web pages, blogs, and podcasts. Mac mini makes it easy to upgrade from an older system or set it up side-by-side with another computer. Just BYODKM - bring your own display, keyboard, and mouse.
Networking
Networking: Network adapter
Wireless LAN Supported: Yes
Data Link Protocol: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, Bluetooth 2.0 EDR
1 x display / video - DVI-Analog/Digital - 29 pin combined DVI
1 x audio - SPDIF input/line-in - mini-phone 3.5 mm / TOS Link
1 x audio - SPDIF output/headphones - mini-phone 3.5 mm / TOS Link
Miscellaneous
Included Accessories: Remote control
Cables Included: DVI-VGA adapter
Compliant Standards: EPA Energy Star
Power
Device Type: Power adapter
Voltage Required: AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )
Power Provided: 110 Watt
Operating system / software
OS Provided: Apple MacOS X 10.5
Software: Apple QuickTime, Apple Hardware Test, Apple Mac OS X Mail, Apple iCal, Apple DVD Player, Apple Address Book, Apple Safari, Apple iChat AV, Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive, Apple Dashboard, Apple Spotlight, Apple XCode Developer Tools, iWork (30 days trial), Apple iLifeí08, Apple Spaces, Apple Quick Look, Apple Time Machine
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